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{{Infobox school
| name = New Westminster Secondary School
| name = New Westminster Secondary School
| image =
| image = New Westminster Secondary School 04.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| caption =
| address = 835 Eighth Street
| address = 820 Sixth Street
| city = [[New Westminster]]
| city = [[New Westminster]]
| province = [[British Columbia]]
| province = [[British Columbia]]
| postcode = [[Postal codes in Canada|V3M 3S9]]
| postcode = [[Postal codes in Canada|V3M 3S9]]
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|49|12|56.37|N|122|55|44.40|W|region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|49.216550|N|122.926879|W|region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = [[Secondary School]]
| schooltype = [[secondary school]]
| fundingtype = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| fundingtype = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| motto = For Leadership and Work
| motto = For Leadership and Work
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| superintendent = Karim Hachlaf
| superintendent = Karim Hachlaf
| number = 10099001
| number = 10099001
| principal = Murray McLeod
| principal = Susana Quan
| staff = >180<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nwss.ca/contact-us/staff-contact-information/#:~:text=New%20Westminster%20Secondary%20School%20has,and%20approximately%2050%20support%20staff.|title=Staff Contact Information – New Westminster Secondary School|website=nwss.ca|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
| key_people = <ref>http://district.sd40.bc.ca/schools/new-westminster-secondary</ref>
| staff = ~195
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades = 9 to 12
| grades = 9 to 12
| enrollment = 2066<ref>http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/student_stats/04040008.pdf</ref>
| enrollment = 2244<ref>{{cite web|url=https://studentsuccess.gov.bc.ca/school/04040008/report/contextual-information|title=B.C. Education System Performance - New Westminster Secondary: Contextual Information|website=gov.bc.ca|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
| language = English and French
| language = English and French
| area = [[Lower Mainland]] Metro Vancouver
| area = [[Metro Vancouver]]
| colours = {{colour box|black}} {{colour box|orange}}
| colours = {{colour box|black}} {{colour box|orange}}
| mascot =
| mascot =
| team_name = New Westminster Hyacks
| team_name = New Westminster Hyacks
| url = {{URL|http://www.nwss.ca}}
| url = {{URL|http://www.nwss.ca}}
| lastupdate = September 28, 2015
| lastupdate = May 1, 2024
| enrollment_as_of = 2014/15
| enrollment_as_of = 2023/2024
}}
}}


'''New Westminster Secondary School''' is a [[secondary school]] in [[New Westminster]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. It is one of the largest high schools in British Columbia.<ref>{{YouTube|djOseIZFQRo|Lockdown at NWSS - CTV: 14&nbsp;year old arrested.}}</ref> Enrollment of students is open to those within grades 8 through 12. The school is home to the [[International Baccalaureate]] program, facilities such as an [[Automotive]] shop, and a 1 year apprenticeship program. In 2007, the [[Fraser Institute]] ranked the school well within the top 50 secondary schools in British Columbia. This was out of the 279 public and private secondary schools operating in the province.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/Commerce.Web/product_files/70BCESC07RNK2.pdf|title=Economic Freedom of the World|date=22 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
'''New Westminster Secondary School''' ('''NWSS''') is a [[secondary school]] in [[New Westminster]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. It is one of the largest high schools in British Columbia.<ref>{{YouTube|djOseIZFQRo|Lockdown at NWSS - CTV: 14&nbsp;year old arrested.}}</ref> It includes grades 9 through 12. The school is home to the [[International Baccalaureate]] program and a one year apprenticeship program. In 2007, [[Fraser Institute]] ranked the school well within the top 50 secondary schools in British Columbia out of the 279 public and private secondary schools operating in the province.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/Commerce.Web/product_files/70BCESC07RNK2.pdf|title=Economic Freedom of the World|date=22 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
The School is located in [[Metro Vancouver]] in BC's Lower Mainland region while the campus is centrally located within the region on the north side of the city of New Westminster. It encompasses an area of three city blocks by two city blocks.
The campus encompasses an area of three city blocks by two city blocks.


