Ross Sheppard High School
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13546 111 Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta, T5M 2P2 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 53°33′35″N 113°33′28″W / 53.55972°N 113.55778°WCoordinates: 53°33′35″N 113°33′28″W / 53.55972°N 113.55778°W |
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| School type | Public High School, International Baccalaureate, and French Immersion |
| Motto | Okimawitaw Otatuskewin (Mastery of Service) |
| Founded | 1957 |
| School board | Edmonton Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Darrel Robertson |
| Area trustee | Orville Chubb |
| School number | 7053 |
| Principal | Rick Paulitsch |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,853 (2014-2015) |
| Language | English, French Immersion, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, American Sign Language, French Language |
| Area | West Edmonton/Coronation |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and White |
| Mascot | Earl Bird |
| Team name | Thunderbirds/T-Birds |
| Website | shep |
Ross Sheppard High School or École Ross Sheppard (SHEP or Ross Shep) is a high school located in a northwest neighbourhood of Coronation Park, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The school colours are Colombia blue and navy blue. It is represented by a Thunderbird, also known as a T-Bird. Outside the school is a totem pole with a T-Bird on top, representing the school mascot. The school serves the needs of over 2,000 students attending grades 10-12, including approximately 35 international students annually. Ross Sheppard School's philosophy is based on four pillars - Academics, Arts, Athletics and Service.
Ross Sheppard School offers the standard academic program as well as International Baccalaureate (IB), Physical Education, Careers and Technology, Fine Arts, and practical arts. Languages offered other than English include American Sign Language, Chinese Mandarin (as part of the ECBEA program), Spanish and all levels in French.
Ross Sheppard offers the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Diploma Program in addition to the Alberta education curriculum. During this year continue in a partial I.B. program, or continue in the regular Alberta education program. Most students take the regular Alberta education program while few students take the full program. Students complete the I.B. program while fulfilling their Alberta diploma requirements. Ross Sheppard also offers French Immersion with the first class graduating in 2008 with a bilingual diploma.
Partnering with Edmonton Public Schools and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Ross Sheppard provides the "Foundations of Health Sciences" course. The course allows students to receive hands-on skills in the health care field and to look to a future career in acute and long-term care or other fields with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Allowing students to either choose to immediately pursue a career in health care, or to study further in related post-secondary programs. Students enrolled in level 2 of the Skills Centre programs are eligible for enrollment to NAIT through the Skill Centre Project.
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