Chinook High School (Alberta)
Chinook High School is the largest school (by enrollment) operated by Lethbridge School District No. 51. The public high school is one of four in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, that serve grades nine through twelve. Completed in 2010, it was the first public high school to open in the city in 50 years; Winston Churchill High School (1960) was the last. It is also the first secondary school to open on the city's west side before Catholic Central High School. Classes began on the afternoon of Monday, August 30, 2010, and a grand opening followed on September 17 at a final, on-budget construction cost of $45.3 million.
| Chinook High School | |
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| Address | |
259 Britannia Boulevard West Lethbridge , , T1J 4A3 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°40′37″N 112°54′32″W |
| Information | |
| School type | High school |
| Founded | 2010 |
| School board | Lethbridge School District No. 51 |
| Principal | Bill Forster |
| Staff | 58 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1085 (2018-19) |
| • Grade 9 | 292 |
| • Grade 10 | 271 |
| • Grade 11 | 276 |
| • Grade 12 | 246 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Black, red and gold |
| Team name | Coyotes |
| Communities served | West Lethbridge |
| Website | chs |
The school was built at a 20-hectare (49-acre) site as part of a $94.3 million Community School project which also included a Catholic Central High School West Campus, Crossings Branch Library, and the Crossings Leisure Complex.
The first principal was Clark Bosch, formerly of Winston Churchill High School. A high number of the first staff and athletic directors were formerly of Lethbridge Collegiate Institute,
The school features a 344-seat theatre, with similar amenities to the Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre in south Lethbridge, as well as a large gymnasium with arena style lighting.