Moscrop Secondary School

Moscrop Secondary
ROAR Respect Ownership Attitude Responsibility
Address
4433 Moscrop St Burnaby, British Columbia, V5G 2G3, Canada
Information
School number	4141011
School board	School District 41 Burnaby
Principal	Ms. V Lee
Vice principal	Mr. A Chin, Ms. A Sortome
Administrator	Ms. M. Longridge
Staff	103
School type	Public high school
Grades	8 to 12
Language	English, French
Colours	Black and Blue
Enrolment	~1500 (September 6, 2010)
Homepage	School Website

Moscrop Secondary School is a publicly operated secondary school in Burnaby, British Columbia. The school serves grades eight through twelve and currently has an enrolment of about 1,500 students. It is one of the two high schools in School District 41 to offer the French Immersion program.

History

Until 1998 Moscrop Secondary was a Junior High, with only grades eight to ten. In 1998 they incorporated grade 11, and 1999, grade 12. The school’s small physical building suffered from strains after expanding its capacity to grades 11 and 12 during and after this time. To accommodate the larger number of students, the building was renovated and an addition was added; notably, the improved science lab and the multi-purpose room. The upgrades took place between 2000 and 2003 and during this time students split their time between the main building and 36 Portable classrooms which were located on the upper field.

Information

The school's most popular events are Woodstock and Cornfest. Woodstock happens in spring and there are live performances from students, air hockey, and free watermelon (1 slice each). Cornfest happens in autumn and the student body receives half a piece of corn and watch as 5-10 fellow students play minor games most best of all is pull the frozen t-shirts where students must pull apart a frozen t-shirts by any means necessary. These events are often opportunities to leave class early.

The school has 3 vending machines and a 10 by 10 meter cafeteria. The pizza place across the street, with good health inspection records, has a booming business.^{[citation needed]}

There is no composting program at the school.

Moscrop Secondary is a high school which enrolls a population of 1500 student in grade 8 through grade 12 and is expected to grow in the coming years. The graduating class consists of approximately 300 students. Feeder schools involve Marlborough, Chaffey Burke, Inman and Cascade Heights.

Moscrop Secondary has an Advanced Placement (AP) program that lacks variety offering only eleven AP courses ranging from AP European History to AP Macroeconomics, as well as a unique French Immersion program.

Moscrop Secondary also offers a Career Preparation program whereby students go out on work experience for between 30–90 hours.Moscrop Secondary also offers students to go to other schools in the district to be involved with industry training programs (ACE-IT) that enable students to complete the first year theory exams and a portion of the on-the-job training requirements of an apprenticeship program.

Extra-curricular activities

The school is home to around 20 student clubs. Amongst them are Counterattack, Global Action Against Poverty, Business Council, Music Council,Debate, Best Buddies, Arts Council, and many others. The school also has a 5 page monthly student newspaper, Prowler.

In the past years, Moscrop students have also actively participated in the routine provincial and national science fairs, Canadian Mathematics Contests, and business competitions.

Notable alumni

• Karl Alzner, ice hockey player
• Ian James Corlett, writer and actor
• Dana Larsen, author, politician and marijuana activist
• Kenndal McArdle, ice hockey player

External links

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