Duchess Park Secondary School
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| Duchess Park Secondary[1] | |
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| 2371 Ross Cres Prince George, British Columbia, V2M 1Y8, Canada |
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| School number | 5757012 |
| School board | School District 57 Prince George |
| Principal | Mr Bruce Ballantyne |
| Staff | 53 |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Language | French and English |
| Mascot | Condor |
| Team name | Condors |
| Colours | Black, White and Gold |
| Enrollment | 883 (16 January 2006) |
| Homepage | http://www.duch.sd57.bc.ca/ |
Duchess Park Secondary is a public high school in Prince George, British Columbia part of School District 57 Prince George.
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[edit] History
Formerly also known as Prince George High School and Duchess Park Junior Secondary School. Prior to 1974 included Grades 8-10, in 1974-75 Grade 11 was added, in 1975-76 Grade 12 was added.
Former Principals include: Mr. Vawter, Jim Imrich, Doug Hallman, Mr. Lyttle
Teachers with notable years of service at DPSS include: Roger Fox (Science), Peter Thrift (Social Studies/Geography), Keith Gordon (Social Studies/History), Gord Botten (Humanities/English), Dan Foster (Physical Ed.), Darryl Mytron (Art), Louise Holmes (Physical Ed.),
[edit] Academics
Duchess was rated as the top secondary school in Prince George (144th overall in the province) by the 2004/05 Fraser Institute rankings [2]
[edit] Alumni
- Nilesh Patel - filmmaker
- Daniel Lapp - musician
[edit] Athletics
- 1980 Boys AAA Basketball Provincial Champions
- 2000 Girls AA Basketball Provincial Champions[3]
- 2000 Boys AA Volleyball Provincial Champions[4]
- 2001 Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Champions[5]
- 2002 Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Champions[6]
- 2006 Boys AA Basketball Provincial Champions[7]
Duchess Park has teams in several sports, including basketball, football, volleyball, ice hockey, golf, badminton, soccer, rugby and cheerleading.
[edit] References
- ^ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
- ^ "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition." Fraser Institute. April 2006.
- ^ BC School Sports Provincial Girls Basketball
- ^ BC School Sports Provincial Boys Volleyball
- ^ BC School Sports Provincial Girls Volleyball
- ^ BC School Sports Provincial Girls Volleyball
- ^ BC School Sports Provincial Boys Basketball
[edit] External links
School reports - Ministry of Education
