Prince George Secondary School

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name= Prince George Secondary School


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streetaddress= 2901 Griffiths Ave
city= Prince George
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V2M 2S7
areacode= 250
phone= 562-6441
fax= 564-4085
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schoolnumber= 5757036
schoolboard= School District 57 Prince George
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principal= Mrs S Cairns
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staff= 77
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 8-12
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enrollment= 1284
enrollment_as_of= January 16, 2006

Prince George Secondary School is a public high school in Prince George, British Columbia part of School District 57 Prince George. It has been at its present campus since 1968.

Academic programmes

Notably, this school offers the International Baccalaureate programme. [ [http://www.ibo.org/graduates/stories/atruong.cfm "IB graduate profile - Annette Truong"] , International Baccalaureate Organization, "accessed 28 December 2007"]

Awards

For Grade 12 writers, the prize with the most prestige in the province may be the $1,500 first place award in University of British Columbia's Faculty of Arts essay contest. In 2000, out of 2,600 entries on the subject of "Justice", the winner was Prince George's Alayna van Leeuwen. [ [http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2000/00aug10/00aug10for.html " Justice: What every man deserves"] , University of British Columbia, "accessed 28 December 2007"]

Health and Safety

Unusually, 160 students are trained in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation each year. [ [http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2006HEALTH0071-001405.htm "CPR Program Launched In Prince George Secondary Schools"] , British Columbia Ministry of Health, November 20, 2006]

Abduction

A school bus taking students home was hijacked on 13 February 1990 with 13 students taken hostage. They were subsequently released unharmed. The three youths who carried out the hijacking were armed with sawed-off rifles. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB731B2ACFCD652&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "3 Teens Arrested In Abduction Of Bus With 13 Children Aboard"] , San Jose Mercury News, February 14, 1990] [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73C129E6DAA26&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Canadian Police Capture 3 Men Who Took Students Hostage"] , Lexington Herald-Leader, February 14, 1990]

Extracurricular activities

The school presented a production of Canterbury Tales, in December 2007, at the Vanier Hall. [ [http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107747&Itemid=562 "PGSS presents Canterbury Tales"] , Prince George Citizen, 10 December 2007]

Notable alumni

* Demetri Goritsas, actor with starring role in Gallipoli [ [http://www.onsayfa.com/forum/star/292216-demetri-goritsas.html "Demetri Goritsas"] , On Sayfa, 20 October 2006]

References

ee also

*Monarchy in British Columbia

External links

* [http://www.pgss.sd57.bc.ca/news.php School site]
* [http://www.sd57.bc.ca/Schools/Profiles/PGSS/ District site]