Argyle Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Argyle Secondary school
motto= Carpe Diem
type= Public
street address= 1131 Frederick Road
city= North Vancouver
province= British Columbia
postal code= V7K 1J3
area code= 604
phone= 903 3300
fax= 903 3301
country= Canada
school board= School District 44 North Vancouver
superintendent= Bryn Roberts
principal= Olga Woodland
assistant_principals= Peter Therrien / Nancy Shmeeal
grades= 8-12
enrollment_as_of= as of 2007/2008 school year
enrollment= circa 1 624


image size= 120px
motto_translation= Seize the day
website= [http://www.nvsd44.bc.ca/SchoolSites/Argyle.aspx Argyle Secondary School]
school_board= North Vancouver School District
religious_affiliation= None

Argyle Secondary School is a secondary school located in Lynn Valley. It offers both English and French immersion programs. Argyle is currently 33% over capacity (the facilities were intended for use by only 1200 students and are currently being used by over 1600 students), and frequently turns away non-French-immersion students from beyond its catchment area.Fact|date=February 2007

Academics

Argyle offers French in an immersion environment. It also offers Spanish and German as classes of study. Argyle's school culture is less focused on academics than it is on its sports, band, and french immersion programs. Not surprisingly, many administrators and counselors are former physical education teachers (such as the current principal).

ports

Argyle is noted for its basketball, rugby, cross country, and soccer teams. The girls' soccer team had at one point won the provincial championships 5 years in a row. The X-country running has also been very successful, receiving their 5th North Shore Championship in a row; winning 3 of the 4 race categories. Moreover, Argyle also is the first school in the province to begin a cross-country mountain bike racing league.Fact|date=February 2007. Argyle also has a cheerleading team that is slowly gaining recognition for placing well in Sea to Sky Nationals as well as coming in 1st in their division in Six Flags in Texas in 2006.

Music

Over 60% of the student population participates in some form of musical activity within the school.Fact|date=February 2008 Argyle's senior band and choir travel the world performing concerts and participating in festivals. The bands and choirs have performed in Vernon, Banff, Florida, New Orleans, Hawaii, Cuba and Europe.

Theatre

Argyle offers theatre programs such as acting, directing, and stagecraft. All theatre classes and most performances are in the James Buchanan Theatre. Performance areas such as lights, directing, and costumes are usually run by students.

Famous Students

A few of the famous students who have attended Argyle Secondary School include actor Jason Priestley, actress Rachel Cronin, National Arts Centre Orchestra musician Emily Smethurst, professional ice hockey players Paul Kariya and Brett Hull, singer Bryan Adams, and singer Trevor Guthrie of Soul Decision. [ [http://www.macleans.ca/education/universities/article.jsp?content=20040823_86691_86691 Classrooms of Creativity | Macleans.ca - Education - Universities ] at www.macleans.ca] Paul Kariya's father, Tetsuhiko Kariya, was a mathematics teacher at the school for many years and a noted Rugby player.

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