Pitt Meadows Secondary School

Pitt Meadows Secondary School
Pitt Meadows Secondary School
Address
	19438 116B Avenue; Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, V3Y 1G1; Canada
Coordinates	49.2139°N 122.6825°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1961
School board	School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
School number	4242003
Principal	Cheryl Schwarz
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	1000 (approx) (September, 2014)
Language	English, French
Colour(s)	Green, black, white
Mascot	Marauder
Team name	Marauders (Air Force)
Website	pmss.sd42.ca

Pitt Meadows Secondary School (PMSS) is a public high school in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, part of School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows. The school was founded in 1961 and celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open house on September 30, 2011.[1]

Community involvement

Pitt Meadows Secondary has a Work Experience program. Many students make use of the school Career Centre and volunteer in the community. PMSS students dedicate thousands of hours of their time volunteering at local elementary schools, hospitals, events hosted by the City of Pitt Meadows, and summer camps. Local organizations can always count on Pitt Meadows students to donate time to fundraisers and events. Students have the opportunity to participate in hands-on work experience in a variety of businesses so that they can gain employable skills prior to graduation. Within the school, leadership students plan fun activities for students such as spirit week, grade eight orientation day, the Terry Fox Run, and special assemblies.[2]

Fine arts

The school has a music program which includes a band and choir. Both groups have the opportunity to participate in field trips and special performances throughout the year. Drama students are involved in classes as well as after-school productions. They typically perform at an annual play, the annual Festival of Scenes, and an improv night which is a fundraiser for the food bank.

Home economics

Foods students have been involved in the creation of a community garden and are learning to grow and harvest food. Many students choose to participate in Foods Studies, Textiles, and Family Studies courses.

Viking Productions

This is a class for learning how to use multimedia applications on computers for various projects. 2008–2009 was the first year that this new set of courses ran. Students in the course are involved with creating websites, hosting radio shows, broadcasting television shows, and making music.

Shop classes

The school has a variety of shop classes such as metalwork, woodwork, metal art, wood art and automotive mechanics. Pitt Meadows is highly regarded for its shop classes and has helped a large percentage of its students acquire jobs in the trade industry.

Murals

In 2006, the school received a series of murals on the front side of the building. These paintings depict a Viking marauder (the school's mascot), a Heron (the official bird of the city), and the school's coat of arms. The coat of arms contains a saying in Latin which translates as "Let the Love of Learning Flourish". There are also two large collages on either side of the school's main gymnasium. One mural depicts a large marauder and the other is a blue heron on a mound of dirt representing the city's colour, terrain, and native bird. A third mural has recently been added of a large Viking ship on the back side of the school. The ship contains the signatures of the 2008–2009 graduation class.

Sports

Pitt Meadows has numerous teams and programs, including football (Grade 8, Junior Varsity and Varsity) soccer, volleyball, golf, and track and field. The school's most prominent sport is basketball with a very competitive senior team that was coached by Mr. Rich Goulet from 1979 until the end of 2017, a total of 38 years.[3]

Provincial championships

AA basketball:

1983

AAA basketball:

1989 vs. Maple Ridge Secondary
2000 vs. Terry Fox Senior Secondary

Tier 2 Football:

2016 vs. Eric Hamber Secondary

Notable alumni

Greg Moore, Race car driver
Brendan Morrison, Professional hockey player and member of the famed West Coast Express line
Patrick Wiercioch, Professional hockey player
Molly Parker, Professional actress
Malcolm Williams, Professional Canadian football player

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References

http://schools.sd42.ca/pmss/pmss-turns-50/
http://schools.sd42.ca/pmss/work-experience/
Eagl, Nick; September 4, Updated; 2017 (2017-09-05). "Veteran secondary basketball coach ends career following complaints | Vancouver Sun". Retrieved 2019-11-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[1] ttp://schools.sd42.ca/pmss/pmss-turns-50/

[2] ttp://schools.sd42.ca/pmss/work-experience/

[3] Eagl, Nick; September 4, Updated; 2017 (2017-09-05). "Veteran secondary basketball coach ends career following complaints | Vancouver Sun". Retrieved 2019-11-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)