Argyle Secondary School

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Argyle Secondary School (ASS)
Carpe Diem Seize the day
Address
1131 Frederick Road North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7K 1J3, Canada
Information
School board	School District 44 North Vancouver
Religious affiliation	None
Superintendent	Mr. John Lewis
Principal	Mr. Peter Ewens
Assistant principals	Mr. Jim Tarves Mr. Peter Therrien
Funding type	Public
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	circa 1 546 (as of 2006)
Homepage	Argyle Secondary School

Argyle Secondary School is a secondary school located in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It offers both English and French Immersion programs. Argyle has a waiting list for enrollment, sometimes having to turn away students from inside its own catchment area.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Music 2 Sports 3 Academics 4 Theatre 5 Health 6 Famous Students 7 External links

[edit] Music

Argyle's music program is know for being one of the best in the province.^{[citation needed]} Over 45% of the student population participates in some form of musical activity within the school.^{[citation needed]} Argyle's Senior Band and Choir travel the world performing.

[edit] Sports

Argyle is noted for its Basketball, Rugby, Cross Country, Ultimate Frisbee and Soccer teams. Also noted is the Senior Girls' soccer team's domination of opponents. The girls' soccer team had at one point won the provincial championships 5 years in a row. Another recent provincial championship coming from this prestigious school came courtesy of the Senior Boys' basketball team in the 2003-04 season at the Triple A level. Argyle X-Country Running has also been very successful, sealing a 5th North Shore Championships in a row; winning 3 of the 4 race categories. Moreover, Argyle also is the first school in the province to begin a cross-country mountain bike racing league.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Academics

Argyle not only offers French in an immersion environment but also offers Spanish, Mandarin,French and German as classes of study.

[edit] Theatre

Argyle has a theatre program offering programs in acting, directing and stagecraft and performing shows every year.

[edit] Health

Argyle has begun to phase out unhealthy choices on its cafeteria menu,to take out unhealthy snacks from vending machines, and to replace them with healthier choices. Argyle encourages a more active lifestyle. Although, Argyle will continually sell donuts, burgers, and fried potatoes, along with meany other unhealthy food if it will raise funds for the school.

[edit] Famous Students

A few of the famous students who have attended Argyle Secondary School include actor Jason Priestley, actress Rachel Cronin, and singer Bryan Adams. Paul Kariya's father, Tetsuhiko Kariya, was a mathematics teacher at the school for many years.

Also part of Argyle were members of the band Crowned King and Soul Decision.

[edit] External links

• Argyle Secondary School
• School District website