Burnsview Secondary School
High school in Delta, British Columbia, Canada
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Burnsview Secondary School is a public high school in North Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Burnsview Secondary School is part of School District 37 Delta. It was originally a junior high school when it was built in the 1970s, but now accommodates grades 8 through 12. It is the only French Immersion secondary school in North Delta.[1][2][3][4]
| Burnsview Secondary School | |
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Street , , Canada 49.141791°N 122.911607°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | "All it takes is all you’ve got!" |
| Founded | 1972 |
School board | School District 37 Delta |
School number | 3737034 |
Principal | A. Akune |
| Staff | 66 (including support staff) |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Enrollment | 873 (October 2022) |
| Language | English, French |
| Area | North Delta |
| Colours | Red, navy blue |
| Mascot | Griffin |
| Team name | Burnsview Griffins |
| Website | bu |
| Last updated: October 27, 2022 | |
History
School history
Burnsview Secondary School opened in 1972 as a junior high school, accommodating grades 7 through 10.[5] In 1992, at its 20th anniversary celebration, a time capsule was created by students to remain sealed until its opening in 2012.[5] At the 40th Anniversary Reunion, held on Friday, November 23, 2012, the time capsule was unsealed.[6] Burnsview suffered a fire in the summer of 1997, in which a whole school wing was destroyed. The rebuilding took over a year.[7] The school was part of the Delta School District's reconfiguration project, and accepted Grade 11 students in 2005 and Grade 12 students in 2006.[8]
World Vision 30 Hour Famine
Burnsview has actively participated in the World Vision 30 Hour Famine since the early 1990s. In 1992 students raised $10,000 for people in Somalia.[9] In 1995, the student body managed to increase donations to $12,000, and sent this money to Rwanda. Students also gave up junk food for three weeks to add to their collection totals.[10] The total money raised placed Burnsview as the second top fundraising school in Canada, just behind Collingwood School.
In 1997, Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane performed a private concert for participants at the 30 Hour Famine. 150 students raised over $11,000, giving the school the highest per student average in Canada for that year.[11][12] In 1998, before the start of the famine, students had raised over $18,500.[13]
The 2003 famine raised $20,000 for AIDS in Africa.[14] In 2007, students raised over $30,000 in an effort to regain the title as top fund raising school in Canada. In 2008, students raised over $40,000 for World Vision.[15]
Enrichment programs
In 2003, Burnsview began to host for a district-wide Aboriginal Education program to educate Aboriginal students about their history. This program only accepts Aboriginal students.[16] That same year, Burnsview was awarded part of the Delta School District's $300,000 to purchase computers for students in Grade 8 English classes. This was part of a multi-year project to improve student achievement in literacy, specifically in proofreading, editing, and revising.[17]
Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence
Four teachers have won Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence while they have taught at Burnsview Secondary. They are:
Notable alumni
- Ian Boothby, comedian, writer for The Simpsons and Exorsisters comic books, The New Yorker, MAD Magazine and the Sparks! series of children's books.
- Jeff Francis, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.[21]
- Tyler Connolly, lead singer of Theory of a Deadman.
- Nicolas Petan, centre for the Vancouver Canucks.
- Danielle Kisser, Paralympic swimmer for Canada.[22]
- Juvy Kooner, A Soccer player for the S.C. Braga.
- Tristan Jarry, goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins.