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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3939 West 16th Avenue , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°15′31″N 123°11′31″W / 49.25861°N 123.19194°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Custos Morum (Latin) ("Guardian of Morals") |
| Founded | 1925 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Helen McGregor |
| Area trustee | Joshua Zhang |
| School number | 03939038 |
| Administrator | Rita Nardi[1] |
| Principal | Mr. D. Wilmann[1] |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,284[2] (2017) |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Language | English |
| Area | West Point Grey |
| Colour(s) | Scarlet and grey |
| Team name | Grey Ghosts |
| Public transit access | 7, 25, 33 |
| Website | byng |
Expansion
editIn 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
editLord 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
editLord Byng's Senior Honour Orchestra competed in the 2012 American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta, where they placed second.[7]
Theatre
editLord 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]
In popular culture
edit- Lord Byng's school yards were used in the filming of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.[9]
Notable alumni
edit- Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress and model
- Barry Downs, Canadian architect[10]
- Grimes
- Robert David Jackson, Canadian diplomat and ambassador.[11]
- Shaone Morrisonn, Canadian hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League[12]
- Joyce Murray, Liberal MP for Vancouver Quadra[13]
- Phil Nimmons, Canadian jazz clarinetist and composer[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lord Byng Staff Directory". Lord Byng Secondary School. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Long Range Facilities Plan 2019: Appendix G (PDF) (Report). May 29, 2019. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lord Byng School History". VSB. October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Lord Byng Secondary School Information". Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Lord Byng Athletics". Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Vancouver Secondary Schools' Athletic Association (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". Esportsdesk.com. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Byng Honour Orchestras Captivate Judges at MusicFest Canada". Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ "B.C. school stages controversial 'Laramie Project'". CBC Arts. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006.
- ^ "Info on 'extensive' Wolverine filming". Retrieved September 20, 2007.
- ^ Emanuel, M. (2016). Contemporary Architects. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-349-04184-8. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "Robert "David" Jackson Obituary". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. June 19, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Morrisonn will get out of Ovechkin's shadow". The Georgia Straight. November 1, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Biography | Joyce Murray | 2019 Federal Liberal Candidate for Vancouver Quadra". joycemurray.liberal.ca. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Metason. "Phil Nimmons". ArtistInfo. Retrieved September 20, 2024.