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Henry Wise Wood High School

High school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Field	Value
name	Henry Wise Wood High School
image	Henry Wise Wood Senior High School Logo.jpg
motto	Finis Coronat Opus
motto_translation	Latin: "The End Crowns the Work"
streetaddress	910 - 75 Ave S.W.
city	Calgary
province	Alberta
postalcode	T2V 0S6
coordinates
schoolnumber	CBE - 836
schoolboard	Calgary Board of Education
superintendent	Joanne Pitman
trustee	Marilyn Denis
principal	Aileen Smyth
schooltype	High school
grades	10, 11, 12
language	English
area	CBE - Area V
mascot	Maximus
teamname	Warriors
colours	Pantone 209
founded	1961
enrollment	1862
enrollment_as_of	2025-26 School Year
grade10	590
grade11	629
grade12	643
feeders	Elboya, Fairview, Harold Panabaker, John Ware, Nickle, Robert Warren, Woodman, Willow Park, Sherwood
communities	Chinook Park, Kelvin Grove, Bayview, Braeside, Cedarbrae, Eagle Ridge, Haysboro, Kingsland, Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Woodbine, Woodlands, Mahogany, Riverbend, Ogden
homepage	http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b836/

Henry Wise Wood High School (HWW) is a public high school located in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood, an Alberta pioneer (cowboy) who was instrumental in forming the Alberta Wheat Pool and the United Farmers of Alberta. Wood is regarded as an influential individual in Canadian agricultural and farming history.

Academically, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), and the Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE), in addition to the full range of academic programs standard to the province. The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society. A unique option in the IB Programme that the school offers to students as an additional Group 3 subject is Philosophy 20/30 SL IB, which is made available bi-annually.

Henry Wise Wood has a music program that includes a symphonic band, jazz band, and choir.

On January 16th 2026, a 16 year old Henry Wise Wood student was stabbed at a bus stop near the vicinity of the school, and an 18 year old man, Brayden Cailou, was charged in relation to the incident.

Athletics programs

Henry Wise Wood is noted for its football team, having won several city championships over the years. The school also has many other sports teams, including soccer, badminton, swimming, basketball, volleyball, rugby, and track.

Wise Wood features number of athletics programs and teams which include:

Swimming
Cross Country Running
Curling
Football
Rugby
Soccer
Basketball
Badminton
Track and Field
Volleyball
Field Hockey

Notable alumni

Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
Pierre Poilievre (born 1979), Canadian member of Parliament, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition
Evan Williams (born 1985), actor (Blonde)
Samuel Carson (born 2002), football player

References

"Find a School | Schools | Calgary Board of Education".
"Calgary Board of Education - Schools and Areas".
"Gifted Schools - Calgary".
"Calgary police: Charges laid in targeted attack near SW Calgary high school: police".
(September 11, 2022). "Pierre Poilievre's landslide victory charts new course for Conservatives". The Globe and Mail.
(September 18, 2016). "Calgary actor Evan Williams having fun in the debauched court of King Louis XIV".
Radosevic, Martin. (September 26, 2024). "ULM’s Carson named Campbell Trophy semifinalist".

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