==History==
==History==
Prior to the 1860s the site of the present school was a public [[cemetery]] where many of the prominent citizens of New Westminster were interred. Many of the citizens who were buried in this public cemetery were part of the Chinese community and as well as the Sikh's and Indigenous<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/cemetery-back-to-haunt-new-school-1.2247127|title=Cemetery back to haunt new school?|last=Dobie|first=Cayley|website=New West Record|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>. After development in the 1870s the remains of those buried were transferred to the Fraser Cemetery, located elsewhere in the city. During the Second World War the corner of 10th Avenue and 8th, where the present school is located, was leased to the [[government of Canada|Federal Government]]. The site served as a soldiers' barracks, used for training and housing the [[Royal Westminster Regiment]]. After [[World War II]], the barracks were moved to the [[University of British Columbia]] and the rest of the cemetery was demolished. Finally, in 1948 The public works yard was moved and the site was transferred to the New Westminster School Board for the construction of offices and a new high school.
Prior to the 1860s, the site of the present school was a public [[cemetery]] where many of the prominent citizens of New Westminster were interred. Many of these citizens were Chinese, Sikh, or Indigenous.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/cemetery-back-to-haunt-new-school-1.2247127|title=Cemetery back to haunt new school?|last=Dobie|first=Cayley|website=New West Record|date=4 May 2016 |access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref> After development in the 1870s the remains of those buried were transferred to the Fraser Cemetery, elsewhere in the city. During [[World War II]], the corner of 10th Avenue and 8th, where the present school is located, was leased to the [[government of Canada|Federal Government]]. The site served as a soldiers' barracks, used for training and housing the [[Royal Westminster Regiment]]. After the war, the barracks were moved to the [[University of British Columbia]] and the rest of the cemetery was demolished. Finally, in 1948, the public works yard was moved and the site was transferred to the New Westminster School Board for the construction of offices and a new high school.


In September 1949 Vincent Massey Junior High was unofficially opened by Premier Bryan I. Johnson. On December 16, 1949, the school was officially opened. The school was named after the Right Honourable [[Vincent Massey]], the eighteenth Governor General of Canada. The adjoining Pearson wing, named after the Right Honourable [[Lester Pearson]], former Canadian Prime Minister, was home to the Senior High School prior to the two becoming amalgamated into the present New Westminster Secondary School.
In September 1949, Vincent Massey Junior High was unofficially opened by Premier Bryan I. Johnson. On December 16, 1949, the school was officially opened. It was named after the Right Honourable [[Vincent Massey]], the eighteenth Governor General of Canada. The adjoining Pearson wing, named after the Right Honourable [[Lester Pearson]], former Canadian Prime Minister, was home to the Senior High School prior to the two becoming amalgamated into the present New Westminster Secondary School.


==Academics==
==Academics==
The NWSS [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) program is a pre-university course of studies, offered at NWSS since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibo.org/school/001188/|title=New Westminster Secondary School|publisher=}}</ref> The school offers the Diploma Program (DP), the Certificate Program (CP), and an unofficial Pre-IB Programme. All of the programs require an exam entry, although exam entry into the Diploma and Certificate programs is not required if moving on from the Pre-IB Program. At NWSS, the Pre-IB Program prepares students for the rigors of the global IB Program by increasing the difficulty and workloads of the students. The Pre-IB Programme contains a course called RIM, or Research in Motion. This course is meant to give students a basis in discussion of ethics and technology useful in the diploma programme. It includes a research paper known as the Long Term Project (LTP), imitable of the 3000 word Extended Essay completed by Diploma candidates.
The NWSS [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) program is a pre-university course of studies offered at NWSS since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibo.org/school/001188/|title=New Westminster Secondary School|publisher=}}</ref> The school offers both the Diploma Program (DP) and the Certificate Program (CP).


The school has an [[ESL]] program for students whose second language is English. This program is offered to many International Students. A [[French Immersion]] program includes classes purely taught in French. This is the continuation of the [[Glenbrook Middle School]] late French immersion program. In this program, students are expected to speak French in most classes and upon finishing it, have almost native fluency.
The school has an [[ESL]] program for students whose second language is English. This program is offered to many international students. A [[French immersion]] program includes classes purely taught in French. This is the continuation of the [[Glenbrook Middle School]] late French immersion program. In this program, students are expected to speak French in most classes, and, upon finishing it, have almost native fluency.


