Sir John A Macdonald Junior High School

Sir John A. Macdonald Junior High School (SJAM) is a Junior High School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1967 and named after the first prime minister of Canada Sir John Alexander Macdonald. The school has 4 core subjects: math, science, social studies and language arts. There are also many options students can choose from: food, fashion, art, industrial arts, guitar, band, drama, yearbook, French, communication technology and information processing.[1] This school has a total of 32 classrooms.

Sir John A. Macdonald
Address
6600 - 4 Street NW

Calgary
,
Alberta
,
T2K 1C2

Canada
Coordinates51.1115°N 114.0702°W / 51.1115; -114.0702
Information
School typePublic
MottoTogether we make a difference
Founded1966
School boardCalgary Board of Education
SuperintendentDavid Stevenson
Area trusteeLynn Ferguson
PrincipalLori Pritchard
Grades7-9
Enrollment642 (2015-2016)
LanguageEnglish
AreaArea II
Colour(s)Yellow and Black
MascotMustang
Websiteschools.cbe.ab.ca/b652/

Community

SJAM has a diverse community and is designated for several different areas of Calgary. Most of the school's events have a charitable component. The students of SJAM find that it is a great school in the terms of Teachers and Community, but found that it needed more funding for renovations.

Facilities

In 2000 the School facility evaluation project found that the buildings in the school were in need of major renovation.[2]

Health and nutrition

A school survey in 2001 revealed that the students were making their nutrition break into a healthy food break. The school proceeded to remove food with poor nutritional value and instituted "Fitness Weekdays" into their physical education program.[3] Starting in 2005 the school participated in a Calgary region health program for schools, designed to show the importance of proper diet and an active lifestyle to students.[4] The school even placed timers on their vending machines so that only healthy food was available during the mornings.[5][6]

The group "Action on Smoking and Health" visited the school in 2006 to warn the students about the dangers of smoking. There was concern about the visibility of tobacco displays for children, which they called Powerwall advertising.[7]

References
  1. School Profiles: Sir John A. Macdonald School Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. School Facility Evaluation Project
  3. ACHSC Newsletter Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine from The Alberta coalition for Healthy School Communities, Winter 2002
  4. Students thrive in some of Calgary's healthiest schools Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine by Michelle Schurman, Global Calgary
  5. Feed the Future: 2005 School Nutrition Advisory Coalition. Feeding The Future:School Nutrition Handbook p.9
  6. Radke, Andrea (2005-03-22). "Smart eating makes grade". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  7. "Powerwall" advertising of cigarettes targets teens Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine by Julia Johnston, CanWest News Service, April 23, 2006
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