Holy Angels High School

Holy Angels was an all-girls high school located in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was founded in 1885 by the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame.^[1] They bestowed the school with the Latin motto: Angelis Suis Mandavit De Te meaning "He has entrusted you to the care of his angels".^[1]

Holy Angels High School was the only publicly funded all-girls school east of Montreal.^[2] It encompassed Grades 10 to 12 and serviced students from all over Cape Breton Island and beyond.^[1]

On Thursday, October 28, 2010, the Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board announced that it will close Holy Angels High School in June 2011, prompting 200 students to picket outside the board's offices.^[3] The school board leased the school from the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, which planned to sell the property in 2011.^[3] The school board said the Nova Scotia Department of Education could not afford to purchase the school from the order.^[4] The school closed in June 2011.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "About Holy Angels". Sydney, Nova Scotia: Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
^ MacDonald, Randy (2011-06-20). "Holy Angels graduation "bittersweet" as Sydney school sets to close". CTV News Atlantic. Halifax. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
^ ^a ^b "All-girls school in Sydney to close". CBC News. October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ McNeil, Greg (2012-04-02). "Former high school attracts history buffs and bargain hunters to sale". Cape Breton Post. Sydney, Nova Scotia. p. A1. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
^ Burke, David (2011-06-20). "Holy Angels Final Days" (Audio). CBC News. Sydney, Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

External links

Holy Angels High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
CBC Radio's Maritime Noon interviews on the school's last day, June 29, 2011. Starts at 43:35.

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[About_Holy_Angels-1] "About Holy Angels". Sydney, Nova Scotia: Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

[Last_Day_2011_CTV-2] MacDonald, Randy (2011-06-20). "Holy Angels graduation "bittersweet" as Sydney school sets to close". CTV News Atlantic. Halifax. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

[Closure_announced-3] "All-girls school in Sydney to close". CBC News. October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[Contents_Sale_2012-4] McNeil, Greg (2012-04-02). "Former high school attracts history buffs and bargain hunters to sale". Cape Breton Post. Sydney, Nova Scotia. p. A1. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

[final_Days-5] Burke, David (2011-06-20). "Holy Angels Final Days" (Audio). CBC News. Sydney, Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

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