Dartmouth High School is a Canadian public high school located in the Brightwood neighbourhood of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Encompassing grades 9 through 12, Dartmouth High School has always had a wide variety of courses, ethnic groups, and options for students. Along with English, the school also offers the French immersion program. Dartmouth High overlooks the Halifax Harbour, which can be seen from about one sixth of the rooms in the building. Staff During the 2005–2006 school year, Dartmouth High School has had a teaching staff of roughly 60, with about 12 support staff. Due to changes in the teacher pension plan in Nova Scotia, 19 retired in 2006. The school's former principal, Phil Legere, was honoured with the SAA "Distinguished Principal's Award" in 2005. He retired in 2008. The principal is now Eartha Monard. The Arts In 2001, 2003 and 2006, the school's concert band went to Cuba to help promote music and perform in the country. The concert band usually goes on lengthy and distant trips each year, though in 2007, they went on a smaller scale trip to Cape Breton for the Cape Breton Music Festival, and did not go anywhere in 2009, instead taking part in an Arts night, sponsored by the HRSB. In 2008 the band visited several European countries including Austria and the Czech Republic, and played in the Atlantic Music Festival. The band went to Boston in 2010. The School also has a Choral Group, Jazz Band, Ska Ensemble, and other smaller scale ensembles. A Battle of the Bands is held regularly in support of the Music Department. The drama department stages a large scale production each year, usually in conjunction with the school's band or the Halifax Regional Arts, a division of the Halifax Regional Center For Education. Stage productions 2019: Elf the Musical 2018: Romeo and Juliet 2018: Seussical2017: Julius Caesar 2017: Urinetown 2016: Makeup, Tights, and Everything Nice (original musical) 2011: A Christmas Carol 2010: Little Shop of Horrors (musical)2009: Once Upon a Mattress2008: Sweeney Todd2007: West Side Story2006: Othello2005: Ducktails and Bobbysocks2004: The Flies2003: Hotel Paradiso2002: The Importance of Being Earnest1998: The Girl Who Wasn't Blue1997: Hollywood Hotel1996: Cats1995: The Baltimore Waltz'' Athletics Rivalry Dartmouth High School has competitive teams in all the major high school sports. The Spartans excel most often in cross country and track and field where they have won many Metro banners. The Spartans have