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Accomplishments

Check out the sport accomplishments of our students.
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Calendar

For a complete list, please see Calendar.

Aug 31

Camp Meeting 7:00 pm

Sept 2
First Day Classes
Term 1 Begins
Gr. 9 –8:30 to 2:30
New students Gr.10 to 12
12:30—2:30

Sept 3
Regular Classes
All Students

Sept 6
Labour Day - No School

Background

In 1994, CODA and the Calgary Board of Education established the National Sport School in support of high- performance student-athletes. The school is committed to providing an environment for student -athletes to pursue excellence in both their athletic and academic careers.

The National Sport School is located in the North West corner of Ernest Manning High School.

Kyle Shewfelt
2004 Gold Medalist
National Sport School Graduate

NSS This Summer:

National Sport School student-athletes will remain busy over the summer - here are some examples of “what I will be doing on my summer vacation”:

  • Thomas Jobin will represent Canada at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this August, competing in the 50, 100, and 200 Fly.
  • Rae Lekness was just named to the Canadian Junior Women’s Water Polo Team and will compete in the Pan American Championships this August.
  • Freestyle skiers Megan Gunning, Aaron MacKay and Noah Bowman will compete for Canada this summer in New Zealand at the World Junior Freestyle Championships.
  • Synchronized Swimmer Jordan McKenzie was selected to the Canadian 13-15 Synchronized Swimming Team and competes in Greece this summer at the Comen Cup for Canada.

Thomas JobinRae LeknessMegan GunningAaron MacKayNoah BowmanJordan McKenzie

Best wishes to all our athletes in their competitions this summer!

Alberta's Athletes of the Year

The Government of Alberta has released the names of their Amateur Athletes of the Year for 2009, and the National Sport School is very well represented. Grade 12 student-athlete Hailey Casper is the Junior Female Athlete of the Year. Hailey, a diver, was Alberta’s flag bearer at the opening of the Canada Summer Games this year, won a gold medal and set a new Games record at that competition, and has just won two gold and one bronze medal at the Amsterdam Dutch Open in the Netherlands. Kurtis Wenzel, and NSS grad is the Junior Male Athlete of the Year. Kurtis won three medals at the 2009 Biathlon Youth and Junior World Championships. Grade 10 student-athlete and waterpolo player Rae Lekness is a member of the Team of the Year, the Renegades Cadet U16 Gold, who won the National Championship this year, as well as going undefeated through every National tournament and International touring series this year

Kaitlyn Gibson to go to Space School

Grade 11 student-athlete Kaitlyn Gibson has been selected to represent Western Canada at the United Space School in Houston this summer. This program, offered in collaboration with NASA, is operated by the Foundation for International Space Education and hosts students from around the world. Kaitlyn received the news of her selection the same week she was informed that she was selected as an invitee by Alberta Alpine to the 2010-2011 Raymond James Alberta Ski Team.

Gunning and Voigt both win Silver InternationallyMegan Gunning

Grade 11 student-athlete Megan Gunning astonished the world on January 29th by winning a silver medal at the Winter X-Games in Aspen in the Women’s Freestyle Skiing Half-Pipe event. Throughout the event Megan was referred to as the “future of women’s freestyle skiing”.
Brooke VoigtThe next day grade 11 classmate Brooke Voigt took silver in the Slopestyle event at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Calgary. At only 16 years old, Brooke will be a force in snowboarding for years to come.

Mikhail Choi: World Champion!

The National Sport School is very proud to announce that grade 11 student-athlete Mikhail Choi is the 500 metre World Junior Short Track Speedskating Champion. Mikhail won this title at the World Junior Championship in Taipei, Taiwan on January 9th. Mikhail’s championship race can be viewed at World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
Congratulations Mikhail!

National Sport School Olympians

Congratulations to the following grade 12 NSS student-athletes who competed in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics: Eric Mitchell, Ski Jumping, Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Ski Jumping; Trevor Morrice, Ski Jumping; Tristan Walker, Double Luge

Former student-athletes: Along with our four current-student athletes 17 former NSS student-athletes represented Canada at these games. Luge: Justin Snith, Sam Edney, Ian Cockerline, Meaghan Simister, Alex Gough. Alpine Skiing: Shona Rubens, Trevor White, Brad Spence. Freestyle Skiing: Kyle Nissen, Warren Shouldice. Bobsled: Kaillie Humphries. Women's Hockey: Jennifer Botterill, Carla MacLeod. Ski Jumping: Stefan Read. Nordic Combined: Jason Myslicki. Snowboard: Kimi Zakreski. Skier Cross: Dani Poleschuk

National Sport School Torchbearers

Congratulations to the following NSS student-athletes who were chosen to participate as Torchbearers in the Olympic Torch Relay: Pierce Mimura, Kyle Yoshida, Tyler MacRae, Roni Wolach, Alex Barton, Stuart Harden, Matthew Rowley and Yukon de Leeuw

Olympic Fore-Runners
These NSS student-athletes have been selected to fore-run events at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics:
Alpine Skiing: Sarah Freeman, Celine Rytz, Erik Read, Trevor Philp
Ski Jumping: Alex Barton, Matt Rowley, Yukon de Leeuw, Chanon Pretorius
Speed Skating: Alexandra Ianculescu
Luge: Dayna Clay, Kim McRae, Elena Corrigall

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Closure of the Ernest Manning High School building:
For information on the closure of this building and the relocation of the schools housed there, please visit West Calgary High School.

 

 

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