L A Matheson Secondary School
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L A Matheson Secondary School is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia
and is part of School District 36 Surrey
. The school opened in 1969 as a junior secondary school as a feeder to Queen Elizabeth Secondary School
but in 1998 became a full secondary school serving grades 8 through 12.
annual ranking of secondary schools in British Columbia and Yukon (2007/08 school year). However, this contrays to internal statistics showing that 40% of L.A matheson students achieve a gpa of 3.0 and above. .
In recent years the school's Theatre Company has done three one act plays in December and a larger full length production in the spring. The schools band programme goes on a trip each year. Every second year they go to Banff and Edmonton for 6 days with the senior band class and ever other year they go on a bigger trip (past locations have included Beijing, New York City, Disneyland and Cuba).
Each year the Physics 11 class is responsible for constructing racecars completely designed out of cardboard to compete in an annual physics car race.
Each Friday during the second class of the day students take time to watch "Matheson on the Move", a weekly news broadcast presented by volunteers and the Media Services 9 class.
They also have a bhangra team that goes around to different schools and halls performing dances for special occasions.
Ujjal Dosanjh
chose this school to launch five Responding to Racism booklets in October 1999.
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...
and is part of School District 36 Surrey
School District 36 Surrey
School District 36 Surrey operates schools in Surrey, White Rock, and Barnston Island, British Columbia. It is the largest school district in British Columbia with 66,100 students during the 2005/2006 school year. District 36 includes 99 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools, and 6 learning...
. The school opened in 1969 as a junior secondary school as a feeder to Queen Elizabeth Secondary School
Queen Elizabeth Secondary School
Queen Elizabeth Secondary is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia part of School District 36 Surrey. The school is named after Queen Elizabeth who visited Canada in 1939...
but in 1998 became a full secondary school serving grades 8 through 12.
Academics
L A Matheson Secondary School was ranked 251st out of 316th in the Fraser InstituteFraser Institute
The Fraser Institute is a Canadian think tank. It has been described as politically conservative and right-wing libertarian and espouses free market principles...
annual ranking of secondary schools in British Columbia and Yukon (2007/08 school year). However, this contrays to internal statistics showing that 40% of L.A matheson students achieve a gpa of 3.0 and above. .
Athletics
Sports and athletic activities are governed by the Surrey Secondary Schools' Athletic Association. The athletics program includes rugby, volleyball, soccer, swimming, boys and girls basketball, cross-country, running,and cricket. In previous years, L.A. Matheson has suffered a bad reputation as a student was killed off the grounds. Since then, things have changed drastically and L.A. Matheson is a more safe and secure environmentActivities
Each year, students partake in various events around the school. Some of these events include the Grad Committee's Dodgeball Derby; various dances put on by Student Council; The spring Multicultural show "Diggin' the Roots"; the 30 hour famine; Matheson's Got Talent (formerly Matheson Idol) and BYOB day (Bring Your Own Banana day, where students receive a free ice cream sundae).In recent years the school's Theatre Company has done three one act plays in December and a larger full length production in the spring. The schools band programme goes on a trip each year. Every second year they go to Banff and Edmonton for 6 days with the senior band class and ever other year they go on a bigger trip (past locations have included Beijing, New York City, Disneyland and Cuba).
Each year the Physics 11 class is responsible for constructing racecars completely designed out of cardboard to compete in an annual physics car race.
Each Friday during the second class of the day students take time to watch "Matheson on the Move", a weekly news broadcast presented by volunteers and the Media Services 9 class.
They also have a bhangra team that goes around to different schools and halls performing dances for special occasions.
Anti-racism launch
Provincial Attorney GeneralAttorney General of British Columbia
The Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia is a provincial government department responsible for the oversight of the justice system within the province of British Columbia, Canada...
Ujjal Dosanjh
Ujjal Dosanjh
Ujjal Dev Singh Dosanjh, PC, QC, is a Sikh Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as 33rd Premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 including a stint as Minister of Health from 2004 until 2006 when the party lost...
chose this school to launch five Responding to Racism booklets in October 1999.
External links
- L.A. Matheson Secondary School
- School Data Summary 2001/02 - 2005/06, British Columbia Ministry of Education.