J.L. Ilsley High School is a Canadian high school located in
Spryfield
Spryfield is community within the urban area of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
The land now known as Spryfield was first occupied by the Miꞌkmaq people, who hunted and fished at Beaver Lake (now called Long Lake). The Miꞌkmaq would ...
in the eastern part of
Halifax, Nova Scotia. The school is named after
James Lorimer Ilsley
James Lorimer Ilsley, (January 3, 1894 – January 14, 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist.
He was born in Somerset, Nova Scotia, the son of Randel Ilsley and Catherine Caldwell. Ilsley was educated at Acadia University and Dalhous ...
, a former federal cabinet minister who served in Prime Minister
William Lyon Mackenzie King's World War II government and was later Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The school opened in 1971. Funding for the construction of a new school to replace the existing structure was announced in 2018. The province of Nova Scotia has opened the new school for the 2021–2022 school year.
Notable alumni
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Jackie Barrett
John "Jackie" Barrett, ONL (born April 25, 1974, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian powerlifter. Barrett, who has autism, has won thirteen gold medals competing for Canada in the Special Olympics World Summer Games and retired after s ...
, Special Olympics Powerlifter, amassed 15 Powerlifting medals at four Special Olympics World Games appearances
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Joey Comeau
Joey Comeau (born September 26, 1980) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for writing the text of the webcomic '' A Softer World'', and for his novels ''Lockpick Pornography'' and ''Overqualified''.
Career
In 2003, Comeau co-created the webc ...
– writer, creator of ''
A Softer World''
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Matt Robinson – poet
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Peter North – pornographic performer and producer
References
External links
J. L. Ilsley High School School profile at Halifax Regional School Board
High schools in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Schools in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Educational institutions established in 1971
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