Eric Graves Memorial Junior High School
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Eric Graves Memorial Junior High School is a Canadian
public school in Dartmouth
, Nova Scotia
. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board
(HRSB). It receives promoted elementary school students from both Bel Ayr Elementary and Mount Edward Elementary Schools. As of June 1st 2007, the school was 30 years old.
The school is named for Eric Graves, a student who died on April 21st, 1968, at the age of 16, due to a fatal injury while playing hockey game for a Shearwater team. He was in the 10th grade at Prince Andrew at the time.
The Eric Graves Memorial Award is an award presented in June to the most outstanding student in grade 9. This combines academic achievement and contribution to the school. The first graduating student to receive the award was Rhonda MacPherson.
Eric Graves' unnoficial rival is Ellenvale Junior High School
.
After grade 9 students will continue their studies at Prince Andrew High School
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
public school in Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
, 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...
. It is operated by 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...
(HRSB). It receives promoted elementary school students from both Bel Ayr Elementary and Mount Edward Elementary Schools. As of June 1st 2007, the school was 30 years old.
The school is named for Eric Graves, a student who died on April 21st, 1968, at the age of 16, due to a fatal injury while playing hockey game for a Shearwater team. He was in the 10th grade at Prince Andrew at the time.
The Eric Graves Memorial Award is an award presented in June to the most outstanding student in grade 9. This combines academic achievement and contribution to the school. The first graduating student to receive the award was Rhonda MacPherson.
Eric Graves' unnoficial rival is Ellenvale Junior High School
Ellenvale Junior High School
Ellenvale Junior High School is a Canadian public school in the Woodlawn area of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board ....
.
After grade 9 students will continue their studies at Prince Andrew High School
Prince Andrew High School
Prince Andrew High School is a Canadian public school, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It is operated by the Halifax Regional School Board and is now an International Baccalaureate world school, offering the Diploma program...
.