L.A. Matheson Secondary School

L.A. Matheson Secondary School is a public secondary school in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, and is part of School District 36 Surrey. Laughlin Alexander "Lockie" Matheson was a popular principal and well-respected School Superintendent. L.A. Matheson High School (home of the Mustangs!) in Surrey, British Columbia was named to honour the life-time work of Lockie Matheson to the education program in British Columbia. The school opened in 1969 as a junior secondary school as a feeder to Queen Elizabeth Secondary School but in 1998 became a full secondary school serving grades 8 through 12. In the 2013/14 school year, it was ranked 161st out of 316th in the annual ranking of secondary schools in British Columbia and Yukon. L.A. Matheson is known for its many different cultures and for its focus on diversity.

L.A. Matheson Secondary
Address
9484 122 St

Surrey
,
British Columbia
,
V3V 4M1

Canada
Coordinates49.1754°N 122.8837°W / 49.1754; -122.8837
Information
School typePublic, high school
School boardSchool District 36 Surrey
School number3636079
PrincipalMr. Peter J. Johnston
Staff71
Grades8-12
Enrollment1326[1] (October 2009)
Colour(s)Blue and White
MascotMax
Team nameMustangs
Websitewww.sd36.bc.ca/sites/lamath/

Academics

In the 2015/16 school year, L.A. Matheson Secondary School was ranked 269th. out of 293 in the Fraser Institute annual ranking of secondary schools in British Columbia and Yukon.[2] However, this contrasts to internal statistics showing that 60% of L.A. Matheson students achieve a GPA of 3.0 and above.[3] L.A. Matheson Secondary is an excellent school. Our students perform in the many academic, athletic, cultural and service activities that are part of L.A. Matheson. Students should be involved in many activities and enjoy all aspects of school life. An effective education program benefits from home and school working together. To achieve this objective, parents and students are encouraged to make the best use of the services available at their school.

Athletics

Sports and athletic activities are governed by the Surrey Secondary Schools' Athletic Association. The athletics program includes rugby, volleyball, soccer, swimming, boys' and girls' basketball, cross-country, running and cricket.

Fine Arts

As a member of the Surrey Drama Teachers Association and the Association of British Columbia Drama Educators, this school has a thriving arts program including a Theatre Company, which has performed such plays as "Lockdown" by Douglas Craven, "Beauty & the Beast" by Vera Morris, and will perform their first musical in May of 2015. Furthermore, they have a thriving Dance program that performs annual recitals including genres of Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop. The Band Program has performed world wide including Germany, the United States, and Cuba. Other notable mentions are their Photography and Arts contributions to the school community, and community at large.

Notable alumni

Robotics program

In 2017 LA Matheson started a FRC (First Robotics Competition) team. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international organization that inspires students from all around the world to explore careers in fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The students work with industry mentors to design, build, program and drive a robot that is able to compete in different challenges. The team has competed in both Canada and USA.

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References
  1. Enrollment is revealed in the "principals message" as of October 2009
  2. "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2009 Edition Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine." Fraser Institute. June 2009.
  3. - p.6 of a recent newsletter showing outstanding academic achievement On the other hand, the Fraser Institute's ranking is substantiated by L.A. Matheson's current Wikipedia article in which the school states the low ranking "contrays [sic] to internal statistics."
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