==School facilities and resources==
==School facilities and resources==


===Sports teams===
===Sports teams===
New Westminster Secondary School has more than 16 sports teams including:
New Westminster Secondary School has more than 13 sports teams, including:
* American Football (Junior Boys, Senior Boys)
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* Soccer Team (Junior, Senior)
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* Badminton (Junior, Senior)
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* Volleyball (Juvenile, Junior, Senior)
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* Basketball (Juvenile, Junior, Senior)
* Cosom Hockey (Everyone)
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* Field Hockey Team (Girls)
* X-Country (Junior, Senior)
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* Track and Field (Junior, Senior)
* Cheer and Stunt Team (Everyone)
* Field Lacrosse (Junior Senior)
* Olympic Wrestling (Juvenile, Junior, Senior)
* Car Racing (Grade 12)
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* Tennis (Everyone)
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* Golf (Everyone)
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* Table Tennis (Everyone, all ages combined)
* Extreme Chess (Everyone)


* American football (junior boys, senior boys)
==Future development==
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* Soccer (junior, senior)
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The New Westminster School District has announced the plans for the replacement of the New Westminster Secondary School (NWSS). NWSS will continue to be the biggest school in the Province of British Columbia with this largest and most complex construction project in the history of the province.
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* Badminton (junior, senior)
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* Volleyball (juvenile, junior, senior)
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* Basketball (juvenile, junior, senior)
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* Field hockey (girls)
* Cross-country (junior, senior)
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* Track and field (junior, senior)
* Field lacrosse (junior, senior)
* Wrestling (juvenile, junior, senior)
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* Tennis (everyone)
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* Golf (everyone)
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* Table tennis (everyone, all ages combined)


==School redevelopment==
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Minister of Education Mike Bernier came to New Westminster on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, to announce the long-awaited funding approval for the New Westminster Secondary School replacement project. The $106.5 million replacement of New Westminster Secondary School will be completed near the end of the summer of 2020. This $106.5 million budget for the new school is the largest budget in BC history to be allocated to a school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newwestschools.ca/nwss-replacement-project/overview/|title=NWSS Replacement Project - About the Project {{!}} School District 40 – New Westminster|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref> Upon its completion, the new school will be home for over 2100 grade 9 to 12 students. The new school will be designed to meet today's standards for safety, accessibility and modern learning.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/Annual_Reports/2004_2005/educ/Report_on_Resources.htm|title=Annual Service Plan Reports 2004/05 -- Ministry of Education - Major Capital Projects|website=www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca}}</ref>
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The New Westminster School District announced plans for the replacement of the New Westminster Secondary School (NWSS). NWSS will continue to be the biggest school in the province of British Columbia with this largest and most complex construction project in the history of the province.

[[File:New Westminster Secondary Side.jpg|thumb|New Westminster Secondary School]]

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Minister of Education Mike Bernier came to New Westminster on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, to announce the long-awaited funding approval for the New Westminster Secondary School replacement project. The $106.5 million replacement of New Westminster Secondary School was completed near the end of the summer of 2020. This $106.5 million budget for the new school is the largest budget in BC history to be allocated to a school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newwestschools.ca/nwss-replacement-project/overview/|title=NWSS Replacement Project - About the Project {{!}} School District 40 – New Westminster|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref> The new school is now home for over two thousand grade 9 to 12 students as of 2024. The new school has been designed to meet the modern standards for safety, accessibility and learning.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/Annual_Reports/2004_2005/educ/Report_on_Resources.htm|title=Annual Service Plan Reports 2004/05 -- Ministry of Education - Major Capital Projects|website=www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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*[[Justin Morneau]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=408047|title=Justin Morneau Stats, Fantasy & News|website=Major League Baseball}}</ref> – [[Major League Baseball]] player of the [[Minnesota Twins]], and MVP winner.
*[[Bill Ranford]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/ranford.html|title=Bill Ranford|website=www.hockeygoalies.org}}</ref> – Professional [[National Hockey League]] player.
*[[Josh Byrne]]<ref name="PLL">{{cite web|url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/player/josh-byrne|title=Josh Byrne PLL profile|access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref> – professional lacrosse player ([[Buffalo Bandits]]; [[Chaos LC]])
*[[Felix Cartal]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-24 |title=In Conversaton With Electronic Producer Felix Cartal |url=https://readrange.com/felix-cartal-interview/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=RANGE |language=en-US}}</ref> – musician and DJ
*[[Todd Ewen]] – Professional National Hockey League player (1985–2000).
*[[Todd Ewen]] – professional National Hockey League player (1985–2000)
*[[Peter Julian]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peter-Julian-MP/7586973623?ref=mf|title=Peter Julian|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> – Canadian [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for the [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]]
*[[Peter Julian]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peter-Julian-MP/7586973623?ref=mf|title=Peter Julian|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> – Canadian [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for the [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]]
*[[Ryu Sera]] – South Korean singer, and main vocalist of the group [[Nine Muses (band)|Nine Muses]]
*Kasey Lum<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=“Bloom” from BC director Kasey Lum lands at the Toronto International Film Festival |url=https://www.straight.com/movies/bloom-from-bc-director-kasey-lum-lands-at-toronto-international-film-festival |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref> – director
*[[Eva Markvoort]] – Miss New Westminster 2002
*[[Eva Markvoort]] – Miss New Westminster 2002
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*[[Justin Morneau]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=408047|title=Justin Morneau Stats, Fantasy & News|website=Major League Baseball}}</ref> – [[Major League Baseball]] player of the [[Minnesota Twins]], and MVP winner
*[[Jamila Pomeroy]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=First African-Canadian dramedy in history filmed in Vancouver {{!}} Curated |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/jamila-pomeroy-sunflower-lemonade-african-canadian-dramedy |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=dailyhive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New VIFF documentary uncovers Vancouver's destroyed Black community {{!}} Curated |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/union-street-jamila-pomeroy-documentary |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=dailyhive.com |language=en}}</ref> – writer, director, actor
*[[Bill Ranford]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/ranford.html|title=Bill Ranford|website=www.hockeygoalies.org}}</ref> – professional [[National Hockey League]] player; four time [[Stanley Cup]] (active player and twice as goaltending coach) and [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] winner ([[1990 Stanley Cup Finals]])


