Winston Churchill High School (Lethbridge)

Winston Churchill High School
Address
1605 15th Avenue North Winston Churchill, Lethbridge , Alberta , T1H 1W4 Canada
Coordinates	49°43′08″N 112°49′04″W
Information
School type	Secondary
Founded	1961
School board	Lethbridge School District No. 51
Principal	Tracy Wong
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	925 (2022-2023)[1]
Campus	Urban
Colour(s)	Blue and Orange
Team name	Bulldogs (♂), Griffins (♀)
Feeder schools	Wilson, Gilbert Paterson, Lethbridge Christian
Website	wchs.lethsd.ab.ca

Winston Churchill High School (most commonly known as Churchill; also Winston or WCHS) is one of three public secondary schools in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, serving grades nine, ten, eleven, and twelve. Entry is loosely based on location in north Lethbridge. The school is in the Winston Churchill neighborhood.

Beginning in the 2003-2004 school year, Grade 9 students began attending the school, in accordance with a nearly province-wide grade reconfiguration that saw "middle" school become grades 6-8, and "high school" redefined as grades 9-12. The school offers several specialty programs, including the internationally recognized International Baccalaureate program.

International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate program is locally similar to the Advanced Placement Program, which is offered at L.C.I. Courses offered include Social Studies, Mathematics, French, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, and Music.

Overview

Athletics

The following sports are inter-scholastic at W.C.H.S.:

• Cross country running
• Curling
• Athletics
• Football
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Golf
• Rugby union

Curricular Programs

• National Honor Society
• Fine Arts Program (Art, band, drama, choir)
• English as an additional language
• Second Languages (French and French IB, Japanese, German, Spanish and Spanish IB)
• Career & Technology Studies (CTS):
  • Keyboarding
  • Financial Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Food Studies
  • Fashion Studies
  • Drafting (CAD)
  • Woodworking (Construction Technologies)
  • Robotics Team[2]

Alumni and Notable Students

• Jason Zuback, 6 time world long drive champion
• Loudia Laarman, sprinter
• James Steacy, two-time Olympian in hammer throw
• Dylan Steenbergen, football player
• Kris Versteeg, Retired NHL player
• Matthew Hrudey, volunteer volleyball videographer[3]

References

1. [1] (XLSX). Alberta Education. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
2. "Cerberus Robotics". Nov 9, 2021.
3. "Highlights from the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees".

• 2004 Winston Churchill High School Brochure

External links

• W.C.H.S. Home Page