Burnaby Mountain Secondary School is a school that serves grades 8 to 12, in Burnaby, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada. It is three stories tall and located at 8800 Eastlake Drive, at the intersection with Beaverbrook Drive. It is named after nearby Burnaby Mountain, which is also home to Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...

. It is served by the Production Way-University SkyTrain station

Production Way-University Station

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Entertainment

The school plays itself in a fictional "Burnaby, Washington" in the 2007 film The Invisible

The Invisible (film)

The Invisible is a 2007 American supernatural thriller teen film starring Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Chris Marquette, Marcia Gay Harden, and Callum Keith Rennie...

, starring British Columbia native Justin Chatwin

Justin Chatwin

Justin Chatwin is a Canadian film actor. He played the son of Tom Cruise's character in the Steven Spielberg-directed War of the Worlds, a leading role in the 2007 mystery/thriller The Invisible, and Goku in Dragonball Evolution...

. The film was shot near the school cafeteria, a digitally-modified 3rd-floor classroom, in the hallways and in the gym. The school banner used in the movie was donated to Burnaby Mountain Secondary School.

World record

The school attempted to break a Guinness world record for the longest basketball game, which lasted 32 hours. It was set up by Ms. Glubbil. The game was held in 2005 then the tape was sent to United Kingdom. The record was officially recognized in March 2006, after some problems with the video of the event; the tape wasn't constant due to a need to change tapes, but has now been officially recognized.

After recognition, the record was broken by another school in a European country that lasted 40 hours.

Awards

This school has received many awards over the years, many of them environmental, as a result of dedicated student involvement in school clubs. Some of the awards include The BC Green Games (2009) and City of Burnaby Environmental Award (2009) from the students of the Urban Farming Club.

The school's "green" building specifications have also resulted in the school receiving:

• 2001: Award of Merit (Canadian Consulting Engineering Association)
• 2001: C.E.B.C. Award of Building Engineering Excellence
• 2002: Environmental Award (City of Burnaby)

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