==Filming location==
==Filming location==
*New Westminster Secondary School was the main filming location for the five-season television series ''[[21 Jump Street]]''<ref>{{IMDb title|0092312|"21 Jump Street" (1987)}}</ref>
* NWSS was the main filming location for the five-season television series ''[[21 Jump Street]]''.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q214016|title="21 Jump Street" (1987)}}</ref>
*New Westminster Secondary School is the main filming location for the videos used in the Premier Go Program<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/DiscoverGo|title=- YouTube|website=ca.youtube.com}}</ref>
* NWSS is the main filming location for the videos used in the Premier Go Program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/DiscoverGo|title=- YouTube|website=ca.youtube.com}}</ref>
*New Westminster Secondary School was the main filming location in 2015 for the short film That's So Straight<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?locations=New+Westminster+Secondary+School,+New+Westminster,+British+Columbia,+Canada|title=Filming Location Matching "New Westminster Secondary School, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>
* NWSS was the main filming location in 2015 for the short film "That's So Straight".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?locations=New+Westminster+Secondary+School,+New+Westminster,+British+Columbia,+Canada|title=Filming Location Matching "New Westminster Secondary School, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nwss.ca New Westminster Secondary School Website]
*[http://www.nwss.ca New Westminster Secondary School website]


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Latest revision as of 21:20, 23 September 2024

New Westminster Secondary School
Address
Map
820 Sixth Street

New Westminster
,
British Columbia
,
V3M 3S9

Canada
Coordinates49°13′00″N 122°55′37″W / 49.216550°N 122.926879°W / 49.216550; -122.926879
Information
School typePublic, secondary school
MottoFor Leadership and Work
Founded1960
School boardSchool District 40 New Westminster
SuperintendentKarim Hachlaf
School number10099001
PrincipalSusana Quan
Staff>180[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment2244[2] (2023/2024)
LanguageEnglish and French
AreaMetro Vancouver
Colour(s)   
Team nameNew Westminster Hyacks
Websitewww.nwss.ca
Last updated: May 1, 2024

New Westminster Secondary School (NWSS) is a secondary school in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the largest high schools in British Columbia.[3] It includes grades 9 through 12. The school is home to the International Baccalaureate program and a one year apprenticeship program. In 2007, Fraser Institute ranked the school well within the top 50 secondary schools in British Columbia out of the 279 public and private secondary schools operating in the province.[4] The campus encompasses an area of three city blocks by two city blocks.

