Holy Angels High School
Holy Angelswas an all-girls high school located inSydney, Nova Scotia,Canada.It was founded in 1885 by the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame.[1]They bestowed the school with the Latin motto:Angelis Suis Mandavit De Temeaning "He has entrusted you to the care of his angels".[1]
Holy Angels High School was the only publicly funded all-girls school east ofMontreal.[2]It encompassed Grades 10 to 12 and serviced students from all overCape Breton Islandand beyond.[1]
On Thursday, October 28, 2010, theCape Breton – Victoria Regional School Boardannounced that it will close Holy Angels High School in June 2011, prompting 200 students to picket outside the board's offices.[3]The school board leased the school from the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, which planned to sell the property in 2011.[3]The school board said the Nova Scotia Department of Education could not afford to purchase the school from the order.[4]The school closed in June 2011.[5]
References[edit]
- ^abc"About Holy Angels".Sydney, Nova Scotia: Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board. 2012-04-25.Retrieved2012-05-16.
- ^MacDonald, Randy (2011-06-20)."Holy Angels graduation" bittersweet "as Sydney school sets to close".CTV News Atlantic.Halifax.Retrieved2012-05-16.
- ^ab"All-girls school in Sydney to close".CBC News. October 28, 2010.RetrievedOctober 28,2010.
- ^McNeil, Greg (2012-04-02)."Former high school attracts history buffs and bargain hunters to sale".Cape Breton Post.Sydney, Nova Scotia. p. A1. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-03.Retrieved2012-05-16.
- ^Burke, David (2011-06-20)."Holy Angels Final Days"(Audio).CBC News.Sydney, Nova Scotia.Retrieved2012-05-16.
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