Kitsilano Secondary School

Kitsilano Secondary School
Address
2550 West 10th Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia, V6K 2J6, Canada
Information
School number	03939006
School board	School District 39 Vancouver
Area trustee	Shirley M. Wong
Principal	Chris Atkinson
Vice principal	Germaine Tsui Allison Kerr
School type	Secondary School
Grades	8-12
Language	English, French
Motto	Fiat Lux Let There Be Light
Mascot	Demons
Team name	Blue Demons
Colours	Royal Blue and Gold
Founded	1927
Enrolment	1516 (September 2009)
Homepage	http://kitsilano.vsb.bc.ca/

Kitsilano Secondary School is a secondary school in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada. The school has several district programs including French immersion, on-site pre-employment. Advanced Placement courses are also offered.

Other

The students selected royal blue and gold as the school colours, based on those at Aberdeen University (the Alma Mater of one of their teachers); the first Latin classes chose "Fiat Lux" (Let there be light) as the school motto. The original school crest was designed by Mr. S. P. Judge, the first art teacher at Kitsilano, and although the crest has undergone some slight changes over the decades, it still proudly displays the colours and motto.

The school is particularly well-known for the numerous television and film productions which have been filmed on location. Most recently, Juno, Superbad and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" were shot at Kitsilano. The school also counts a number of former alumni who went on to careers in film and television, notably Ryan Reynolds and Joshua Jackson.

The school song "Hail Kitsilano" [1] was composed in 1936. Written bt Mr. Parfitt.

The main foyer is home to a portrait of Chief August Jack Khatsahlano, the school's namesake. The auditorium houses a Tanu totem pole, carved by Don Yeomans in 1986 in honour of Vancouver's centennial anniversary.

Kits Sports

In addition to its distinguished academic record, Kitsilano has been highly successful in a number of sports, most prominently, basketball, rugby and ice-hockey. It won provincial basketball championships in 1997, were the City and District Champions and went to the Provincial finals in 1977, and more recently the HSBC Vancouver basketball tournament in 2007. In 2008, the senior soccer team won the City and District Championships and reached the second place in the provincials. The cheerleading team was named the small senior varsity international champions at the Sea to Sky International Cheer & Dance Championships in 2010. The senior girls hockey team has met with Killarney in the city finals the past three years, winning it in 2008 and 2010. Kitsilanos "mascot" is the Blue Demon.

Notable alumni

• Tony Buzan, class of 1960, is the originator of mind mapping and coined the term mental literacy.
• Hayden Christensen, television/movie actor
• Severn Cullis-Suzuki, environmental activist, daughter of David Suzuki
• Scott Douglas, Canadian TV and movie actor
• Kathleen Heddle, Olympic rower, 3-time Gold medallist
• Joshua Jackson, television/movie actor
• Levon Kendall, professional basketball player, currently playing with Panionios BC (Greece)
• Fred Latremouille, class of 1963, well known Vancouver Broadcaster. Co-host of the Latremornings show on CKCL-FM with his wife Cathy
• David Y. H. Lui, Vancouver impresario and Member of the Order of Canada.
• Justin Mensah-Coker, professional rugby player, currently playing with Plymouth Albion RFC (UK)
• Roy Peterson, editorial cartoonist
• Ryan Reynolds, television/movie actor
• Mary Stewart (swimmer), class of 1963, World Record holder of 100m Butterfly 1:07.3 on 28 July 1962, member (inducted 1966) of BC Sports Hall of Fame
• "Jimmy" James Henry Whalen, WWII ace

External links

• Kitsilano Secondary School
• Vancouver School Board - Kitsilano