R.D. Parker Collegiate is the only high school in Thompson, Manitoba

Thompson, Manitoba

Thompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon...

, and holds grades 9

Ninth grade

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-12

Twelfth grade

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 (senior 1-4). The approximately 1200 students of R.D. Parker Collegiate come from the city of Thompson and near Northern Communities. The staff of R.D. Parker Collegiate is associated with the Steelworkers and the Thompson Teachers' Association. It was named after the [at the time] Vice President of Inco , Ralph D. Parker

Ralph D. Parker

Ralph D. Parker worked in the Canadian mining industry. In 1921, he obtained a B. Sc. degree from the University of California.Parker became a superintendent of mines at Inco beginning in 1931. He rose through the company and became senior vice-president. In 1963, he retired and was awarded, as...

, also located in Thompson.

R.D. Parker Collegiate contains a Student Council

Student council

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 and Advisory Council.

R.D. Parker Collegiate offers courses in mathematics

Mathematics education

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 (divided into Consumer Math, Applied Math

Applied mathematics

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, and Precalculus

Precalculus

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), English

Language education

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, Science

Science education

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 (divided into Biology

Biology

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, Chemistry

Chemistry

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, and Physics

Physics

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), Social Studies

Social studies

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 and a number of optional courses typical of Canadian High Schools. It also contains a program which is unique to Manitoba High Schools, the Aviation Program, which was introduced to the course list in 2004. http://www.mysterynet.mb.ca/rdpc/aviation/aviation.html