Carson Graham Secondary School
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| Carson Graham World IB Secondary School[1] | |
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| Address | |
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2145 Jones Ave , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°19′44″N 123°04′57″W / 49.3288°N 123.0824°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1965 |
| School district | School District 44 North Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Mr. Mark Pearmain |
| Area trustee | Susan Skinner |
| School number | 4444036 |
| Principal | Rupi Samra-Gynane |
| Staff | 60 |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 1350 (September 10, 2016) |
| Colour(s) | White and Red |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Website | carsongraham |
Carson Graham Secondary is a public high school in the city of North Vancouver, British Columbia and part of School District 44 North Vancouver.[2]
History
[edit]The school opened September 15, 1965, and is named after Dr. Carson Graham. In 2009, Carson Graham only offered grades eleven and twelve because of the construction work being done. All of the grade eight, nine, and ten students were sent to Balmoral Secondary.
Academics
[edit]Carson Graham offers courses in a variety of subjects, including the humanities, sciences, language arts, business, fine arts and performing arts, engineering, leadership, and computer technology. Carson Graham is also an International Baccalaureate MYP and DP school.
Safe and Active School Travel Program
[edit]In 2016–2017 the school was the first North Vancouver secondary school to participate in the Safe and Active School Travel Program, an 18-month program looking at school and neighbourhood transportation modes, safety, and opportunities.[3]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Coco Love Alcorn, singer [4]
- Réal Andrews, actor, Class of 1981[5]
- Shane Bunting, rapper known as Madchild[6]
- Brent Charleton, former Australian National Basketball League player
- Paris Jackson, former CFL football player,
- Nina Kiri, actor
- Karen Magnussen, world figure skating champion[7]
- Gabor Maté, former Carson English teacher, writer and physician
- Jerome Pathon, former NFL player
- Gregor Robertson, former mayor of Vancouver
- Anthony Sedlak, winner of Food Network's Superstar Chef Challenge II
- Glen Suitor, former CFL football player and sports broadcaster for TSN
- April Telek, actress [8]
- Dominique Termansen, former CFL football player
- Rowan Wick, MLB pitcher in San Diego Padres organization
- Fred Winters, Olympian and professional volleyball player[9]
Athletics
[edit]The school has teams in football, rugby union, rowing, wrestling, volleyball, badminton, field hockey, ice hockey, basketball, swimming, mountain biking, ultimate frisbee, tennis and soccer.
Past championships include:
- Rugby
- Wrestling
- Football
- AAA Football Provincial Champions: 2001[13]
- AA Football Provincial Champions 2021, 2015
- A Football Provincial Champions 1993
- Soccer
- AAA Boys Soccer Provincial Champions: 2001
Soccer Provincial Champions : 1979–1980
- Field Hockey
- AAA Women's field hockey Provincial Champions: 2011
The school's football, rugby, soccer, and field hockey teams play at Confederation Park.
Every year, the Carson Graham Eagles football team play their rivals, the Handsworth Royals, in the Buchanan Bowl. The very first Buchanan Bowl was played in 1987 and is named after Mr. James Buchanan, a teacher and administrator who worked at both schools and died in 1986.[14]
See also
[edit]Balmoral Jr Secondary School - Balmoral campus of Carson Graham school
References
[edit]- ^ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book Archived July 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
- ^ "Home - North Vancouver School District". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ^ "Carson Graham Secondary". City of North Vancouver. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Dupuis, Jim (2006). "The Coco Love Alcorn Interview". !earshot.
- ^ "LinkedIn: Réal Andrews". Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ McCredie, Andrew (27 August 2012). "Swollen Members' Madchild riffs on the drug addiction that nearly killed him". The Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Karen Magnussen Foundation". Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-12-05. Karen Magnussen
- ^ "Pulse Profile". The North Shore News. 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Carson Graham grad leads Canada". Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ Boys Rugby Archived August 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine BC School Sports
- ^ [1] Carson Legacies
- ^ a b c Wrestling Archived August 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine BC School Sports
- ^ [2] Carson Legacies
- ^ Eagles snatch bowl win Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine "North Shore News 09/10/2008"
External links
[edit]School Reports - Ministry of Education