Sands Secondary School

Sands Secondary School^[1]
Sands Secondary School
Address
	10840 82 Avenue; Delta, British Columbia, V4C 2B3; Canada
Coordinates	49°09′06″N 122°55′21″W / 49.151650°N 122.922437°W
Information
School type	Public, High School
Founded	1975
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
Website	www.deltasd.bc.ca/sa/
	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 Archived 2006-07-12 at the Wayback Machine." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.

External links

School Reports - Ministry of Education

Another frontal view of Sands Secondary
Sands Secondary bounds Mackie Park and adjacent baseball field
Sands Secondary's school noticeboard

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[1] "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book Archived 2006-07-12 at the Wayback Machine." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.

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