Lord Beaverbrook High School
Lord Beaverbrook High School is a public High [school (North America)|high school] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada operated by the Calgary Board of Education. It was founded in 1967 and the first year of attendance was in 1968. It has approximately 2200 students, ~770 of which are in 10th grade and 100 staff members. It is named after Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook. The school's mascot is a "Lord"—a black, silver, and white lion wearing a crown.
The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society.
Notable alumni
- Andy Ta, professional League of Legends player.
- Don Cairns, former National Hockey League player.
- Tommy Campbell, actor, stand-up comedian and comedy writer/director
- Owen Hargreaves, former professional footballer for Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and Manchester City F.C.
- Tim Hunter, former National Hockey League player
- Stu Laird, former Canadian Football League player
- Lisa Lobsinger, vocalist for the band Reverie Sound Revue and Broken Social Scene
- Jeff Pain, Olympic Silver medallist
- Ross "Rollerball" Pederson, Canadian Motocross Champion from 1978-1993.
- Patricia Relf, author
- Chris Robanske, Olympian and former Canadian Snowboard Federation.
- Mark Tewksbury, Canadian gold medalist swimmer and actor
- Robert Thirsk, CSA astronaut
- Kent Warnock, former Canadian Football League player.
- Randy Gingera, former professional volleyball player, 1992 Canadian Olympian