Brookfield High School (Ottawa)

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Brookfield High School
Address
824 Brookfield Road
Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 6J3, Canada
Information
School board Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Religious affiliation none
Principal Ann Gillepsie
Vice principal J. Alexander
K. MacQueen
Language English, French
Campus Suburban
Motto progrediamur
may we move forward together
Mascot bulldog
Colours blue and red
Founded 1962
Homepage http://www.brookfieldhs.ocdsb.ca/
Brookfield High School
Brookfield High School

Brookfield High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Riverside Park neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was officially opened in 1962.

The school usually has about a thousand students each year. Like most of the Ottawa schools, it is composite and semestered. It specializes in a French immersion program, and is one of the few schools in Ottawa to offer instruction in Arabic. It also offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. Brookfield is known for their athletics. They are usually strong in men's Soccer and Hockey, also woman's Rugby.

About 80% of the school's students go on to university after graduation.

Brookfield High School was recognized by the George Lucas Foundation in 2008 for their outstanding achievements in the integration of technology across the curriculum. http://www.edutopia.org/brookfield-multicultural-technology-video

[edit] Notable Alumni

John Kricfalusi (animator, Ren and Stimpy)

Kristina Groves (Canadian Olympic and world speedskater)

Mike MacDonald (Comedian - Stand-up comedy)

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