Westview Elementary School
This article is about a Vancouver elementary school. For the Winnipeg elementary school, see Westview Elementary School (Winnipeg).
Westview Elementary | |
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Address | |
641 17th Street North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7M 0A1 Canada | |
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School type | Public, Elementary school |
Founded | 1943 (original), 2007 (current) |
School board | School District 44 North Vancouver |
Superintendent | John Lewis |
Area trustee | Lisa Bayne |
School number | N/A |
Principal | Barbara Leigh |
Grades | K-7 |
Enrollment | 223 (September 19, 2008) |
Colour(s) | Royal Blue and White |
Team name | Wildcats |
Westview Elementary is a public elementary school in North Vancouver, British Columbia part of School District 44 North Vancouver.
The original school was built on 1660 Bewicke Avenue in 1943. It didn't open however until January 1944. In late 2005, the field was closed to make the new school. Groundbreaking was February 2006, and the new school opened in September 2007. The old school has been demolished, and the remains were cleared for the new field. The local catchment school is Carson Graham Secondary School.
Extra Curricular Activities
- The school has both basketball and volleyball teams. They compete in matches against local schools.
- Other activities include indoor hockey, choir, band, drama club, Hip Gym and ski and snowboard lessons at Grouse Mountain.
- Grade 6's go to Outdoor School every November.
- Grades 1-3 also attend Outdoor School, but in the spring.
Trivia
- The current website was partly created by the students that are designated as gifted.
- The school's name in Sḵwxwú7mesh is "Tan na wa nsíiy xnit tl'a Teltíwet", which means "Guardian of the Western Wind".
External links
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