Terry Fox Secondary School
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| 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 Jaconsen, Glen Conley and JJ Hyde |
| School type | Coeducational Public Secondary |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Motto | "We Pursue Excellence" Terry Fox Secondary strives to create a challenging environment which fosters respect, courtesy, and enthusiasm for learning. |
| Homepage | Terry Fox Secondary |
Terry Fox Secondary School is a school with 2,000 students located in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. The original school was built on Wellington Street in the 1950s under the name of 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.
Terry Fox Senior Secondary enjoys a celebrated history of staging popular spring musicals and dramas, an apex of sorts occurred during the tenures of directors Ed Harrington and David Secunda (and musical director Wayne Sawyer). The theatre program produced such artists as acclaimed actor Michelle Monteith and movie director / writer Richard Bell.
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).
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 Theatre, a privately-run operation, adjoins the north side of the school.
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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 |
[edit] Famous Terry Fox Alumni
| Name | Grad Class | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Bret | N/A | BC Lions football slotback |
| Beveridge, Sandy | 1999 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats football safety |
| Cox, Judy | N/A | BC High Jump 2008 Olympics |
| Cyganiak, Marcus | 2007 | Writer for TNA Wrestling on pay-per-view and Spike TV |
| Kudaba, Andre | 2007 | 2008 Olympic Canadian Water Polo Team Member |
| Lee, Jamall | N/A | Ed Herberts award recipient, 2006 BCAA AAA Provincial All Star, Football Athlete of the Year, BC Lions Running Back |
| Marsden, Rechel | 1992 | Political commentator, Columnist, CNN contributor, Fox News co-host. |
| Swartz, Shawn | 2007 | BC High Jump champion and record holder (2'11) |
| Wallis, Kyle | N/A | New York Times' Stocks columnist |
| Cheng, Abraham | 2010 | Asian Weekly Stocks columnist |
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