Lord Byng Secondary School

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Lord Byng Secondary School
Lord byng.svg
Address
Lord Byng Secondary School
3939 West 16th Avenue

Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
V5R 3C9

Canada
Coordinates 49°15′31″N123°11′31″W / 49.25861°N 123.19194°W / 49.25861; -123.19194
Information
School type Public, high school
MottoCustos Morum (Latin)
("Guardian of Morals")
Founded1925 (1925)
School board School District 39 Vancouver
SuperintendentHelen McGregor
Area trusteeJoshua Zhang
School number03939038
AdministratorRita Nardi [1]
PrincipalMr. D. Wilmann [1]
Grades 8–12
Enrollment1,284 [2]  (2017)
Capacity1,200
Language English
Area West Point Grey
Colour(s)Scarlet and grey   
Team nameGrey Ghosts
Public transit access7, 25, 32, 33
Website byng.vsb.bc.ca

Lord Byng Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the West Point Grey neighbourhood on the west side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened in 1925 and was named after the then Governor General of Canada, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy.

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Expansion

In 2003, the school expanded with the addition of a library, a gymnasium, and multiple studios and classrooms, completed in its entirety in 2005. [3]

Sports

Lord Byng sports clubs are named for their school mascot, the Grey Ghost. Lord Byng sports teams include Cross-country, Bantam Boys Rugby, Juvenile Boys Rugby, Bantam Girls Volleyball, Juv/Junior Girls Volleyball, Senior Girls Volleyball, Swimming, Girls Basketball, Bantam Girls Basketball, Juvenile Girls Basketball, Jr/Senior Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Bantam Boys Basketball, Juv/Junior Boys Basketball, Senior Boys Basketball, Bantam Boys Volleyball, Grade 8/Juvenile Girls Soccer, Senior Girls Soccer (Tier II), Girls Premier Soccer (Tier I), Tennis, Gymnastics, Ultimate, Girls Softball, Track & Field, Junior Boys Rugby, Senior Boys Rugby, Badminton, and Golf as well as inter-mural sports, such as hand-ball. [4]

Lord Byng won the Tier II Senior Girls Basketball City Championships in the 2011–2012 season. [5] [6]

Music

Lord Byng's Senior Honour Orchestra competed in the 2012 American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta, where they placed second. [7]

Theatre

Lord Byng received national attention in 2006 when theatre students at the school staged the play The Laramie Project , which had been banned by the Surrey School Board for its "violence and profanity". [8]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ Long Range Facilities Plan 2019: Appendix G (PDF) (Report). May 29, 2019. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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