Strathcona High School

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Strathcona High School, colloquially referred to as Strathcona, is a public high school located in Edmonton, Alberta. The school was referred to as Strathcona Composite High School up until 2014 and was originally constructed to hold 1200 students, A modernization project was completed in 2015 and the school now enrolls approximately 1500 students.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 closing Strathcona High School (later housing 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 community pool operated by River City Recreation, a private contractor. Outside the school, the track team uses Rollie Miles Athletic Field. This field was also used as a training facility for the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, and 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 Strathcona crest which, out of respect, students and staff will not walk across.