Bev Facey Community High School

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Bev Facey Community High School, known as Bev Facey, is a public high school for grades 10–12 in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14. HistoryBev Facey Community High School was opened in 1981 by the County of Strathcona No. 20 (now Strathcona County), which was responsible for school provision between 1962 and 1994. In 1994 the Strathcona County schools were split off to form Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14, commonly known as Elk Island Public Schools. Bev Facey is a two-storey building of and has a capacity of 1, 481 students. It is the largest high school in Elk Island Public Schools, and has an optimum enrollment of 1, 200 students. Only minor renovations have been done since the building was constructed: several classrooms were combined to create the Student Services area in 1993; the metal working, wood working, and graphics areas were converted to classrooms and the communications technology area in 1999; a Health and Wellness Centre was completed in 2015; and the cosmetology lab and administration areas were modernized in 2016. The school was named for Mr. F. B. (Bev) Facey, the Strathcona County Superintendent of Schools from 1962 to 1975.

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Bev Facey Community High School, known as Bev Facey, is a public high school for grades 10–12 in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14. HistoryBev Facey Community High School was opened in 1981 by the County of Strathcona No. 20 (now Strathcona County), which was responsible for school provision between 1962 and 1994. In 1994 the Strathcona County schools were split off to form Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14, commonly known as Elk Island Public Schools. Bev Facey is a two-storey building of and has a capacity of 1, 481 students. It is the largest high school in Elk Island Public Schools, and has an optimum enrollment of 1, 200 students. Only minor renovations have been done since the building was constructed: several classrooms were combined to create the Student Services area in 1993; the metal working, wood working, and graphics areas were converted to classrooms and the communications technology area in 1999; a Health and Wellness Centre was completed in 2015; and the cosmetology lab and administration areas were modernized in 2016. The school was named for Mr. F. B. (Bev) Facey, the Strathcona County Superintendent of Schools from 1962 to 1975.

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Bev Facey Community High School is located at Sherwood Park, Alberta