Kugluktuk High School Explained

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.

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