Yale Secondary School

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name= Yale Secondary


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streetaddress= 34620 Old Yale Rd
city= Abbotsford
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V2S 7S6
areacode= 604
phone= 853-0778
fax= 854-3754
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schoolnumber= 3434038
schoolboard= School District 34 Abbotsford
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principal= Mr Glen Roger
viceprincipal= Mrs Linda Pollastretti
Mr Jay Pankratz
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staff= 64
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9-12
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enrollment= 1181
enrollment_as_of= 16 January 2006
lastupdate= March 29, 2006

Yale Secondary is a public high school in Abbotsford, British Columbia part of School District 34 Abbotsford. There are approximately 1200 full-time students in grades 9 through 12. The current principal is Glen Roger, who has been the principal since the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. He was previously the principal of Abbotsford Collegiate.

Yale is well-known for its academic programs, particularly in the sciences, especially chemistry. In 2006, 48 of 265 Yale graduates received provincial scholarships. This is a percentage of approximately 18.1%, well above the provincial average. As well, the average marks for provincial exams exceeded the provincial average in all areas.

Yale is also known for its Hockey Academy program, which combines on-ice training with academics. [www.yalehockeyacademy.com] Students in this program have to maintain a B average (73% cumulative) in order to qualify for this program. Several students have gone on to win scholarships as well as be drafted in the Western Hockey League. Yale is currently expanding its sport academy to include baseball and softball.

The school has an accelerated academic program including "honours" courses in the lower grades, leading to Advanced Placement courses in the senior year. Currently the school offers AP courses in English Literature, English Literature, French, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, Psychology, Studio Art (2-D and 3-D).

Since the 1990-1991 school year, a musical theatre course has been offered to students in all grades, and performances takes place sometime in February every year.

Previous and upcoming performances:
* The King and I (1991)
* My Fare Lady (1992)
* Oliver! (1993)
* The Sound of Music (1994)
* Annie (1995)
* The Wizard of Oz (1996)
* Grease (1997)
* Carousel (1998)
* Show Boat (1999)
* Fiddler on the Roof (2000)
* Peter Pan (2001)
* Oliver! (2002)
* South Pacific (2003)
* Wizard of Oz (RSC Version) (2004)
* Disney's Beauty and the Beast (2005)
* West Side Story (2006)
* Annie Get Your Gun (2007)
* Grease (2008)
* The Sound Of Music (Coming 2009)

Most students entering the school come from William A. Fraser Middle School, a public middle school for grades 6-8. Yale Secondary School and William A. Fraser Middle School are very near one another, with only a 400 metre gravel track separating the two. This track is shared by both schools.

There is also a fairly high number of international students, mostly from East Asian countries, especially South Korea and China.

=Athletics=

Yale has made the provincials in every sport played. The Sr. Girls Volleyball team took 3rd place at the AAAA Provincial with Sophie Schleaginweit off to Arizona State. Many thanks to Coach Grierson for his time. While, the Sr. Boys Volleyball team took 7th! under the coaching of Mrs. Burdeyny. The Jr. Boys Basketball team took 3rd, under Coaches Friesen and Klein, in the Jr. Tournaments while the Sr. Boys won the AAA Boys Basketball Provincials in Vancouver last March with Josh Kufske, Joel Friesen, and Jasper Moedt off to UFV and Caleb Klassen to Briercrest. Our wrestling team features the Provincial and National champ - Harry Purewal and up and coming Serena Kind. The Rugby players have done Yale proud with the Jr. Boys winning the AAA Fraser Valley Championship under Head Coach Ryan McWhinney while the Sr. Boys came 16th in the provincial tournament at UBC under Coach Primrose. In our first year of Girls Rugby, Coach Stewart and the girls did us proud taking us to the next level. Both the Jr. and Sr. Ultimate Team won their final "provincial" tournament.

References

External links

* [http://www.yalesecondary.com Yale Secondary School]
* [http://www.yalesecondarylibrary.com Yale Secondary Library]