Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School

Address
41870 Western Rd – Route 2 Tignish , Prince Edward Island , C0B 1K0
Information
School type	Intermediate school
School board	Western School Board
School number	N/A
Principal	Mary Lee Doucette
Grades	7–9
Enrollment	500+
Language	English (select French courses available)
Affiliation	none
Website	http://www.edu.pe.ca/mecallaghan
Last updated: 28 March 2007

Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate School is an intermediate school providing education for 7^th to 9^th grade students in the Tignish, Alberton, St. Louis, and Miminegash areas of western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of the Western School Board of PEI, and in the 2006–2007 school year has a student population of approximately 500. The school is named after Merritt Edwin Callaghan, a former local resident.

History

In 1976, Merritt Callaghan School was built at the expense of discontinuing more localized intermediate education that was taking place at Tignish Intermediate, St. Edward Intermediate, Alberton Intermediate, and other schools. The decision was made to merge all of these former schools into one by then–Minister of Education, Bennett Campbell. Though some were against the initial change, many now feel it was an appropriate move.

Extracurricular activities

The school offers many sport activities, such as soccer, intramurals, and more. Holidays are celebrated in the school with activities such as the Christmas Prom, as well as Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day–related activities.

See also

• Westisle Composite High School
• Prince Edward Island
• Western School Board
• Alberton
• Tignish
• Ellerslie