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Bishop Pinkham Junior High School

Coordinates: 50°59′49″N 114°07′41″W / 50.997°N 114.128°W / 50.997; -114.128
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Bishop Pinkham Jr. High School
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3304 – 63 Avenue S.W.

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Coordinates50°59′49″N 114°07′41″W / 50.997°N 114.128°W / 50.997; -114.128
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TypePublic School
MottoMotto: English: "We will take your hands and help you soar." French: Nous te tendrons la main pour te soutenir et tu t'envoleras"
Established1964
School boardCalgary Board of Education
PrincipalRishma Hajeed[1]
Grades7, 8, 9 + CSSI
Enrollment478 (2019) (September 2019)
 • Grade 7165
 • Grade 8165
 • Grade 9165
CampusUrban
Communities servedLakeview, North Glenmore, Discovery Ridge
School website[2]
Last updated: Novembre 2019

Bishop Pinkham Junior High School is a public junior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has classes for grades 7 through 9, offering French, and English programs. Bishop Pinkham is located in the Lakeview community of Calgary. September 2017 was the last year that French grade 6 was offered at BP. As of September 2017, students leaving the elementary Spanish Bilingual program will enter middle school at AE Cross instead of Bishop Pinkham. At that point, Bishop Pinkham will only offer French and English to grades 7, 8, and 9.

The school is named after Bishop William Cyprian Pinkham who was the first Anglican bishop in Calgary.[3]

School history

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The school was founded in 1959 and was named after William Cyprian Pinkham who was a bishop in the city of Calgary. The school was classified as public. It features a late French immersion program, which starts in grade 7, as well as programs for continuing French immersion, and English students. French students take 4 subjects in French (math, social studies, science, and french language arts).

References

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  1. ^ "Calgary Board of Education". Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. ^ Calgary Board of Education Archived February 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Schools.cbe.ab.ca (2010-05-05). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  3. ^ Biography of Bishop pinkham. Mhs.mb.ca (2009-07-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
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