Delbrook Senior Secondary School

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Delbrook Senior Secondary, दालब्रूक स्कूल, ڈیلبروک سکول
Address
Delbrook Senior Secondary School
600 West Queens Road

North Vancouver
,
British Columbia

Canada
Coordinates 49°20′14″N123°5′11″W / 49.33722°N 123.08639°W / 49.33722; -123.08639
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded1957-1977
School board School District 44 North Vancouver
Grades 8-12
Colour(s)light blue, dark blue
Team nameHilltoppers
Feeder schools Balmoral Junior Secondary
Highlands Elementary
Carisbrooke Elementary
Braemar Elementary

Delbrook Senior Secondary was a public high school from 1957 to 1977 in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, part of School District 44 North Vancouver.

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History

Delbrook opened in 1957 as only the second secondary school in North Vancouver (District or City), joining North Vancouver High School which itself opened in 1910. [1] Delbrook was named for the area and avenue north of Westview in the city and district, east of Mosquito Creek and west of Lonsdale. Approximately 100 students from the graduating class of 1958 were moved from North Vancouver Secondary to form the first graduating class. [2]

Catchment area

Its catchment area was bounded in this manner: from the North Shore mountains directly south along Lonsdale Avenue to 29th Street, then east to St. George's Road. Then south to Highway #1, then west to Mosquito Creek, again south to the top of the hill on Edgemont Blvd. north of 21st Street where it ran west again above 21st Street, to turn north again back to Highway #1 to include all houses on the west and east sides of Edgemont south of the highway. The area was then bounded by a line going west along Highway #1 to MacKay Creek, where it turned north along the creek to a western-line north of all property along Woods Drive to the Capilano River. Then north along the river, turned east north of Capilano Crescent and again along the middle of Ridgewood Drive to MacKay Creek, where it turned north along the creek to Emsley Creek, where it connected with the corner of Sunnycrest Drive and Highlands Blvd. It continued east between Wentworth Avenue on the south and Sunnycrest on the north to Mosquito Creek, where it finally followed the creek north back into the North Shore mountains. [3]

The catchment area boundaries in the north Lonsdale area changed with time. According to Rosemary Redfield (née Gagne) during the 1964-65 school year the catchment area extended at least as far east as St. Mary's Street.[ citation needed ]

Fire and closure

Citing district-wide declining enrolment throughout the 1970s, the North Vancouver School Board planned to phase out Delbrook by June 1979. [4] However, on January 28, 1977, a fire started in the lower section of the school doing $2M damage. Students completed the 1977 year at nearby Balmoral Junior Secondary, but retained their separate school identity and classes by going in shifts. In June Delbrook as an institution was formally closed two years earlier than proposed. [5]

A University of British Columbia master's thesis studied Delbrook's sudden closing on the effects it had on grade 11 and 12 students being forced to transfer late in their high school careers. [4] It found minimal impact on those transferring, except for some difficulty integrating into the established student body.

The remaining buildings, including the gymnasium and cafeteria (which both survived the fire) now operate under North Vancouver Parks and Recreation as the Delbrook Community Recreation Centre.

(In 2009 Balmoral Junior Secondary became part of the Carson Graham Secondary School as its Balmoral campus. [6] Balmoral is slated to permanently close in 2012.)

Academics and grade levels

Delbrook offered courses in a variety of subjects, including the humanities, sciences, language arts, linguistics, the arts, and early computer technology.

With the opening of Balmoral Junior Secondary in 1959, [7] Delbrook focussed on grades 10, 11 and 12. In 1969, the grade 10 class was split between the two schools. Beginning 1971, Delbrook offered grades 8 to 12.

Musical theatre

Poster for Fred R. Hamlin's 1902 musical extravaganza, the first major theatrical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. Tin-Man-poster-Hamlin.jpeg
Poster for Fred R. Hamlin's 1902 musical extravaganza, the first major theatrical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.

