Steveston-London Secondary School

Steveston-London Secondary
Address
6600 Williams Road Richmond, British Columbia, V7E 1K5 Canada
Coordinates	49°08′20″N 123°08′57″W / 49.13889°N 123.14917°W / 49.13889; -123.14917
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	2007
School board	School District 38 Richmond
Superintendent	Monica Palmer
School number	03838045
Principal	Carol-Lyn Sakata
Staff	72
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	1147 (September 2013)
Colour(s)
Mascot	Shark
Team name	SLSS Sharks
Public transit access	C93, 402, 407
Website	slss.sd38.bc.ca

Steveston-London Secondary School (SLSS) is a public high school in Richmond, British Columbia for pupils grades 8-12. Steveston-London Secondary follows the semester course system.

Origin

Before the establishment of Steveston-London Secondary School, Steveston Secondary School and Charles E. London Secondary School were two high schools close together. However, both schools were merged into one because of declining enrollment. The name "Steveston-London Secondary School" was chosen on June 14, 2006 as decided in a student vote from both schools.

Steveston-London Secondary School occupies the same building as Charles E. London Secondary School had, with a new 19 million dollars addition. The new addition consists of a second floor science wing as well as 9 classrooms and 2 laboratories. Other additions include a library, theater, music room, and an additional gymnasium and counseling area. Many classrooms, such as Charles E. London's former gymnasium, have been renovated. The building where Steveston Secondary School was located is being demolished for a new development, as of 2015.

Hours

School hours are from →8:20 a.m. to 2:55 p.m←. The first class of the day begins at 8:25 a.m. Each school day consists of three 79-minute periods and one 81-minute period with a 13-minute recess break in between periods. Lunch break is after the first three classes of the day and runs from 12:50 to 1:30.

Feeder schools

Steveston-London Secondary School is a public school available for students that are in grade 8-12. Its current feeder schools are Blundell Elementary, Errington Elementary, Maple Lane Elementary, James McKinney Elementary, Westwind Elementary and Jessie Wowk Elementary. Also, many students from other elementary schools choose to attend Steveston-London because of its proximity to their place of residence.

Academic enrichment opportunities

At Steveston London, it is recognized that students learn in a variety of ways as well as at different rates. Therefore, enrichment opportunities are offered to highly motivated, gifted or underachieving students.

Enrichment Programs

Advanced Placement Programs
Career Preparation Programs
Resource Programs
Spectrum 8, 9 & 10

Spectrum Program Spectrum is a 3-year enrichment program (Grades 8-10) designed and geared towards students with high motivation as well as strong abilities inside and outside the classroom. Spectrum students take the core curriculum courses of Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, and English together and explore enrichment topics that vary according to different subject areas and grade levels. The courses taken with the Spectrum group are scheduled according to the linear course system and not the semester system.

Athletics

Steveston-London competes in the RSSAA leagues and enters teams in all of the traditional fall, winter and spring sport seasons. The following sports are available:

Fall	Winter	Spring
Cross Country	Boys' & Girls' Basketball	Track and Field
Girls' Volleyball	Table Tennis	Girls' Soccer
Boys' & Girls' Badminton		Boys' & Girls' Golf
Boys' Soccer		Boys' Volleyball (Gr. 8/10)
Boys' & Girls' Swim Team		Rugby (Senior)
Girls' Field Hockey		Ultimate
Boys' Volleyball (Senior)		Tennis
Boys' Rugby (Junior)

In 2009 The Junior Boys' Volleyball Team won the Richmond cup and in 2010 and 2011 the Bantam (Grade 8) Boys' Volleyball Teams won the Richmond cup.

In 2012 the Senior Boys' Volleyball Team won the Capilano Blues Classic and received an Honourable Mention in the provincial rankings.

In 2013 the Senior Boys' Volleyball Team won a bronze medal at the UBC 49th Annual Mizuno Invitational Tournament.

In 2014 the Senior Boys' Volleyball Team won the RSSAA and Lower Mainland Championships and came 4th place in the BC Provincial Championships.

Intramurals are also available to all students. One or more activities are available daily at lunchtime. Example recreational leagues include 3-on-3 basketball, flag football, volleyball, indoor soccer, cosom hockey, table tennis, and softball.

Sources

References

Schools in Richmond, British Columbia

Secondary schools	Burnett Cambie Hugh Boyd MacNeill McMath McNair McRoberts Palmer Richmond Steveston-London

Primary or elementary schools	Anderson Blair Blundell Bridge Brighouse Byng Cook DeBeck Diefenbaker Dixon Errington Ferris Garden City General Currie Gilmore Grauer Hamilton Homma Kidd Kingswood Lee Lord Byng Maple Lane McKay McKinney McNeely Mitchell Quilchena Sea Island Spul'u'kwuks Steves Tait Talmey Thompson Tomsett Westwind Whiteside Woodward Wowk

Private schools	BC Muslim School City Vancouver Academy Richmond Christian St. Paul School (Richmond) St. Joseph the Worker School (Richmond)

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