Duncan MacMillan High School
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Duncan MacMillan High School (DMHS) is a secondary school in Sheet Harbour
, Nova Scotia
, Canada.
Duncan MacMillan is the smallest high school
in the Halifax Regional School Board
, but it has the largest geographical area for bussing. Duncan MacMillan hosts Grades 7–12 and has about 251–263 students. The school has three feeder schools: Sheet Harbour Consolidated School
, Eastern Shore Consolidated School in Moser River and Lakefront Consolidated School
in Tangier
. As of 2011–12 the Administrative team consisted of Principal Marion (Molly) Gammon, Vice Principal Troy Smith and Registrar/Guidance Counsellor Alana Hogg. In addition there are approximately twenty teaching staff and three educational support personnel. Although DMHS is small in population it does provide the courses necessary for any post-secondary program. Throughout both the junior high and senior high there is a continuing option for students to follow the Integrated French program in which French Language Arts and one other subject are presented in French, with the remaining courses being taught in English.
In addition to the services provided directly by the Halifax Regional School Board, DMHS is also provided service by the Capital District Health Authority via a very active Youth Health Centre under the coordination of Darlene Rasmussen, RN, and via a youth social worker who serves DMHS and its feeder schools.
As of 2011 the HRSB had unveiled a plan that would eventually see all of the DMHS feeder schools closed, the present DMHS building vacated and possibly demolished, and in their place a single new school serving Grades Primary to 12 would be built.
named: Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital
.
When Duncan MacMillan High School was opened on September 18, 1963, there were 21 teachers. In the old high school they had 12 staff members, but with students coming in from Moser River and Tangier area they needed to increase the staff.
Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
Sheet Harbour is a small community on the eastern shore of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada in the Musquodoboit/Sheet Harbour region of the Marine Drive on Trunk 7, 87.44 kilometers from Halifax.-History:...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada.
Duncan MacMillan is the smallest high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the Halifax Regional School Board
Halifax Regional School Board
The Halifax Regional School Board is the public school board responsible for 137 elementary, junior high, and high schools located within the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. The current Superintendent of the HRSB is Carole Olsen, who has held the position since 2002...
, but it has the largest geographical area for bussing. Duncan MacMillan hosts Grades 7–12 and has about 251–263 students. The school has three feeder schools: Sheet Harbour Consolidated School
Sheet Harbour Consolidated School
Sheet Harbour Consolidated School is a school located in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, in Canada.Sheet Harbour Consolidated School welcomes students in grades primary to 6. There are 156 students in this elementary school....
, Eastern Shore Consolidated School in Moser River and Lakefront Consolidated School
Lakefront Consolidated School
- Address : Lakefront Consolidated School is a school located in Tangier, Nova Scotia, Canada- Facts :Lakefront Consolidated School teaches grades primary to 6....
in Tangier
Tangier, Nova Scotia
Tangier located at 44°47'59"N, 62°42'00"W is a community on the Eastern Shore region of the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on Trunk 7 , 76.53 km from Halifax .-Communications:*Telephone exchange 902 - 772*Postal code - B0J 3H0...
. As of 2011–12 the Administrative team consisted of Principal Marion (Molly) Gammon, Vice Principal Troy Smith and Registrar/Guidance Counsellor Alana Hogg. In addition there are approximately twenty teaching staff and three educational support personnel. Although DMHS is small in population it does provide the courses necessary for any post-secondary program. Throughout both the junior high and senior high there is a continuing option for students to follow the Integrated French program in which French Language Arts and one other subject are presented in French, with the remaining courses being taught in English.
In addition to the services provided directly by the Halifax Regional School Board, DMHS is also provided service by the Capital District Health Authority via a very active Youth Health Centre under the coordination of Darlene Rasmussen, RN, and via a youth social worker who serves DMHS and its feeder schools.
As of 2011 the HRSB had unveiled a plan that would eventually see all of the DMHS feeder schools closed, the present DMHS building vacated and possibly demolished, and in their place a single new school serving Grades Primary to 12 would be built.
History
The school officially was opened on the night of November 22, 1963, the same night John Kennedy was assassinated. It was named after Duncan MacMillan, a Sheet Harbour doctor who sparked the interest in building at the Sheet Harbour's hospitalHospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
named: Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. It is operated by Capital District Health Authority. - Services :* Palliative and Respite Care* Acute Care* Outpatient/Emergency* Ambulatory Care* Diagnostic Imaging...
.
When Duncan MacMillan High School was opened on September 18, 1963, there were 21 teachers. In the old high school they had 12 staff members, but with students coming in from Moser River and Tangier area they needed to increase the staff.