Sands Secondary School
| Sands Secondary School[1] | |
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10840 82 Avenue , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°09′06″N 122°55′21″W / 49.151650°N 122.922437°W |
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| School type | Public, High School |
| Founded | 1974 |
| School board | School District 37 Delta |
| School number | 3737038 |
| Principal | A. Akune |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 785 (30 September 2016) |
| Language | English |
| Area | North Delta |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Green |
| Mascot | Scorpion |
| Team name | Scorpions |
| Feeder schools | Brooke Elementary, Gray Elementary, Hellings Elementary |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: June 27, 2008 | |
Sands Secondary is a public high school in Delta, British Columbia part of School District 37 Delta.
Academics
Sands Secondary was formerly Sands Junior Secondary with Grades 8-10 until 2005. With the reconfiguration of three other high schools in North Delta (Delview, Burnsview, and North Delta), Sands Secondary became an 8-12 school. It graduated its first Grade 12 class in June 2006.
Athletics
Sands has several sports teams, including junior and senior level Volleyball and Basketball teams. In 2009-2010, the Senior Boys Soccer team won the AAA provincials. In 2007-2008, 2009-2010, Sands won the Fraser Valley Badminton Championships. The school also has a Field Hockey team and as of September 2010, features an Ice Hockey team.
System
Sands Secondary runs on a linear system like other Canadian high schools. It is based on 8 courses separated into four days. For example, if Monday is a day 1 then Tuesday would have to be a day 2. Each day contains 4 blocks numbered ABCDEFGH. Day 1 contains A B C D block, while day 2 contains E F G H. Day 3 contains B A D C block. Day 4 contains F E H G block. Between B and C block there is a 45 min lunch break, as well as F and G block.
Notes
- ^ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
External links
School Reports - Ministry of Education
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Another frontal view of Sands Secondary -
Sands Secondary bounds Mackie Park and adjacent baseball field -
Sands Secondary's school noticeboard
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