Henry Wise Wood High School
| Henry Wise Wood High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
910 - 75 Ave S.W. , , T2V 0S6 | |
| Coordinates | 50°59′11″N 114°05′04″W / 50.98643°N 114.08455°W |
| Information | |
| School type | High school |
| Motto | Finis Coronat Opus (Latin: "The End Crowns the Work") |
| Founded | 1961 |
| School board | Calgary Board of Education |
| Superintendent | Christopher Usih |
| Area trustee | Marilyn Denis |
| School number | CBE - 836 |
| Principal | Aileen Smyth |
| Grades | 10, 11, 12 |
| Enrollment | 1920 (September 2024) |
| • Grade 10 | 633 |
| • Grade 11 | 653 |
| • Grade 12 | 634 |
| Language | English |
| Area | CBE - Area V |
| Colour(s) | Pantone 209 |
| Mascot | Maximus |
| Team name | Warriors |
| Communities served | Chinook Park, Kelvin Grove, Bayview, Braeside, Cedarbrae, Eagle Ridge, Haysboro, Kingsland, Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Woodbine, Woodlands, Mahogany Riverbend, Ogden |
| Feeder schools | Elboya, Fairview, Harold Panabaker, John Ware, Nickle, Robert Warren, Woodman, Willow Park, Sherwood |
| Website | http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b836/ |
Henry Wise Wood High School (HWW) is a public high school located in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood, an Alberta pioneer (cowboy) who was instrumental in forming the Alberta Wheat Pool and the United Farmers of Alberta. Wood is regarded as an influential individual in Canadian agricultural and farming history.
Academically, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), and the Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE), in addition to the full range of academic programs standard to the province. The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society. A unique option in the IB Programme that the school offers to students as an additional Group 3 subject is Philosophy 20/30 SL IB, which is made available bi-annually.
Henry Wise Wood has a music program that includes a symphonic band, jazz band, and choir.