Harry Ainlay Composite High School

Well, Harry Ainlay used to be a bomb shelter. It’s not pretty to look at.
They have pretty good security now though. It’s unfortunate that the reason they had to bring in high security measures is because of all the fighting and drugs that were taking place on school grounds. They’ve had to make quite a few changes and now they are pretty strict.
Cell phones are not allowed anywhere in the school. They must be out of sight and turned off when in the school. They also have a dress code that is as follows (taken from the Harry Ainlay website):
–clothing which covers the chest, back and midriff
–shirt/​top that touches the pants/​skirt at the hipline or waistline
–clothing which covers the undergarments at all times
–hats, caps or other headwear are not to be worn inside the school — unless for religious reasons
–clothing that does not display inappropriate symbols or graphic
I think it’s great that they have these things in place because when I went there, there was a lot of bad stuff going on day-​to-​day.
Because of the appearance and the volume of students (there are soooooo many) at Ainlay, it isn’t my first choice for high schools in Edmonton, but it’s OK.