Delbrook was known for large production musicals. Mr. Norm Ashcroft, Vice-Principal (1969-1975), was instrumental in reviving musicals at Delbrook. The following is a list of musicals put on at Delbrook:

The Wizard of Oz was taken from a 1945 stage play using songs from the 1939 film; adapted by Frank Gabrielson for the St. Louis Municipal Opera.

Hey Nostradamus!

Douglas Coupland's 2003 novel Hey Nostradamus! begins at a fictional Delbrook Senior Secondary in 1988 with a Columbine-like massacre at the school, the original having taken place in April 1999 in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Notable alumni and staff

Athletics

The school had teams in football, rugby union, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling, volleyball, field hockey, basketball, swimming, tennis and golf.

The Senior Boys football team captured the Shrine Bowl Provincial Championship in 1969, beating Maple Ridge Secondary 13-9 at Empire Stadium. [20] The team was coached by former Canadian Olympian Bill Parnell. [21] Murray Wimbles won outstanding lineman and Martin Smith won outstanding back for the game. [22] The team also competed annually with North Vancouver High School for "The Helmet" in football and "The Shoe" in basketball as well as with neighbouring Carson Graham High School in football for "the Cage".

The Senior Girls basketball team finished second in the British Columbia tournament in 1962. [23] The Senior Boys basketball team won four consecutive league championships with their best season being 1966-67 when they had a 26-7 won-lost record. [24]

The Senior Tennis team won the 1968 BC provincial championships led by singles winners Michelle Carey and David Johnston.

The Senior Wrestling Team was undefeated in dual meets during the 68/69 school year, and placed 3rd at the BC High School Wrestling Championships with Jim Miller (Gold), Rob Butler (Silver), and Pat Henman (Bronze) leading the way. Jim Miller won multiple national championships and represented Canada at Olympic & Pan American competitions. Jim Miller attended and graduated from Brown University and was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame. Both Jim Miller and Pat Henman competed at Simon Fraser University while on athletic scholarships. Pat Henman went on to coach wrestling in Abbotsford and lead Abbotsford Senior Secondary to numerous Fraser Valley Championships (1981-1985) and the Fraser Valley Zone to two Gold Medal performances at the BC Winter Games, and was named Outstanding High School Wrestling Coach in 1983. Jim Miller was Canadian National Team Coach for Wrestling ('80-'96) during which time the national team realized the most success in its history. He was also Head Coach for Canadian Snowboarding ('08).

On January 8, 1970, a four-year, major renovation of the school gymnasium was completed by Thompson, Berwick, Pratt and Partners. [24]

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References

  1. ↑ British Columbia Archival Union List - North Van High [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ 50 year reunion class list [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ School catchment map
  4. 1 2 Master's Thesis, Ann Louise Neumann, UBC, 1980
  5. ↑ North Vancouver Museum and Archives Archived 2007-05-29 at archive.today
  6. ↑ "Carson Graham Secondary Balmoral Campus". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  7. ↑ Balmoral Junior Secondary School British Columbia Archival Union List (BCAUL) Archived 2007-05-29 at archive.today
  8. ↑ "The Wizard Of Oz (MUNY 1945)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  9. ↑ "UBS Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  10. ↑ cbc.ca
  11. ↑ Administration, Executive Management
  12. ↑ Karen Magnussen Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  13. 1 2 Alumni
  14. ↑ BC Athletics Bulletin September 17, 2008
  15. ↑ archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com [CAN-BC-OBITS] Vancouver Sun and/or The Province; September 13, 2008
  16. ↑ "Seaquam Seahawks football". Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  17. ↑ IMDb Awards for Rain Man (1988)
  18. ↑ IMDb Robert Random
  19. ↑ PNG Archives
  20. ↑ Varsity Champions of the Past, Subway Bowl program Dec 1, 2007
  21. ↑ Vancouver Sun, In Memoriam, September 13, 2008
  22. ↑ Varsity Award winners, Subway Bowl program December 1, 2007
  23. ↑ North Shore Outlook [ permanent dead link ]
  24. 1 2 UBC Archives
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