Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School
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| Motto | Altiora Peto (translates roughly as: Seek The Heights) |
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| Established | 1951 |
| Type | Senior High School |
| Principal | Brent Jamieson |
| Faculty | Unknown |
| Students | 785 |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Location | 52 Parade Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | YCMHS |
Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School, abbreviated YCMHS, is a secondary public school located in Downtown Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. YCMHS is part of the Tri-County Regional School Board.
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[edit] History
At a public meeting held in the evening of July 26, 1898, the building was purchased for $8000 by the School Commission to be used as the Yarmouth County Academy. [1]
On February 20, 1949 the academy was totally destroyed by fire. As the news spread, many students, new and old, gathered in horror to watch it burn to the ground. The fire lead way for a new Yarmouth High School which was built in 1951. [2]
YCMHS growth continued, the high school has since expanded to the second-floor of the PA. Best Centre, with five additional regular classrooms, a Learning Centre, and a second staff room.[3]
The high school also boasts an International Baccalaureate program for students. 2007 was the first year that the IB program has been offered at this school. The pioneer International Baccalaureate class consists of Cain Cottreau, Colin Gaudet, Monica Phung, Ashley Jenkins, Vica Nguyen, Emara Churchill, Jenna Clarke, Chris Hubbard, Sarah Cooke, J Horton, Jason Doucet, Laura Duncanson, Elisha Millsom, and Barbara Deveau.
[edit] Administration
- Brent Jamieson - Principal
- Brian Doucette - Vice Principal
- Derek Lesser - Vice Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, victim of the Virginia Tech Massacre
[edit] Trivia
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- YCHMS is the only high school in the town of Yarmouth.
- YCMHS is the main high school for students from Maple Grove Education Centre and Yarmouth Junior High School to attend for grades 10 through 12.
- Drumlin Heights Consolidated School also holds high school students in Yarmouth County.
- The gym could not hold the number of people that were attending the graduation of the class of 2007, so for the first time, due to fire regulations, students at YCMHS graduated at the local rink, the Mariners Centre.
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