Queen Elizabeth High School (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Queen Elizabeth High School was established in September 1942, at the corner of Bell Road and Robie Street, on Camp Hill, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "QEH" was always known for its high academic standards, competitive sports teams and distinguished extra-curricular activities such as the annual Model Parliament and musicals. Its Reach for the Top team won the CBC-TV national championship in 1975. Queen Elizabeth High School was part of the Halifax community for 65 years. QEH offered many services including a 1280 seat performance auditorium that opened in 1951. Legendary Canadian band April Wine recorded their 1971 live album there. In February 1969, the Board of School Commissioners opened an addition that made Queen Elizabeth High more than double its area.
The school's facilities included a library, art rooms, music rooms, technology education shops, science laboratories, computer laboratories, family studies rooms, a reading resource room, a learning support centre, an ESL centre, a gymnasium, an auditorium and a full-service cafeteria - all of which were accessible to the physically challenged.
Queen Elizabeth High was registered as a designated school for children of the United States Armed Forces and Diplomatic Personnel, and had a long tradition of attracting students from other parts of Canada and from overseas.
Queen Elizabeth High School merged with nearby St. Patrick's High School to form Citadel High School. The new school is located across the street from the existing school. Ground breaking for Citadel High School took place in April 2006. QEH closed in June 2007. The school went out as the top ranked school in the province based on the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies' annual rankings of high schools, after a 65-year history. Queen Elizabeth High was demolished in 2011. The land was transferred to the Province of Nova Scotia. For the short term, the site will become a community garden and include a walking path that from Robie Street to Bell Road. In the future, the land will be developed by Capital Health as an expansion to the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre.
Read more about Queen Elizabeth High School (Halifax, Nova Scotia): Model Parliament, Musicals, Notable Alumni, Reunions
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