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, communication technology and information processing.School Profiles: Sir John A. Macdonald School This school has a total of 32 classrooms.
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.School Facility Evaluation Project
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.ACHSC Newsletter from The Alberta coalition for Healthy School Communities, Winter 2002 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.Students thrive in some of Calgary's healthiest schools by Michelle Schurman, Global Calgary The school even placed timers on their vending machines so that only healthy food was available during the mornings.Feed the Future: 2005 School Nutrition Advisory Coalition. Feeding The Future:School Nutrition Handbook p.9
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."Powerwall" advertising of cigarettes targets teens by Julia Johnston, CanWest News Service, April 23, 2006
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External links Sir John A. Macdonald School