- Maple Ridge Secondary School
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Maple Ridge Secondary[1] Address 21911 122 Ave
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, V2X 3X2, CanadaInformation School number 4242001 School board School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Principal Mr P Richardson Vice principal Mr Bikic, Mr Raible, Mr Cunnings Staff 97 School type Public high school Grades 8-12 Mascot Ram Team name Ramblers Colours Red, white Enrolment 1693 (January 16, 2006) Homepage http://www.mapleridgesecondary.ca/ Maple Ridge Secondary is a public high school in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, part of School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.
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Academics
Maple Ridge Secondary offers academic courses as part of the Advanced Placement (AP) program, although only the English Language & Composition and English Literature & Composition courses have been taught. It was ranked 201st in the Fraser Institute annual ranking of schools in 2004/05. MRSS also offers an Outreach program.[2]
Athletics
MRSS sports teams include badminton, basketball, wrestling, mountain biking, cheerleading, field hockey, curling, swimming, soccer, rugby, cross country, track and field, volleyball and water polo. The school's debate team emerged in late 2009.
Arts
MRSS is known within its school district and the province of British Columbia for its Digital Art Academy, which offers students classes in the digital arts. These include creating:
- art with Photoshop,
- websites,
- sound effects and music,
- short films,
- poster art and cartoon-art with Illustrator and Photoshop,
- programming games using Adobe Director and Flash. [3] MRSS is the only school in School District 42 to offer a certificate of membership to a Digital Art Academy.
Notable alumni
- Robert Mundell, 1949. (http://www.columbia.edu/~ram15/)
- Tyler Labine, actor 1996.
- Andrew Ladd, NHL player 2004.
References
- ^ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
- ^ "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition." Fraser Institute. April 2006.
- ^ http://www.mapleridgesecondary.ca/digital_art.html
External links
School Reports - Ministry of Education
Categories:- High schools in British Columbia
- Maple Ridge, British Columbia
- British Columbia school stubs
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