Henry James Cambie Secondary School

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Henry James Cambie Secondary
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Henry James Cambie Secondary School
4151 Jacombs Rd

Richmond
,
British Columbia
,
V6V 1N7

Canada
Coordinates 49°11′00″N123°04′54″W / 49.1834°N 123.08155°W / 49.1834; -123.08155
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded1928
School board School District 38 Richmond
SuperintendentScott Robinson
Area trusteeNorm Goldstein
School number3838058
PrincipalMarcy Timmins
Staff63
Grades 8–12
Enrollment550 (2020/2021)
Colour(s)Black and White
MascotCoyotes
Team nameCambie Coyotes
Website hjcambie.sd38.bc.ca

Henry James Cambie Secondary School is a public high school in Richmond, British Columbia, part of School District 38 Richmond.

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History

The school's facility was constructed in 1927 at the corner of Cambie and Sexsmith Roads. It accommodated grades 10 and 11 as Richmond Secondary School until 1937, when grades 8 and 9 were added, and the school’s name changed to Richmond Junior-Senior Secondary School. With the opening of a new Richmond High School on Foster Road (now Minoru Boulevard) in 1952, the original facility on Cambie Road became Cambie Junior Secondary School, serving Grades 7 to 10. [1]

According to the city of Richmond, "The school was named after the road, but the road was named after Henry James [John] Cambie, an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway, who surveyed and built roads in both Vancouver and Richmond." [2]

In 1969, money was appropriated to expand the school, [3] including addition of a chemistry lab.[ citation needed ]

During the Royal Family's visit to Vancouver in 1971, the band from Cambie Junior Secondary school played God Save the Queen while the Union Jack was hoisted. [4]

In 1995, the original building was replaced by a new facility at Jacombs and No. 5 Road. Renamed Henry James Cambie Secondary School, it became a junior-senior secondary school in 1996. [2] The building on Cambie and Sexsmith roads burned down in the late 1990s. [2]

Curriculum

A 2020 study listed these curricular areas: "Applied Design, skills & Technology, Arts Education, Career Education, Language Arts – Literacy, Language Arts – Oral Language, Language Arts – Reading, Language Arts – Writing, Mathematics / Numeracy, Physical & Health Education, Science, Social Studies". [5]

One 2020 curricular focus was awareness and appreciation of the Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language and culture. [5]

Carpentry

Cambie operates a carpentry apprenticeship program in which the 12th grade students undertake such projects as building cabins. [6] [7]

Technology

In 1999, Cambie was one of two Canadian schools selected to participate in a technology sharing program with schools in Asia. [8]

Athletics

The first gymnasium was built in 1929. It was designed by McCarter and Nairne, and was 50 by 110 feet in length. It included a stage and dressing rooms. [9] [10]

In 1995 the school received 3 million dollars to develop playing fields adjacent to the new school building. 2 million was provided by the Canada-British Columbia Infrastructure Works Program, with the remaining $1 million being provided by the community of Richmond. The project covered 17.4 hectares, and included facilities for soccer, baseball, tennis, and basketball. [11]

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