History

[edit]

Prior to the 1860s, the site of the present school was a public cemetery where many of the prominent citizens of New Westminster were interred. Many of these citizens were Chinese, Sikh, or Indigenous.[5] After development in the 1870s the remains of those buried were transferred to the Fraser Cemetery, elsewhere in the city. During World War II, the corner of 10th Avenue and 8th, where the present school is located, was leased to the Federal Government. The site served as a soldiers' barracks, used for training and housing the Royal Westminster Regiment. After the war, the barracks were moved to the University of British Columbia and the rest of the cemetery was demolished. Finally, in 1948, the public works yard was moved and the site was transferred to the New Westminster School Board for the construction of offices and a new high school.

In September 1949, Vincent Massey Junior High was unofficially opened by Premier Bryan I. Johnson. On December 16, 1949, the school was officially opened. It was named after the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, the eighteenth Governor General of Canada. The adjoining Pearson wing, named after the Right Honourable Lester Pearson, former Canadian Prime Minister, was home to the Senior High School prior to the two becoming amalgamated into the present New Westminster Secondary School.

Academics

[edit]

The NWSS International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a pre-university course of studies offered at NWSS since 2000.[6] The school offers both the Diploma Program (DP) and the Certificate Program (CP).

The school has an ESL program for students whose second language is English. This program is offered to many international students. A French immersion program includes classes purely taught in French. This is the continuation of the Glenbrook Middle School late French immersion program. In this program, students are expected to speak French in most classes, and, upon finishing it, have almost native fluency.

School facilities and resources

[edit]

Sports teams

[edit]

New Westminster Secondary School has more than 13 sports teams, including:

  • American football (junior boys, senior boys)
  • Soccer (junior, senior)
  • Badminton (junior, senior)
  • Volleyball (juvenile, junior, senior)
  • Basketball (juvenile, junior, senior)
  • Field hockey (girls)
  • Cross-country (junior, senior)
  • Track and field (junior, senior)
  • Field lacrosse (junior, senior)
  • Wrestling (juvenile, junior, senior)
  • Tennis (everyone)
  • Golf (everyone)
  • Table tennis (everyone, all ages combined)

School redevelopment

[edit]

The New Westminster School District announced plans for the replacement of the New Westminster Secondary School (NWSS). NWSS will continue to be the biggest school in the province of British Columbia with this largest and most complex construction project in the history of the province.

New Westminster Secondary School

Minister of Education Mike Bernier came to New Westminster on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, to announce the long-awaited funding approval for the New Westminster Secondary School replacement project. The $106.5 million replacement of New Westminster Secondary School was completed near the end of the summer of 2020. This $106.5 million budget for the new school is the largest budget in BC history to be allocated to a school.[7] The new school is now home for over two thousand grade 9 to 12 students as of 2024. The new school has been designed to meet the modern standards for safety, accessibility and learning.[8]

Notable alumni

[edit]

Filming location

[edit]
  • NWSS was the main filming location for the five-season television series 21 Jump Street.[17]
  • NWSS is the main filming location for the videos used in the Premier Go Program.[18]
  • NWSS was the main filming location in 2015 for the short film "That's So Straight".[19]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Staff Contact Information – New Westminster Secondary School". nwss.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "B.C. Education System Performance - New Westminster Secondary: Contextual Information". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Lockdown at NWSS - CTV: 14 year old arrested. on YouTube
  4. ^ "Economic Freedom of the World" (PDF). December 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Dobie, Cayley (May 4, 2016). "Cemetery back to haunt new school?". New West Record. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "New Westminster Secondary School".
  7. ^ "NWSS Replacement Project - About the Project | School District 40 – New Westminster". Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Annual Service Plan Reports 2004/05 -- Ministry of Education - Major Capital Projects". www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca.
  9. ^ "Josh Byrne PLL profile". Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  10. ^ "In Conversaton With Electronic Producer Felix Cartal". RANGE. June 24, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Peter Julian". www.facebook.com.
  12. ^ ""Bloom" from BC director Kasey Lum lands at the Toronto International Film Festival". The Georgia Straight. August 11, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "Justin Morneau Stats, Fantasy & News". Major League Baseball.
  14. ^ "First African-Canadian dramedy in history filmed in Vancouver | Curated". dailyhive.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "New VIFF documentary uncovers Vancouver's destroyed Black community | Curated". dailyhive.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Bill Ranford". www.hockeygoalies.org.
  17. ^ "21 Jump Street" (1987) at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ "- YouTube". ca.youtube.com.
  19. ^ "Filming Location Matching "New Westminster Secondary School, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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