- Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School
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Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School Address 419 East 24th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5V 2A2, CanadaInformation School board Vancouver School Board: School District 39 Superintendent S. Cardwell Area trustee A. Wong Principal M. Jensen Vice principal T. McGeer School type Secondary school Grades 8-12 Language English Motto Perseverantia Valemus
Through perseverance we prosper; Become worthwhile and worthyMascot Charlie the Tiger Team name Tigers Colours Scarlet and Gold Enrolment ~1000 Homepage http://tupper.vsb.bc.ca/ Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School, located in central Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is named after Sir Charles Tupper, the Prime Minister of Canada from May 1, 1896 to July 8, 1896.
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History
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School was established in 1959, starting with grades 7, 8, and 9. Grades 10, 11, and 12 were eventually included and grade 7 removed (secondary school in Vancouver most commonly starts in the 8th grade, with elementary school covering kindergarten to grade 7). Tupper currently has a student population of approximately one thousand. It recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary on September 29, 2009 with hosts Friends of Tupper Fund.
Family of schools
Feeder elementary schools of Sir Charles Tupper Secondary include:
- David Livingstone Elementary School
- Florence Nightingale Elementary School
- General Brock Elementary School
- Sir Richard McBride Elementary School
- Charles Dickens Elementary School
- Charles Dickens Annex
- Sir Richard McBride Annex
- General Wolfe Elementary School
Athletics
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School is known for its outstanding athletic achievements. In 2009-2010, the school's Wrestling, Bantam Boys Basketball, Bantam Boys Volleyball team, and most notably the Senior Boys Basketball (who ended Kitsilano Secondary school's 8 year streak) were Vancouver City Champions for the VSSAA (Vancouver Secondary Schools' Athletic Association) League. There have been many notable accomplishments at the provincial level, as well as various past successes in sports over the years.
The school offers a wide variety of sports throughout the school year, including volleyball, rugby, and badminton in the fall, basketball and wrestling in the winter, and rugby, soccer, volleyball, softball, tennis, track and field, and ultimate frisbee in the spring/summer season.
Notable Alumini
- Jim Chu - Chinese Canadian Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police.
- Mi-Jung Lee - Korean Canadian television personality, currently an anchor and producer at CTV British Columbia.
- Dave McKay - former Major League Baseball player, current coach with the St. Louis Cardinals
- Derek Corrigan - Mayor of the City of Burnaby
- Shanel Pratap - Sports Anchor at GlobalBC
Timetable
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School operates on a linear timetable on a Day 1 / Day 2 rotation, from September to June. Each day has three (3) blocks of 1 hour and 15 minutes of instruction in each block, and one (1) blocks of 1 hour and 17 minutes of instruction. The blocks rotate four times a year.
Vancouver Learning Network
The Vancouver Learning Network occupy Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School's facilities during the summer holdays.
External links
- Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School's Website
- Vancouver School Board - Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School
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