Magee Secondary School

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Magee Secondary School
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Address
Magee Secondary School
6360 Maple Street

Vancouver
,
British Columbia
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V6M 4M2

Canada
Information
School type Secondary School
Motto"Esse Quam Videri"
(To be, rather than to seem to be)
Founded1914
School board Vancouver School Board
SuperintendentChris Kelly
Area trusteeClarence Hansen
School number03939003
AdministratorD. Kwong
PrincipalAndrew Schofield
Grades 8-12
Enrollment1,276
LanguageEnglish
Area Kerrisdale
Colour(s)Red and Black   
MascotLion
Team nameLions
Public transit access Translinkbusrapid.svg R4 41st Avenue RapidBus 16, 41, 49
Website www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/magee/Pages/default.aspx

Magee Secondary School is a public secondary school on West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the first public high schools located in the Kerrisdale neighbourhood and is fed by the surrounding elementary schools in its catchment area. They include Maple Grove Elementary School, Dr. R. E. McKechnie Elementary School, and David Lloyd George Elementary School. It was used as a temporary hospital during the Influenza Epidemic in 1918. [1]

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History

The school was named after one of the first European settlers of British Columbia, with the school being located in the upstairs of Eburne Superior School at the current location of David Lloyd George; it was relocated in 1913 to its current location. [1] While the original Magee Secondary School was built in 1914, it has since been reconstructed. The new Magee officially opened in the year 2000. [1]

The current student population at Magee is approximately 1275, and it has approximately 100 staff members.

Magee has a fine arts department. More than 500 students are involved in the music department's three faculties: band (4 concert bands and 2 jazz bands), concert choir, Evolution choir, chamber choir, strings, and a recent addition of the Magee Symphony Orchestra. Magee senior music students tour internationally every two years. Recent tours have included Hawaii, Thailand, St. Petersburg, Russia (2007), Japan (2009), Central Europe (2011), Spain (2013), the UK (2015), Cuba (2017), and the Baltic States of Finland, Estonia, and Latvia (2019). Some members of the String Orchestra were invited to play on the recording of International Recording Artist K’Naan's new rendition of "Wavin’ Flag" for the Young Artists for Haiti project produced by rock producer, Bob Ezrin. Many of the graduates of the art department go on to careers in art, with many of them studying internationally.[ citation needed ]

Program

Magee Secondary School offers a wide range of educational learning opportunities for students. Following the BC high school curriculum, Magee offers compulsory courses, including Math, English, Social Studies, and Science. Choice of languages includes English, Japanese, French, and Spanish.

Additionally, Magee Secondary School offers a unique educational program which is catered to students competing in high performance athletics or performing in the Arts at a high level of excellence [2] In this program, students attend school for only a portion of the day in order to accommodate for their rigorous training schedules and competitions. Students in the SPARTS program must have a training schedule that exceeds 25 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Furthermore, they are required to maintain a minimum "B" average with no failing grades or unsatisfactory behaviour or work habits [3] This program is offered students from Grades 8 to 12.

Library

The Magee Secondary School Library is located on the second floor, and run by school librarians, supervising teachers and groups of volunteering students. A computer lab is inside the library where people can read online and take courses.

Sport Program

Magee teams play in the Vancouver Secondary School Athletic Association and Vancouver Sea to Sky Athletic Association, which is part of BC School Sports umbrella. The Magee Athletics Program offers sports based on seasons and genders. In fall, aquatics badminton, cross country field, hockey, rugby, soccer, and volleyball are offered, while in Winter, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field are on offer. Volleyball occurs across both seasons. [4]

In 2020, the Juvenile Girls (Gr. 9) basketball team won the 2019-20 VSSAA City Champion title.

Magee and Hollywood

Magee Secondary was used as fictional Buffalo, New York Glenn High School in I Love You, Beth Cooper . [5] Magee was also used to film part of Shattered, starring Callum Keith Rennie. [6]

Notable alumni

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