Strathcona Composite High School

at 10450 - 72 Ave, Edmonton , T6E 0Z6 Canada

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Strathcona High School, or Scona as students and staff refer to it, is a public high school located in Edmonton, Alberta. The school was referred to as Strathcona Composite High School up until 2014. The school was originally constructed to hold 1200 students, which a $455 Million renovation program expanded to 1500 students by Spring 2015. The school operated remains slightly over capacity for the 2014-2015 school year, with 1594 students in attendance. Scona should not be confused with the nearby Old Scona Academic High School.OverviewIn the early 1900s, the original Strathcona High School building was built and named after Lord Strathcona, a pioneering Scottish businessman and Canadian Parliamentarian, who was very influential in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.Strathcona Composite High School was opened in 1955 to accommodate the growing population of Edmonton. Many students from the original Strathcona High School (now known as Old Scona Academic High School) were transferred to Strathcona Composite in 1955. It is located on Edmonton’s south side just south of the Old Strathcona district on a large piece of parkland.The school houses about 60 classrooms, several computer labs, two gymnasiums, a library media centre with networked CDs, a cafeteria, a fitness centre and a pool owned and operated by a private contractor "River City Recreation". Outside the school, the track team uses Rollie Miles Athletic Field. This field was also used for the 1978 Commonwealth Games (as a training facility), 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics and was also used for training in the 2005 World Masters Games. Other facilities around the school include South Side Sports Arena, which Phys Ed classes use for the skating unit. School Team Name: The LordsSchool Motto: Ut Qui Ministrat (Latin: "As one who serves")School Colours: Scarlet & Gold School Mascot: Gaylord the Lion At the main entrance of the school, known as the Michener Entrance, an old lamp from the original Old Scona building is on during school hours and hangs over the Scona crest which, out of respect, students and staff will not walk across.

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Strathcona Composite High School is Edmonton based place and this enity listed in High School category. Located at 10450 - 72 Ave AB T6E 0Z6. Contact phone number of Strathcona Composite High School: 780-439-3957