Burnaby South Secondary School
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Burnaby South Secondary is a public high school in Burnaby, British Columbia
. It is one of the eight high schools within School District 41 Burnaby
. Burnaby South currently contains approximately 1700 students.
Developed as a Year 2000 school the building incorporated a significant amount of technology, including monitors in all the halls and classrooms in place of PAs and a card swipe attendance system.
A unique morning broadcasting class exclusive to Burnaby South named Television Production (TVP) delivers the morning announcements every day in the form of a news report called RATV, which stands for Rebels Alliance Television. Partner to the Television Production program is the Broadcast Communications class (BCOMM) where students create short movies and series that are aired during lunch time.
The site also hosts the BC School for the Deaf that was previously known as the Jericho School for the Deaf when it was located in Vancouver
.
The school opened in 1922 and the BC School for the Deaf was moved to the site in 1995.
Facilities include:
- Two tournament sized gymnasiums, a fitness/dance room, a weight room, a wrestling room, and a large indoor running track encircling the physical education facility.
- A professional 600 seat community theatre, called The Michael J. Fox Theatre.
- Lab facilities in science, home economics, art, drama, business education, and technology education.
- Southpoint, the school store run by Marketing students. It offers a number of items for sale including school supplies, Burnaby South designer clothing, drinks and snacks.
Sports teams are available from grades 8-12 for basketball, wrestling, swimming, golf, soccer, rugby, volleyball, badminton, tennis and dragon boating.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It is one of the eight high schools within School District 41 Burnaby
School District 41 Burnaby
School District 41 Burnaby is a school district in British Columbia. The district serves the Municipality of Burnaby immediately east of Vancouver. A board of seven trustees manages this district. This elementary school has a population of around 1012 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7....
. Burnaby South currently contains approximately 1700 students.
Developed as a Year 2000 school the building incorporated a significant amount of technology, including monitors in all the halls and classrooms in place of PAs and a card swipe attendance system.
A unique morning broadcasting class exclusive to Burnaby South named Television Production (TVP) delivers the morning announcements every day in the form of a news report called RATV, which stands for Rebels Alliance Television. Partner to the Television Production program is the Broadcast Communications class (BCOMM) where students create short movies and series that are aired during lunch time.
The site also hosts the BC School for the Deaf that was previously known as the Jericho School for the Deaf when it was located in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
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The school opened in 1922 and the BC School for the Deaf was moved to the site in 1995.
Facilities include:
- Two tournament sized gymnasiums, a fitness/dance room, a weight room, a wrestling room, and a large indoor running track encircling the physical education facility.
- A professional 600 seat community theatre, called The Michael J. Fox Theatre.
- Lab facilities in science, home economics, art, drama, business education, and technology education.
- Southpoint, the school store run by Marketing students. It offers a number of items for sale including school supplies, Burnaby South designer clothing, drinks and snacks.
Sports teams are available from grades 8-12 for basketball, wrestling, swimming, golf, soccer, rugby, volleyball, badminton, tennis and dragon boating.