Bert Church High School

Bert Church High School
Address
1010 East Lake Boulevard Airdrie , Alberta , T4A 2A1 Canada
Coordinates	51°17′0.2″N 113°59′29.4″W
Information
Motto	Quaerite Excellentiam (Strive for Excellence)
Established	1983
School board	Rocky View School Division
Superintendent	Greg Bass
Chairman	Dr. Bruce Pettigrew
Principal	Ryan Reed
Colour(s)	Blue and Yellow
Sports	Football, Basketball, Soccer, Badminton, Curling, Golf, Volleyball
Mascot	Ram
Team name	BCHS Chargers
Website	http://bertchurch.rockyview.ab.ca/

Bert Church High School is a high school in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada with approximately 1100 students in enrolment. The school is under the administration of Rocky View School Division.

Notable programs, courses, and clubs

The school offers an assortment of clubs and courses for students to choose from. Musical programs at Bert Church are known to be atop the province and include: concert choir, junior and senior concert band, as well as senior jazz band, which have performed for Former Alberta Premier, Alison Redford. Bert Church also is noted for its drama, performing arts and technical theatre courses, which put on winter and spring productions. The school also offers a foods course which takes place in its professional, industrial-style kitchen. Bert Church High School is also the Under Armour Finding Undeniable 2013 winner.

Athletics

Bert Church offers a variety of athletic programs including football, volleyball, basketball, cross country running, soccer, golf, and curling. The school's official team name is The Bert Church Chargers. Every year, The Bert Church Chargers football team competes for the Airdrie Bowl against Bert Church High School's traditional Airdrie rival school, the George McDougall Mustangs. The Bert Church Cheer Team and Pom Team are noted for their first place wins. The Bert Church Basketball team holds an invitational Basketball tournament for both the senior and junior teams from all over Alberta, This is called BCI (Bert Church Invitational).

Theatre

Bert Church High School is noted for its 373-seat proscenium theatre which is used for both school productions, and professional productions. The theatre is also used as a teaching space for grade 9-12 drama classes. The Bert Church Theatre has put on numerous performances by bands such as, The Trews, Bif Naked, 54-40, and many other Canadian favourites.

Past school productions have included:

The Wizard of Oz (2009)

Anne of Green Gables (2010)

Peter Pan (2011)

While the Lights were Out (2012)

Annie (2012)

Grease (musical) (2013)

High School Musical (musical) (2014)

Back to the Eighties (musical) (2015)

Still Life (2016)

Cinderella (musical) (2016)

The Drowsy Chaperone (2017)

And Then There Were None (2018)

The Addams Family (2018)

Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2019)

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2020)

Notable alumni

• Ty Rattie: Professional hockey player drafted 32nd overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.
• Neil Church: Cardio-thoracic surgeon.
• Grayden McKay: Actor at the University of Lethbridge

References

1. http://bertchurch.rockyview.ab.ca/our-school
2. http://bertchurch.rockyview.ab.ca/our-school/clubs-and-afterschool-programs-non-athletic
3. http://bertchurch.rockyview.ab.ca/Members/msera/athletics
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308170005/http://www.winterhawks.com/roster/index/team/41/sort/last
5. https://www.uleth.ca/fine-arts/study/drama/call-board/cast-lists
6. https://www.airdrieecho.com/entertainment/local-arts/bert-church-gives-the-addams-family-a-new-twist