David Thompson Secondary School (Vancouver)
David Thompson Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the Fraserview neighbourhood of Central Vancouver. It had opened in 1958. It is located in between Killarney Secondary School and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.
| David Thompson Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
1755 East 55th Avenue , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°13′14″N 123°04′13″W |
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| School type | Public, Secondary School |
| Motto | Latin: Nos Quoque Exploremus (Let Us Also Explore) |
| Founded | 1958 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Ms. Suzanne Hoffman |
| Area trustee | Ms. Estrellita Martin-Gonzalez |
| School number | 3939018 |
| Director | Ms. Julie Pearce |
| Principal | Mr. Rick Lopez |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 1369 (2018-2019) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Victoria-Fraserview |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Website | thompson |
The school served as a filming location for various films in the Twilight Saga.[1]
The school offers district programs such as the Odyssey mini school, GOLD, and BEST and currently offers the most Advanced Placement courses in the Vancouver School Board.
History
David Thompson Secondary School opened in 1958. During the first year, 1500 students were enrolled and the first graduating class was in 1960. Gradually, the number increased until the mid-seventies where the average annual population was in excess of two thousand. In 1967 and 1968 the Sr Boys basketball teams were the lower mainland champions. Both years they made it to the provincial championship game finishing second in all of British Columbia.
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Previous Principals
Since the school's opening, twelve principals have served the school and its community. They are:
- A.W. Hyndman (1958 - 1962)
- H. Johnston (1962 - 1969)
- K.R. MacKenzie (1969 - 1974)
- T. Smith (1974-1978)
- K.M. Macpherson (1978 - 1986)
- L.A. Rosse (1986 - 1990)
- A. Sanan (1990-1991)
- B.M. Walker (1991 - 1995)
- J. Wilson (1995 - 2000)
- I. McKay (2000 - 2004)
- D. Braeder (2004 - 2009)
- I. Whishaw (2009 - 2014)
- M. Jensen (2014–2017)
- A. Grant (2017-2018)
- R. Lopez (2018-present)
District Programs
- David Thompson Odyssey Mini School
The David Thompson Odyssey program is a program for who constantly achieve a B average or higher. Students that are enrolled in this program are the top 10% of their grade. To qualify for this program, you must submit an application to the office and if your application is approved, you get an interview. Students will complete grades 8 and 9 in grade 8, grade 10 in grade 9, etc...
- GOLD (Gifted Learning Disabled) Program
Filming at Thompson
In the spring of 2009, the second installment to The Twilight Saga, New Moon, was filmed at David Thompson. David Thompson was used as the set for Forks High School. In the summer of 2009, the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, Eclipse, was also filmed at David Thompson.
Notable Alumni
- Annie Liu, Hong Kong Actress
- Kayi Cheung, Miss Hong Kong 2007
- Dan Kesa, former professional ice hockey player
- Megan Wing, former Olympic figure skater
- Sasha Lakovic, graduate of 1990, former professional ice hockey and roller hockey player
- Laurie Shong, graduate of 1989, former Olympic fencer and pentathlete
- Ronald Deibert, graduate of 1982, professor and director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab
- Austin Wang, Winner of International Science and Engineering Fair 2016
- RaRi, graduate of 2020 (Professional Rapper)
- Alexander Yen, Student Council President 2020 (Mr. President)
- Christopher Chong, Winner of the 2020 Rendition of the Schulich Leader Scholarships at McGill University
References
- "Twilight stars filming New Moon at Vancouver high school". The Vancouver Sun. Canwest Publishing Inc. 2009-04-07. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-09-18.