Hammarskjold High School is a public high school located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of roughly 850 students. It is named after Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld. The principal of Hammarskjold High School is Derek DiBlasio and the vice-principal is Donna Flasza. History Hammarskjold High School was constructed in 1962 in response to rapidly increasing enrollment at the former City of Port Arthur's other public high schools (Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, Hillcrest High School, and Lakeview High School). The school was given its name through a student referendum. Hammarskjold accepted students in fall 1962 with only the two story classroom wing completed. The first student assembly at Christmas had male students sitting on the gym floor while the girls sat on the steel chairs, as the bleachers were not completed yet. The official opening was on May 22, 1963. Hammarskjold High School has undergone numerous renovations and expansions throughout its history. The most recent expansion, in the early 1990s, saw the addition of a library and music room in the school's former technology wing. Several technology classrooms have been converted to academic classrooms along with the school's increasing emphasis on academics over vocations. In terms of athletics they have one of the city's most successful football programs, recently winning the 2008 SSSAA Football Championship. Location Hammarskjold High School's campus is located next to St. Pius X School of the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board. Facilities include: Gymnasium Computer Labs Full-sized kitchens Lecture Theatre Library Garden Theatre/Dramatic Arts Room 2 Art Rooms 2 Music Rooms Football field 4 half-sized tennis courts Multipurpose field Academic programs Hammarskjold offers a curriculum that includes Advanced Placement, French immersion, vocational, and college preparation courses. French Immersion Program Hammarskjold High School is the only secondary school within the Lakehead District School Board that offers the French immersion program. The four year program includes classes in geography, physical education, civics and careers, Canadian history, food and nutrition, cooperative education, food and culture, and anthropology. Hammarskjold High School is one of the Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) accredited evaluation centres in the city where grade 12 French immersion, or grade 12 core French students can take the internationally-recognized language examination. Often, core French students from Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute and Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute travel to Hammarskjold to write the DELF examination each school year. Fine Arts Hammarskjold High School Music Department