Duchess Park Secondary School

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Duchess Park Secondary[1]
Address
2371 Ross Cres
Prince George, British Columbia, V2M 1Y8, Canada
Information
School number 5757012
School board School District 57 Prince George
Principal Mr Bruce Ballantyne
Staff 53
School type Public high school
Grades 8-12
Language French and English
Mascot Condor
Team name Condors
Colours Black, White and Gold
Enrollment 883 (16 January 2006)
Homepage http://www.duch.sd57.bc.ca/

Duchess Park Secondary is a public high school in Prince George, British Columbia part of School District 57 Prince George.

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[edit] History

Formerly also known as Prince George High School and Duchess Park Junior Secondary School. Prior to 1974 included Grades 8-10, in 1974-75 Grade 11 was added, in 1975-76 Grade 12 was added.

Former Principals include: Mr. Vawter, Jim Imrich, Doug Hallman, Mr. Lyttle

Teachers with notable years of service at DPSS include: Roger Fox (Science), Peter Thrift (Social Studies/Geography), Keith Gordon (Social Studies/History), Gord Botten (Humanities/English), Dan Foster (Physical Ed.), Darryl Mytron (Art), Louise Holmes (Physical Ed.),

[edit] Academics

Duchess was rated as the top secondary school in Prince George (144th overall in the province) by the 2004/05 Fraser Institute rankings [2]

[edit] Alumni

[edit] Athletics

  • 1980 Boys AAA Basketball Provincial Champions
  • 2000 Girls AA Basketball Provincial Champions[3]
  • 2000 Boys AA Volleyball Provincial Champions[4]
  • 2001 Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Champions[5]
  • 2002 Girls AAA Volleyball Provincial Champions[6]
  • 2006 Boys AA Basketball Provincial Champions[7]

Duchess Park has teams in several sports, including basketball, football, volleyball, ice hockey, golf, badminton, soccer, rugby and cheerleading.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
  2. ^ "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition." Fraser Institute. April 2006.
  3. ^ BC School Sports Provincial Girls Basketball
  4. ^ BC School Sports Provincial Boys Volleyball
  5. ^ BC School Sports Provincial Girls Volleyball
  6. ^ BC School Sports Provincial Girls Volleyball
  7. ^ BC School Sports Provincial Boys Basketball

[edit] External links

School reports - Ministry of Education