- R. E. Mountain Secondary School
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R E Mountain Secondary School "Our class is the world; our students are world-class."
Address 7755 202A Street
Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1W4, CanadaInformation School number 3535041 School board School District 35 Langley Principal Mr. M. Ghobrial Vice principal Mr. M. Palichuk, Mr. J. Pusic Staff 53 School type Public high school Grades 8-12 Language English, French, Mandarin, American Sign language Area North Langley Mascot Eagle Team name Eagles Colours Blue, Black, and White Founded 1972 Enrolment 1100 (Sept, 2010) Homepage http://www2.sd35.bc.ca/mss/ R E Mountain Secondary is a public high school in northern Langley, British Columbia and is a part of School District 35 Langley.
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International Baccalaureate Program
R.E. Mountain Secondary offers the International Baccalaureate program, a university preparation program for Grade 11 and 12 students, and is currently the only school in Langley to offer the program.
The following IB courses are offered:
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- English
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- French
- Mandarin
- Self taught second language (any language)
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- History
- Geography
- Psychology
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- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
<Group 5>
- Mathematics Methods
- Computing science
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- Theatre Arts
- Visual Arts
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
Deaf and Hard Of Hearing Program
R. E. Mountain houses the Langley school district's Deaf and Hard of Hearing program. American Sign Language is also offered as a second language course towards graduation.
Fine arts
Mountain Secondary delivers extensive IB and non-IB programs in the Arts, Music, and Drama. The school currently offers varied levels of competitive and non-competitive choirs, bands, and ensembles. The school's drama program “A Class-Act” Theatre Company provides an extensive environment for students involved in acting, through auditions.
Athletics
Mountain has a committed Athletics program that focuses primarily on soccer, basketball,and volleyball. The Langley Events Centre is adjacent to the school, providing facilities for extension of the school athletics. A 'Strength and Conditioning' program broadens the athletic focus to include year-round attention to non-sport specific training.
The current athletics department includes a much wider selection including rugby, badminton, ice-hockey, cross country and track & field.
R.E. Mountain's first 'moment of glory' in B.C. High School Sports came in the spring of 1981, when its Rugby program won the B.C. High School Rugby Championship with a 9-0 defeat of North Kamloops in the final game.
Competition/Contest Winners
- "SFU ChicTech Competition" - 1st Place - Moutain Filliez (2006)
- "Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Contest" BC/Yukon Senior Color Poster 2nd Place - Byeong Sung Lee (2009)
- "Annual BC Skills Competition (Baking)" Gold - Caitlin Mayo (2009)
- "Annual BC Skills Competition(Carpentry)" Gold - Mitchell Villebrun (2010)
- "Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Contest" BC/Yukon Senior Black and White Poster 1st Place - Sienna Cho (2011)
- "The Fountainhead Essay Contest" 2nd Place - Nicolas Noble (2011)
Notable Alumni
Lights, musician
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R.E. Mountain's electronic noticeboard
External links
Secondary schools Aldergrove · Brookswood · D. W. Poppy · Langley Fine Arts · Langley Fundamental · Langley · R. E. Mountain · Walnut Grove
Middle or junior high schools Betty Gilbert · H. D. Stafford · Langley Fundamental Middle SchoolPrimary or elementary schools Other schools
Coordinates: 49°08′38″N 122°39′44″W / 49.1439°N 122.6621°WCategories:- High schools in British Columbia
- International Baccalaureate schools in British Columbia
- School District 35 Langley
- Schools for the deaf in Canada
- British Columbia school stubs
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