Chilliwack Secondary School
| Chilliwack Secondary | |
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| Address | |
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46363 Yale Rd , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°10′36″N 121°56′34″W / 49.17661°N 121.94282°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1903 |
| School board | School District 33 Chilliwack |
| School number | 3333012 |
| Principal | Danelle Wicker |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 4,478 (October 2024) |
| Language | Primarily English (Japanese, French, and Spanish classes are offered.) |
| Area | Chilliwack |
| Colour(s) | Royal blue, gold |
| Mascot | The Storm Trooper |
| Team name | Storm |
| Website | css |
Chilliwack Secondary is a public high school in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of School District 33 Chilliwack. The first Chilliwack Secondary was established in 1903.[1] The school moved to its present site in 1950. It is finished with construction converting it to a hybrid high school and community centre. The project was completed in 2013.
2024 lockdown
[edit]On September 12, 2024, Chilliwack Secondary School was put on lockdown due to "a 'potential situation' in the community" as stated by Danielle Wicker, the school principal.[2] The school was placed into lockdown around 9 a.m. and was moved to a hold-and-secure around 10 a.m. with RCMP officers arriving on scene shortly after. No specified details of the situation were given either by Danielle Wicker or the RCMP, but it was reported that no injuries had occurred.
As of October 2024, there has been no update regarding the situation.
Alumni
[edit]- Tony Clarke, activist
- Allan Fotheringham, satirical journalist
- Patrick Gallagher, actor
- Lewis MacKenzie, retired Canadian major-general, author and media commentator
- Jack McGaw, broadcast journalist
- George Pedersen, past president of five Canadian Universities
- Bria Skonberg, musician
- Diana Swain, CBC anchorperson
- Homer Thompson, classical scholar
- Tasha Tilberg, supermodel
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us | Chilliwack Secondary School". css.sd33.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Don. "Chilliwack Secondary locked down Thursday morning". Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
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