Burnaby Central Secondary School
Burnaby Central Secondary School is a public high school in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is located across from Burnaby city hall and is adjacent to Deer Lake Park. Burnaby Central is a part of Burnaby School District 41. As of 2015, there are more than 1,400 students attending the school.[2]
| Burnaby Central Secondary School | |
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 The main entrance of Burnaby Central Secondary in Burnaby, BC. | |
| Address | |
6011 Deer Lake Parkway , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°14′38.3″N 122°58′30.5″W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Quorum Pars Sum (Of which I am a part) |
| Founded | 1958 |
| School board | School District 41 Burnaby |
| School number | 4141001 |
| Principal | Dianne Carr |
| Staff | 85 |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,437[1] (2015) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black, White, Red and Gold |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Website | central |
This new school building was constructed where the previous school's outdoor field was located. Construction began on a seismically sound school building in 2009 due to the Seismic Mitigation Program (SMP), a seismic upgrading program[3]. Burnaby Central Secondary School's new campus opened in September 2011.
Notable alumni
- Sam Adekugbe, soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Bryce Alderson, soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Glenn Anderson, ice hockey player
- Marco Carducci, soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Caleb Clarke, soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Roger Cross, actor
- Rob Feenie, Iron Chef winner and restaurateur
- Ben Fisk, soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Michael J. Fox, actor, activist, dropped out of school
- Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), professional ice hockey player
- Farhan Lalji, TSN TV reporter
- Patrick Lussier, film director
- Kenndal McArdle, ice hockey player
- Dave Steen, decathlete, Order of Canada recipient (first Canadian to score 8,000 points)
- Adam Straith, soccer player
- Russell Teibert, soccer player for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Dale Walters, retired Olympic boxer
References
- "Burnaby Central Secondary". Burnaby Board of Education, School District 41. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- "Burnaby Central Secondary". Burnaby Board of Education, School District 41. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/administration/capital/seismic-mitigation. Missing or empty
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