Rick Hansen Secondary School (Abbotsford)

Rick Hansen Secondary School
Address
31150 Blueridge Dr
Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2T 5R2
Canada
Coordinates 49°04′02″N 122°21′42″W / 49.0672°N 122.3617°W / 49.0672; -122.3617Coordinates: 49°04′02″N 122°21′42″W / 49.0672°N 122.3617°W / 49.0672; -122.3617
Information
School type Public, high school
Motto "Be The Best You Can Be"
School board School District 34 Abbotsford
Superintendent Kevin Godden
School number 3434052
Principal Dave deWit
Staff 72
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 806 (2011/2012)
Language English
Colour(s)
  • Navy Blue - Represents the person of Rick Hansen;
  • Metallic Gold - Represents value and worth purified by the “Fires of Adversity”;
  • White - Represents purity of purpose
Mascot St. Elmo
Team name Hurricanes
Website rickhansen.abbyschools.ca

Rick Hansen Secondary is a public high school in Abbotsford, British Columbia part of School District 34 Abbotsford.

Rick Hansen Secondary School (RHSS) is named after Rick Hansen, an athlete who won all-star awards in five sports when he was paralyzed at the age of 15 after being thrown from the back of a truck. He subsequently became a paraplegic athlete and activist for people with spinal cord injuries. This school is also sister school to Rick Hansen Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario (founded: 1999)

Athletics

The school has teams in football, rugby union, wrestling, ultimate frisbee, basketball, volleyball, track and field, cross country running and soccer.

  • 2017 Provincial AAA Sr. Boys Basketball Champions
  • 2004 AAA Football Provincial Champions
  • 2004 Provincial Boys Wrestling Champions
  • 2006 Provincial Boys Wrestling Champions
  • 2011 Provincial Boys Wrestling Champions
  • 2012 provincial Boys Wrestling Champions

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