Bathurst High School (New Brunswick)

Last updated
Bathurst High School (BHS)
Bathurst High School.JPG
Address
Bathurst High School (New Brunswick)
640 King Ave

, , ,
Canada
Coordinates 47°36′53″N65°39′10″W / 47.6148429°N 65.6528348°W / 47.6148429; -65.6528348
Information
School typePublic High school
Motto pari passu
(equal footing)
Founded1926
StatusOpen
School district Anglophone North (ASD-N) [1]
SuperintendentMark Donovan
School number4201
PrincipalShaun MacDonald
Vice PrincipalsJamie MacLaggen & Heather Chamberlain
Staff44
Grades 9-12
Enrollment~500
LanguageEnglish
French immersion
AreaBathurst
Colour(s)  Red
  Black
Team namePhantoms
Website bathursthigh.nbed.nb.ca
All statistics in this infobox (unless otherwise cited) is referenced with [2]

Bathurst High School is an English-language secondary school located in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.

Contents

School crest

School crest BHS-pari-passu.jpg
School crest

The school crest is a black shield with red edging bearing the school's initials ("BHS") stylised across the central face of the shield, written in red, with a white line that follows the top contour above the initials, and a red maple leaf below the initials, bearing the Latin motto Pari Passu in white in a scroll-like space, in the base of the shield, and included within the unbroken red edging that marks the perimeter of the crest. The shield appears to get larger about halfway down, and the expansion is occupied by large, tapering red lines that occupy the expanded space.

School mascot

The school mascot is The Phantom. Varsity sports teams are called the "Phantoms" or the "BHS Phantoms", and the typical image of the mascot is of a hooded person or ghost, usually faceless, bearing resemblance to the iconic "Grim Reaper" image, carrying a scythe. The origins of this mascot are not related to the "Grim Reaper", but rather the legend of the "Phantom Ship of the Bay of Chaleur", a longstanding legend in the Bathurst area that a ghost ship, or phantom ship, has been seen on fire floating in the local harbour throughout the city's history.

School motto

The official school motto is the Latin phrase Pari Passu. Curiously, although this is not the "official" motto of the school, it is the most prominent and recognized motto by students and alumni and appears on the school crest. The origins and raison d'être of the motto appear to be lost, but it is probable that the context refers to the equality of all graduates, each with an equal share to the claim of a graduate of the school. "On equal footing" is the translation of the school crest.

Bathurst van collision

Bathurst High School made headlines across Canada on January 12, 2008, following a motor vehicle crash that killed seven students from the school's basketball team, as well as the wife of their coach. The 1997 Ford Econoline E350 Club Wagon in which they were travelling spun across the centre line and struck a tractor trailer in freezing rain conditions. Four in the van survived, including the team's coach, who was driving the van, and his daughter. The vehicle was determined to have been in poor condition, with worn all-season tires, and a partially rusted frame.

Notable graduates

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bathurst, New Brunswick</span> City in New Brunswick, Canada

Bathurst is a city in northern New Brunswick with a population of 12,157 and the 4th largest metropolitan area in New Brunswick as defined by Census Canada with a population of 31,387 as of 2021. The City of Bathurst overlooks Nepisiguit Bay, part of Chaleur Bay and is at the estuary of the Nepisiguit River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Campbellton, New Brunswick</span> City in New Brunswick, Canada

Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coat of arms of New York</span> Official government emblem of the U.S. state of New York

The coat of arms of the state of New York was formally adopted in 1778, and appears as a component of the state's flag and seal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coat of arms of New Brunswick</span> This article is about the coat of arms of New Brunswick

The original coat of arms of New Brunswick was granted to New Brunswick by a Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria on 26 May 1868. The provincial flag is a banner of the arms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coat of arms of Nova Scotia</span>

The coat of arms of Nova Scotia is the heraldic symbol representing the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is the oldest provincial achievement of arms in Canada, and the oldest British coat of arms in use outside Great Britain. It is blazoned as follows: Argent, a saltire azure charged with an escutcheon of the Royal Arms of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wyvern</span> Legendary bipedal creature

The wyvern is a type of dragon with two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail which is said to be a venomous stinger.

