Byrne Creek Secondary School

Byrne Creek Community School^[1]
HEART Honesty, Empathy, Achievement, Respect, Teamwork
Address
7777 18th St Burnaby, British Columbia, V3N 5E5 Canada
Coordinates	49°12′30″N 122°56′54″W / 49.208304°N 122.948296°W / 49.208304; -122.948296
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	2005
School board	School District 41 Burnaby
Area trustee	Ms. Baljinder Narang
School number	4141068
Administrator	Semester System (September-January February-June)
Principal	Mr. David Starr
Staff	105 (include secretaries and other employed members)^[2]
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	1,265 (Sept. 2009)
Language	English
Area	Edmonds
Colour(s)	Blue and Silver
Mascot	Bulldog
Team name	Bulldogs
Website	byrnecreek.sd41.bc.ca

Byrne Creek Secondary is a public high school in Burnaby, British Columbia part of School District 41 Burnaby.

Origin of the name

The area of Byrne Creek, for which the school is named, can be traced to Peter Byrne—who served as reeve (Mayor) from 1906 to 1910^[3] and which also is the name origin for Byrne Creek.

History

Byrne Creek officially opened in September 2005, being the youngest secondary school in the Burnaby School District. It was built to accommodate for the rising population in the city of Burnaby. Most students who attended schools close to Byrne Creek's vicinity transferred out of their schools to attend the closer institution.

Layout

The school is made up three 'wings'—A, B, and C—and three portables. The school consists of two gyms, several computer labs, one media arts lab, two science labs, a dance studio, a band rehearsing room, a library, an atrium, a centre for dialogue, and nearly 60 classrooms.

Events

One event that has become a tradition, despite the school's young age, is the Bulldog Bash, where all students celebrate the end of a successful school year. Another event that is held for three days after school is the VPA (Visual Performance Arts) show. This performance allows the dance and art classes to showcase their hard work in a span of three days. The school's Leo Club also organizes annual events such as the Midnight Vigil and the 30-Hour Famine where students are given the opportunity to stay overnight for a good cause.

Awards

In 2012, Byrne Creek was awarded the Whole Child Award^[4] by the international Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

References

↑ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
↑ Byrne Creek Community School Website. http://byrnecreek.sd41.bc.ca/contact/contact.htm.
↑ Byrne Creek Secondary School Burnaby School District 41
↑ Whole Child Award

External links

School Reports - Ministry of Education

Schools in Burnaby, British Columbia

Secondary schools	Alpha Burnaby Central Burnaby Mountain Burnaby North Burnaby South Byrne Creek Cariboo Hill Maples Moscrop Willingdon

Primary or elementary schools	Armstrong Aubrey Brantford Brentwood Park Buckingham Cameron Capitol Hill Cascade Heights Chaffey-Burke Clinton Confederation Park Douglas Road Edmonds Community Forest Grove Gilmore Community Gilpin Glenwood Holy Cross Elementary Inman Kitchener Lakeview Lochdale Community Lyndhurst École Marlborough Maywood Community Montecito Morley Nelson Parkcrest Rosser Seaforth Second Street Community South Slope Sperling Stoney Creek Community Stride Avenue Community Suncrest Taylor Park Twelfth University Highlands Westridge Windsor

Private schools	Carver Christian High School St. Thomas More Collegiate Youth Futures R3

Other schools	British Columbia Institute of Technology Simon Fraser University Burnaby College

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