Rothesay Park School

Public school in Rothesay, NB, Canada

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Rothesay Park School is a middle school situated in Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada. The school serves about 300 students in grades 6 to 8. It was previously a part of New Brunswick School District 06.

History

The school was founded in the late 19th century. It moved into a purpose brick built building, the first in the area, in 1915 when it was known as Rothesay Consolidated School and educated in grades 1–12. After the opening of a new high school in the 1950s it was renamed as Rothesay Elementary School and restricted to grades 1–6. However this school closed in 1975 and a new Rothesay Elementary School opened nearby. Community pressure resisted the demolition of the building which re-opened in 1977 as Rothesay Park Elementary School. A further reorganisation occurred in 1997 when it became a grade 6-8 middle school, now called Rothesay Park School.^[1]

Recognition

Heritage Canada recognized the re-opening project with a Regional Award of Honour for Heritage Preservation in 1997.^[1] During the 2005–2006 school year it was voted, by Today's Parent Magazine, one of the top 100 schools in Canada.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "A Brief History of Rothesay Park School". Rothesay Park School. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
^ "Today's Parent Top 40 Schools. The school fitness trainer, Scott Geiki has since carried the schools sports teams to win provincial banners making the school a worthy opponent to other NB middle schools". Todaysparent.com. August 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2008.