The Baie Chaleur Fireship, more commonly referred to as the Chaleur Phantom or the Phantom Ship, is a form of ghost light, an unusual visual phenomenon, occasionally seen in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, or across the bay in New Carlisle, Quebec. It takes the form of an arc of light, usually seen before a storm. Its cause is unknown, but speculation includes rotting vegetation, undersea releases of natural gas, and St. Elmo's fire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phantom Manor</span> Dark ride attraction

Phantom Manor is a dark ride attraction in Frontierland at Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris. Phantom Manor is the park's version of The Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland, although it is designed to be darker in tone compared to other Haunted Mansion rides. It opened with Euro Disneyland on April 12, 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flag of the governor general of Canada</span>

The flag of the governor general of Canada is a flag used as a symbol to mark the presence of the governor general of Canada. Such a flag has been used by governors general since just after Canadian Confederation and the design has altered over decades. The current flag was adopted in 1981.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coat of arms of Scotland</span> Official coat of arms of the King of Scots

The royal arms of Scotland is the official coat of arms of the King of Scots first adopted in the 12th century, and endures as one of the most recognisable national symbols of Scotland. The flying of the arms in banner form is considered one of the great privileges of the office of the First Minister of Scotland as its usage is granted by the monarch for the First Minister to use. Today, the Royal Arms are most commonly referred to as the Royal Banner, or more commonly, the Lion Rampant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grand Bay-Westfield</span> Town in New Brunswick, Canada

Grand Bay-Westfield is a town on the west bank of the Saint John River immediately north of the boundary between Kings County and Saint John County of New Brunswick, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naval heraldry</span> Form of identification of naval vessels

Naval heraldry is a form of identification used by naval vessels from the end of the 19th century onwards, after distinguishing features such as figureheads and gilding were discouraged or banned by several navies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ghost train</span> Folklore trope

In ghostlore, a ghost train is a phantom vehicle in the form of a locomotive or train. The ghost train differs from other traditional forms of haunting in that rather than being a static location where ghosts are claimed to be present, "the apparition is the entire train".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club (USA)</span> American motorcycle club

Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club is an American motorcycle club founded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1965. The club is primarily active in the Southeastern United States and only accepts Harley-Davidson riders.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Bathurst Boys in Red accident</span> Car accident in Canada

The Boys in Red accident occurred on January 12, 2008, just outside the city of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada. A semi-trailer truck and a van carrying the basketball team from Bathurst High School collided, which killed seven students, the wife of the coach, and injured four other occupants in the van. It was the deadliest transportation accident in New Brunswick since 1989, when a logging truck tipped onto a hayride in Cormier Village, killing 13. It was the deadliest bus accident involving a sports team in Canada until the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in April 2018.

<i>Ghosts n Goblins</i> Video game series

Ghosts 'n Goblins, known in Japan as Makaimura, is a run-and-gun platform video game series created by Tokuro Fujiwara and developed by Capcom. The first entry in the series was Ghosts 'n Goblins, released in arcades on July 7, 1985. The series has subsequently been ported to and released on a variety of personal computers, game consoles and mobile platforms and spawned several sequels and spin-offs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symbols of Manchester</span>

The City of Manchester in North West England has traditionally been represented by various symbols. Most of these symbols are derived from heraldic emblems contained within the city's official heraldic achievement, which was officially adopted when the Borough of Manchester was granted city status in 1842. Notably, the motif of the worker bee has been widely used to represent the city as a symbol of industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coat of arms of the City of London</span> Coat of arms of city in Greater London

The coat of arms of the City of London is the official coat of arms of the City of London, which is one of a number of cities and boroughs in Greater London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait</span>

In Canadian ghostlore, the Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait is a ghost ship said to sail ablaze within the Northumberland Strait, the body of water that separates Prince Edward Island from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in eastern Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heraldry of McGill University</span>

The coat of arms of McGill University is the official emblem of the university and derives from a heraldic device assumed during the lifetime of the university's founder, James McGill. The first iteration was designed in 1906 by Percy Nobbs, then director of the McGill School of Architecture. The design subsequently varied for decades after until the university's current coat of arms, largely resembling the original design, was finally adopted by the Board of Governors in 1975. Today, the university has approved multiple logos across its faculties and departments, including a separate coat of arms used by the Macdonald Campus.

References