Brookfield High School (Ottawa)
Template:Infobox school Brookfield High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Riverside Park neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It officially opened in 1962. Like most schools in Ottawa, Brookfield is composite and semestered. The school is well known for its successful language classes, athletic teams, music program, and special education department.
Academics and arts
Brookfield High School specializes in a French immersion program as well as ESL classes and is one of the few schools in Ottawa to offer instruction in Arabic and Spanish.<ref name="BHS Home">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Many specialized courses are offered at Brookfield including design technology, communication technology, food and nutrition, peer tutoring, and cooperative education as well as numerous special education classes.<ref name="BHS Home" /> In 2008, Brookfield was recognized by the George Lucas Foundation for their outstanding achievements in the integration of technology across the curriculum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The school has well-established arts programs offering music, drama, and visual arts classes up to grade 12. Brookfield's concert band, jazz band, and choir have been successful in local and national music competitions including MusicFest Canada and Kiwanis Music Festival. In 2009, the music program received a $10,000 grant from the MusiCounts Band Aid Program.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On July 8, 2014, the Brookfield Choir performed "I Want to Know What Love Is" onstage with Foreigner during their performance at Ottawa Bluesfest.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The school's drama department has been part of several Cappies productions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Athletics
Brookfield is home to several successful sports teams, many of which have earned high rankings at municipal and provincial championships.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Brookfield has the following varsity sports teams: badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country running, curling, golf, hockey, nordic skiing, rugby, soccer, tennis, touch football, track & field, ultimate, volleyball, and wrestling.
Notable alumni
- Rick Brant (middle-distance runner)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Riley Brockington (politician)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Jim Buchanan (long jumper)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Randall Dark (director, producer, and HDTV pioneer)<ref name="Creative Cow">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Bruce Deacon (long-distance runner)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Jon Dore (comedian, actor)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Scott Gordon (football player)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Kristina Groves (speed skater)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Sue Holloway (nordic skier and canoeist)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Claudia Hunt (canoeist)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Sean Kaley (long-distance runner)<ref name="Athletes" />
- John Kricfalusi (animator)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Mike MacDonald (comedian)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Stuart McGregor (paralympian)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Bob McKeown (football player, journalist)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Marc Methot (hockey player)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Emma Miskew (curler)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Angus Mortimer (kayaker)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Ian Mortimer (canoeist)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Jim Peplinski (hockey player)<ref name="Athletes" />
- Chris Robinson (writer, author, artistic director of Ottawa International Animation Festival)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Seyi Smith (sprinter)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Dan Tudin (hockey player)<ref name="Athletes">Template:Cite news</ref>
See also
- Education in Ontario
- List of schools of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
- List of schools in Ottawa
- List of high schools in Ontario
References
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