Gladstone Secondary School

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Gladstone Secondary School
Address
4105 Gladstone Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5N 4Z2, Canada
Information
School board School District 39 Vancouver
Area trustee Allen Blakey
Principal Chris Zak
Vice Principals Alec MacInnes
Annette Vey-Chilton
School type Secondary school
Grades 8-12
Language English
Area Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Mascot Lion
Team name Gladiators
Colours Red, Black and White
Founded 1950
Enrollment 1340 [1] (March 2008)
Homepage http://gladstone.vsb.bc.ca/

Gladstone Secondary School, located in the Kensington-Cedar Cottage neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is named after William Ewart Gladstone, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 4 times between 1868 to 1894.

There is a mural on the north side of the school which depicts the cultural diversity of the neighborhood. It was completed in the mid-80's.

The tennis court is commonly referred to by students as "The Cage"

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[edit] P.E. runs

Trout Lake Run - about 3.4km School Mile - 1 mile
Nanaimo Run - Starts at the school and heads north along Nanaimo street, then heads west along 12th Avenue, and finally heads south back to the School.

[edit] Rankings

In May 2008, The Fraser Institute ranked Gladstone at number 221 out of 296 of all B.C. Secondary Schools based on school performance.[2]

[edit] Notable Alumni

Wayson Choy

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