Princess Margaret Secondary School (Surrey)

Princess Margaret Secondary

Address
12870 72 Avenue Surrey, British Columbia, V3W 2M9 Canada
Coordinates	49°07′54″N 122°51′57″W / 49.1318°N 122.8657°W / 49.1318; -122.8657Coordinates: 49°07′54″N 122°51′57″W / 49.1318°N 122.8657°W / 49.1318; -122.8657
Information
School type	Public, high school
School board	School District 36 Surrey
School number	3636246
Principal	Mr. Sarmento
Staff	98
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	1500 (September 2011)
Colour(s)	Black and Red
Team name	Lions
Website	www.sd36.bc.ca/pmarga/

Princess Margaret Secondary is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia and is part of School District 36 Surrey. The school is notable in Surrey for its sports programs. The goals of Princess Margaret Secondary include increasing reading comprehension and increasing numeracy skills in Grade 8 students.^[1] The Princess Margaret Secondary school is located only 2 street blocks east of the Surrey Campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The current building was completed in 1999; a previous smaller brick and mortar building served secondary students at the same site from the early 1960s until the summer of 1998 when it was demolished.

Gallery

The view of Princess Margaret Secondary's rear facade.
Princess Margaret Secondary's noticeboard.
Princess Margaret Secondary's soccer field.

History

The Princess Margaret Secondary School was named after Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the younger sister of Canadian Monarch Queen Elizabeth II.

Student Volunteer Work

Princess Margaret students volunteered again in 2011 with the installation of Christmas lights at St. Paul's Hospital for the 'Lights of Hope' campaign in Vancouver. The student volunteers are enrolled in the BCIT Electrical Program while in secondary school.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Notable alumni

Jazzy B (Jaswinder Singh Bains), Punjabi Singer
Lisa Brokop, country singer and actress

References

↑ "School Goals". Retrieved 19 October 2009.
↑ "Lights of Hope - BCIT Electrical students". CTV News. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
↑ "Students help light the Lights of Hope". BCIT Update Magazine. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
↑ "Lights of hope". Surrey North Delta Leader. 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-10.

Schools in Surrey and White Rock, British Columbia

Secondary schools	Clayton Heights Earl Marriott Elgin Park Enver Creek Fleetwood Park Frank Hurt Fraser Heights Guildford Park Johnston Heights Kwantlen Park L A Matheson Lord Tweedsmuir North Surrey Panorama Ridge Princess Margaret Queen Elizabeth Semiahmoo Sullivan Heights Tamanawis

Primary or elementary schools	List of all elementary schools

Private schools	Holy Cross Regional High School Pacific Academy Southridge School White Rock Christian Academy

Other schools	108th & King George Cloverdale Learning Centre Guildford Learning Centre Invergarry Learning Centre McDonald's Newton Learning Centre, North Surrey Learning Centre South Surrey White Rock Learning Centre Student Support Centre TREES Centre

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