University Hill Secondary School

Infobox_Education_in_Canada
name= University Hill Secondary School


motto= No Stranger Among Us
streetaddress= 2896 Acadia Road
city= University Endowment Lands
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V6T 1S2
areacode= 604
phone= 713-8258
fax= 713-8257
email=
url= http://uhs.vsb.bc.ca/
schoolnumber= 3939024
schoolboard= School District 39 Vancouver
superintendent=Thomas Grant
trustee= Carol Gibson
affiliation=
principal= Mr. Mark Pearmain
viceprincipal= Dr. Emi Garzitto
councellors= Ms. Nancy Kartsonas - Grade 12, 8, Mr. Rod Lal - Grade 9 (A-L) and Ms. Mary Smith - Grade 11, 10, 9 (M-Z)
administrator=
custodian=
schooltype= Secondary school
grades= 8-12
language= English
area= University Endowment Lands
mascot= Hawk
teamname= Hawks
colours= Purple and Teal
founded= 1927
enrollment= 512 [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/F4CC82AB-7655-4240-B8BD-1C35CF67054A/0/ReadyRefcondensedversionrevisedjan.pdf Ready Reference March 2008] ]

University Hill Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Mission statement

University Hill School began as a kindergarten to grade 12 school in 1927 on the site of what is now known as University Hill Elementary School. The K-12 school remained on that site until 1954 when the secondary school split from the elementary school and was built on the existing site on Acadia Road. Both schools were run by its own unique school board from 1927 - 1971, by special UEL elections. In 1971, University Hill Secondary School joined the Vancouver School Board.

The school is situated next to Pacific Spirit Regional Park, which is a forest. University Hill’s school colours are purple and teal. There are two logos, one is historical, with UHS on a traditional shield; and the other is a stylized hawk symbolising an affinity with nature and a commitment to action. 2003 marked the 75th anniversary of University Hill Secondary School.

History

University Hill opened for classes in September 1927 at its original site, which is now University Hill Elementary School. It has been at its current location since 1955. [cite web|url=http://uhill-sec.vsb.bc.ca/about.shtml|title=U-Hill Website - About Us|accessdate=2006-09-22] The school is currently over capacity with almost 600 students in a building built for 325. The Vancouver School Board has proposed to renovate the nearby former NRC building into a state-of-the-art high school, and turn the current high school into a new elementary school.

Record

University Hill has been ranked as the Number 1 Public Secondary School in the province for nearly a decade.

University Hill is the only public school in the province to have received a 10.0 mark from the Fraser Institute. It has regularly tied for first in the past few years with B.C.'s top private schools in the Fraser Institute's Report Card. Fact|date=February 2007 [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=8d59d642-7207-4c71-8582-06a04f741ccf]

Notable alumni

*Gordon Campbell, Current Premier of British Columbia, attended University Hill Secondary but graduated from Point Grey Secondary.
*Michael Campbell, Vancouver Sun columnist
*Torben Rolfsen, HumouristFact|date=February 2007
*Pat Onstad , Canadian Soccer Goalie
*Haralds Jass, President & CEO, Superb Internet Corp.
*Melanie Tam, Canadian rap artist.

Athletics

University Hill offers a variety of sports to its students including volleyball, soccer, and basketball. In the fall, Junior and Senior Girls Volleyball is played in Vancouver Secondary Schools' leagues as well as Senior Boys' soccer. In the winter, basketball and table tennis are offered for both boys and girls. Boys' Volleyball, girls' soccer, and boys' and girls' tennis are offered in the spring. In addition, badminton is also offered throughout the year. All school teams are known as the U-Hill Hawks.In 1999-2000, The Hawks became provincial champions in swimming. Their team won by a landslide, setting several new records in both individual and relay events. All but one of the 9 records held by the U-Hill swim team are still standing. Ironically, there hasn't been a swim team since the Provincials in 2000.

Strategies Program

A service open to students in the GVRD for those with a learning disabilities. Courses are modified from the regular curriculum. Most student timetables are partially integrated with regular courses. [cite paper|author=University Hill Secondary|title=Course Calendar|accessdate=2006-09-22|url=http://uhill-sec.vsb.bc.ca/pdf/coursecalendar/2003crscal.pdf] ]

References

External links

* [http://uhill-sec.vsb.bc.ca University Hill Secondary (official site)]
* [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/default.htm Vancouver School Board]