John Oliver Secondary School

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John Oliver Secondary School
Virtus Vincit
Address
530 East 41st Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia, V5W 1P3, Canada
Website
http://jo-online.vsb.bc.ca/
Information
School board	School District 39 Vancouver
Area trustee	Sharon Gregson
Principal	Kevan Moore
Vice principal	Jim Burnham Thomas Harapnuick
School type	Secondary school
Grades	8-12
Language	English
Team name	Jokers
Colours	Red and blue
Founded	1921
Enrollment	about 1200

John Oliver Secondary School, located in South Vancouver, Canada, at East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, is between the Vancouver neighbourhoods of Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park-Little Mountain and Sunset. It is named after John Oliver, the Premier of British Columbia from 1918-1927.

Composed of a central building where most students will attend their studies, there is also a second building called the barn across a grass field where mini school sessions occur.

Established in 1921, a fire destroyed the old building in 1959 while the current building on 41st Avenue was erected in 1950, with the subsequent addition and expansion of technical studies shops, cafeteria and music wing during the following years.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Eileen Elizabeth Dailly, former BC MLA and Minister of Education, notable for abolishing corporal punishment in BC schools.
• Herb Dhaliwal, First Indo-Canadian person to become a member of federal cabinet.
• Walter Gage, University of British Columbia professor and administrator. Order of Canada recipient (1971).
• John Pankratz, former British Columbia Lions football player.
• Jim Pattison, billionaire businessman and Order of Canada recipient (1987).
• Ray Perrault, former Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament and Senator.
• Gordon 'Gogie' Stewart, member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

[edit] External links

• Vancouver School Board—John Oliver
• School Website