Terry Fox Secondary School
| Terry Fox Secondary School | |
| Address | |
| 1260 Riverwood Gate Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3B 7Z5, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | School District 43 Coquitlam |
| Principal | Heather Murphy |
| Vice principal | Ross Jacobsen, Glen Conley and J.J. Hyde |
| School type | Coeducational Public Secondary |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Language | English |
| Motto | "We Pursue Excellence" |
| Team name | Terry Fox Ravens |
| Colours | Black & Red |
| Founded | 1950's |
| Enrolment | ~2000 |
| Homepage | [1] |
Terry Fox Secondary School is a school with approx. 2,000 students in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. The original school was built on Wellington Street in the 1950s under the name "Port Coquitlam Senior Secondary" for grades 11 and 12. It was renamed Terry Fox Senior Secondary School after 1976 graduate Terry Fox. The "Senior" was dropped from the name after a restructuring by Coquitlam School District 43, when junior high schools were replaced by middle schools.
In 1999, to help deal with major overcrowding issues, the school was relocated to a new, larger building, several kilometres away on Riverwood Gate. However, the new building quickly became overcrowded as well, and is now home to over 18 portables. The School has respected athletic programs, namely in basketball and football, and is usually ranked in both sports.[1] It has produced many skilled athletes, including BC Lions slotback Bret Anderson, Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback Chris Szarka, Olympic Gold Medalist Rick Paige, Olympic Bronze Medalist Chris Rinke, race car driver Adrien Herberts and news anchor Lynn Colliar.
The old school on Wellington Street is currently owned by the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (SD No. 93) and houses a French school, École des Pionniers de Maillardville (for children with at least one French-speaking parent). The school is commonly referred to as the "Old Fox."
Terry Fox Secondary School is a neighbouring school of Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School with a 5 minute walk between the schools.
The Terry Fox football team has also taken part in an exchange with the football team from St. Mark Catholic High School (Ottawa) from Manotick, Ontario since 2009.
The Terry Fox Theatre, a privately-run operation, formerly run by the school itself, adjoins the north side of the school. Since Dan Tilsley took over the Drama Department in 2005, he has put on several musicals and plays including You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Footloose, Hair, The Wedding Singer and Jesus Christ Superstar which performed for sold-out audiences every night. Tilsley and his students have competed at the District Drama Festival, "MetFest" for the past 5 years, with plays such as Tough, Daddy's Home, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Of Mice and Men and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. For the first time in the school's history, Terry Fox Secondary became District Champions of "MetFest" with the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. On May 6, 2011, Tilsley and the cast and crew of Spelling Bee represented Terry Fox Secondary at the Sears British Columbia Drama Festival. Tilsley and the Cast won the most awards in the Province, including 'Best Actor in a Leading Role - Male': Riley Langford, 'Best Actor in a Leading Role - Female': Sarah Smith, 'Special Merit Award for Musical Virtuosity': Justin Lapena, and 'Best Ensemble/ Choreography': The Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
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[edit] Provincial championships
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Senior Boys AA Football |
| 1993 | Senior Boys AAA Basketball |
| 1994 | Senior Boys AAA Basketball |
| 2006 | Junior Boys AAA Football |
| 2006 | Senior Boys AAA Football |
| 2007 | Junior Boys AAA Football |
| 2008 | Senior Boys AAA Football |
| 2011 | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
[edit] Famous Terry Fox alumni
| Name | Grad Class | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| Bret Anderson | 1993 | Former BC Lions slot back |
| Sandy Beveridge | 1999 | Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats safety |
| Lynn Colliar | 1985 | Anchor of Global BC's Morning News |
| Terry Fox | 1976 | Ran the Marathon of Hope |
| Pia Guerra | 1990 | Comic book artist |
| Jamall Lee | 2005 | Ed Herberts award recipient, 2006 BCAA AAA Provincial All Star, Football Athlete of the Year, BC Lions Running Back |
| Rachel Marsden | 1992 | Political commentator, Columnist, CNN contributor, Fox News co-host |
| Dan Payne | 1984 | Canadian Football League offensive linesman and Olympic wrestler |
| Christopher Rinke | 1978 | Olympic wrestler. 1984 Bronze medalist in the Men's Freestyle Middleweight (82 kg) category |
| Steve Skroce | 1991 | Comic book and movie storyboard artist |
| Chris Szarka | 1993 | Former Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback |
| Ian Tracey | 1982 | Actor (Da Vinci's Inquest, Intelligence, Huckleberry Finn and His Friends) |
| Keanu Pires | 2009 | Actor (The Sandlot: Heading Home) |
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