Kugluktuk High School | |
Address: | Box 273 |
City: | Kugluktuk |
Province: | Nunavut |
Postcode: | X0B 0E0 |
Country: | Canada |
Coordinates: | 67.8264°N -115.0961°W |
Schoolboard: | Kugluktuk District Education Authority |
District: | Kitikmeot School Operations |
Superintendent: | Albert Trask |
Grades Label: | Grades |
Grades: | 7 to 12 |
Enrollment: | approx. 220 |
Language: | Inuinnaqtun and English |
Colours: | Purple and gold |
Mascot: | Grizzly bear |
Team Name: | Kugluktuk Grizzlies |
Kugluktuk High School, known commonly as 'KHS', is in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada. The school, which serves a town of some 1,500 people, has about 220 students from Grades 6 to 12. Kugluktuk is the most westerly hamlet in the Territory of Nunavut.
The high school, through the "Kugluktuk High School Athletics Association" also known as the "Kugluktuk Grizzlies", has created a non-profit, stay-in-school organization that uses sport and recreation opportunities as incentives for staying in school, and making healthy lifestyle choices. Currently, the membership has over 100 students. Through a variety of fundraisers, they provide the youth in both schools with opportunities largely centred around sport and travel.
Next door to KHS is Jimmy Hikok Ilihakvik serving students in K - Grade 5.
The school and the lacrosse team were featured in The Grizzlies, a drama about suicide in the community.