accessibility. The Deaf students are placed in classrooms among hearing students with an interpreter who facilitates information using American Sign Language. Alberta Ballet students Students from across the city who attend The School of Alberta Ballet attend QEHS. Queen Elizabeth makes special accommodations for the students. Even though the Alberta Ballet, not QEHS, actually provides the dance instruction, that instruction can be used to earn credits towards a high school diploma. QEHS is one of just two schools in the city with this special relationship, the other being Bishop Carroll High. Student body Mascot The school's mascot is a knight. A student is usually at pep rally events in the school wearing a suit of armor. Knight's Fest Every year the student leadership class hosts an event known as "Knights Fest" where students have a half day, and are able to enjoy activities such as bouncy castles and other various carnival themed activities, and there are stands where students can buy candy and knights themed merchandise. Live bands perform, notable past performers include Michael Bernard Fitzgerald and The Static Shift. Notable alumni Rob Anders – Conservative MP Jay Beagle – NHL player Rosalind Groenewoud – freeskier Nancy Huston – novelist and essayist Naheed Nenshi – the 36th Mayor of Calgary Sheilagh Ogilvie – Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge Ken Read - Olympic alpine skier; International sport leader Ted Stenson, film director whose 2020 film Events Transpiring Before, During and After a High School Basketball Game was filmed at Queen Elizabeth High School in 2019 References External links Official School Website High schools in Calgary Middle schools in Calgary Educational institutions established in 1910 1910 establishments in Alberta