Sentinel Secondary School

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Sentinel Secondary School
Summis Cum Animis with the greatest possible spirit
Location
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website
http://www.sd45.bc.ca/sentinel/
Information
Principal	Barbara Jones
Vice principals	Mr. John Crowley (for grades 10-12) Mr. Doug Francis (for grades 8,9, Int'l)
School type	Public
Grades	8-12
Language	English, French immersion
Founded	~1950
Enrollment	900 (approx.)

Sentinel Secondary School is a 20-year secondary school located in West Vancouver, British Columbia. It is one of the three high schools in West Vancouver. The school has a grass fields and two baseball diamonds. The main field is used for all sports, such as soccer, football, and rugby.

Contents 1 Advanced Placement Program 1.1 Grade 10 1.2 Grade 11 1.3 Grade 12 2 Other programmes 3 External links

[edit] Advanced Placement Program

Sentinel offers the Advanced Placement Program (AP), unlike its neighbor school West Vancouver Secondary School, which offers the International Baccalaureate program. It also offers Pre-AP courses for the grade 10's preparing to enter the AP program later. The school has been the 4th school in West Van for a long time.

[edit] Grade 10

• Pre-AP English 10
• Pre-AP French 10
• Pre-AP Principles of Mathematics 10

[edit] Grade 11

• AP Art 11
• AP Biology 11
• AP Chemistry 11
• AP English 11
• AP Principles of Mathematics 11 Enriched

[edit] Grade 12

• AP 2-D Design Portfolio 12
• AP 3-D Design Portfolio 12
• AP Studio Art Drawing 12
• AP Biology 12
• AP Calculus AB 12
• AP Calculus BC 12A
• AP Chemistry 12
• AP Computer Science A 12
• AP Computer Science AB 12
• AP English Language and Composition 12
• AP English Literature and Composition 12
• AP French Language 12
• AP Music Theory (Examination only)
• AP Psychology 12
• AP Spanish Language (Examination only)

[edit] Other programmes

As of 2006, two immersion programmes: French immersion and Computer immersion (for grade 8 and 9), exist in Sentinel. It also offers Super Achievers' Programme for those interested in participating in sports at a Provincial/National level.

Sentinel is also home to two "sports schools" - the Sentinel Hockey Academy and the Sentinel Soccer Academy. Both programs integrate sport based training into the courseload - students spend 1 or 2 blocks out of 8 on their chosen sport. Sentinel is one of the most successful schools in the Vancouver area and currently enrolls more than 998 students each year.

[edit] External links

• Sentinel Secondary School Homepage