Bathurst High School (New Brunswick)

Bathurst High School is an English-language secondary school located in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.School crestThe school crest is a black shield with red edging bearing the school's initials stylised across the central face of the shield, written in red, with a white line that follows the top contour above the initials, and a red maple leaf below the initials, bearing the Latin motto Pari Passu in white in a scroll-like space, in the base of the shield, and included within the unbroken red edging that marks the perimeter of the crest. The shield appears to get larger about halfway down, and the expansion is occupied by large, tapering red lines that occupy the expanded space.School mascotThe school mascot is The Phantom. Varsity sports teams are called the "Phantoms" or the "BHS Phantoms", and the typical image of the mascot is of a hooded person or ghost, usually faceless, bearing resemblance to the iconic "Grim Reaper" image, carrying a scythe. The origins of this mascot are not related to the "Grim Reaper", but rather the legend of the "Phantom Ship of the Bay of Chaleur", a longstanding legend in the Bathurst area that a ghost ship, or phantom ship, has been seen on fire floating in the local harbour throughout the city's history.School mottoThe unofficial school motto is the Latin phrase Pari Passu. Curiously, although this is not the "official" motto of the school, it is the most prominent and recognized motto by students and alumni and appears on the school crest. The origins and raison d'être of the motto appear to be lost, but it is probable that the context refers to the equality of all graduates, each with an equal share to the claim of a graduate of the school. "On equal footing" is the translation of the school crest.