Bethlehem Catholic High School is a
separate (Catholic)
high school
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in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
,
Saskatchewan
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, Canada, that opened in August 2007. It is located off 22nd Street West in the
Blairmore Suburban Centre neighbourhood.
Bethlehem serves students living on the west side of
Circle Drive
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. This school integrates faith and learning in a facility featuring a chapel, two gymnasiums and a theatre. It is physically connected to the public high school
Tommy Douglas Collegiate
Tommy Douglas Collegiate Institute is a high school located in the Blairmore Suburban Centre district of western Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, serving students from grades 9 through 12. It is named for Tommy Douglas, the "Father of Canadian Medicare, ...
through the adjacent Shaw Centre recreation facility.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital o ...
was named after the birthplace of
Jesus Christ
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, the foundation of the Christian religion.
On June 7, 2009, a fire destroyed an addition containing portable classrooms still under construction. Damage was estimated at $750,000. The fire caused only minor damage to the existing building. The cause of the fire was determined to be
arson
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.
In 2011, work began on four classrooms to be added to the existing portables.
Currently its feeder schools are
Bishop Klein School,
Bishop Roborecki School,
Father Vachon School,
St. Dominic School, St. Gerard,
St. Marguerite School, St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic School,
St. Mark School and
St. Peter School.
Recreation
Aside from in-house facilities, Bethlehem school is connected to the Shaw Centre recreation complex, which opened in 2009 with a 50-metre swimming pool.
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URL accessed April 1, 2007
Gallery
References
External links
Page 1 Blairmore Centre Newsletter OPEN HOUSE AND PUBLIC INPUT ...
2007-08 Saskatchewan Provincial Budget HIGHLIGHTS:
City of Saskatoon · Departments · Infrastructure Services ...
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110610225044/http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=88630a09-df2f-4059-a118-60018cd371db SASKATCHEWAN INVESTS $30 MILLION IN INNOVATIVE SASKATOON SCHOOL ...br>City moves ahead on Blairmore Site
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070304043923/http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/zam_maps/index.asp City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Mapsbr>Populace Spring 2006
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