Corner Brook Regional High School, known colloquially as "CBRH", is a Canadian secondary school in

Corner Brook Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,333 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. It is one of the largest schools in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; it also has the largest student population of any school in the province. The school handles both English and French immersion streams. During the 2016-17 school year, there were 728 students with a teaching staff of 48 and an entire staff of 72.

History and characteristics

Until recently, the City of

had two

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Herdman Collegiate Herdman Collegiate, usually known simply as "Herdman", was a high school in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. History When the school opened in the mid-1950s, it was known as Amalgamated Regional High School. It was in the mid-1960s when it bec ...

and Regina High School. When the new Corner Brook Regional High project was announced by

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Danny Williams, all students attended Regina High School under the name Corner Brook Regional High while Herdman was under complete re-construction. Renovations were completed in early 2009, and students were moved to the new Corner Brook Regional High School. The school includes an Olympic sized

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nasium, fitness centre, one

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with stage, 3 canteens serving students daily, three Science Labs (Biology, Chemistry & Physics), five

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(two regular labs, two classroom labs, one staff lab), a multipurpose auditorium with stage, and a library. It also has two workshops for technology/carpentry classes, as well as a foods lab. The school is currently the largest outside of St. John's, with the largest student population in the province. The school was the host of the 2011 Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CSLC), which brought nearly 1000 students to the school
CSLC 2011 Website
Also, the education facility recently hosted the first ever provincial GSA Conference with approximately 125 students in attendance. Corner Brook Regional High has had four graduating students selected as Loran Scholars, the largest number for any school in the province.

Extra-curricular

Sports offered at Corner Brook Regional High include basketball, volleyball, hockey, archery, soccer and wrestling. The school also has many different clubs such as Weightlifting, Outdoor Pursuits, and Cross Country Running. There are clubs dealing with the Arts as well, such as Choir, Chamber Choir, House Band, Art Club, Writing Club, Drama Club and different Band ensembles. The School also features Humanitarian Clubs that raises money for worthy causes. Also supported are co-curricular activities such as robotics, Student Council, Envirothon, and a Living Healthy Team. The music program at the school is nationally and internationally renowned. In April 2014, the school played at a U.S. national festival at Carnegie Hall in New York. The school has a wind symphony, house band, and jazz band. The school's "Titan Robotics" team also competes in the MATE ROV competition at the Marine Institute in St. John's each year, and have been the recipient of many awards since 2009.

References

{{Reflist *http://www.cbhs.k12.nf.ca *https://web.archive.org/web/20170929181505/http://www.wnlsd.ca/

External links

Official site

Official Facebook page
High schools in Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook 2009 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador Educational institutions established in 2009