Gordon Greenwood Elementary School

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Gordon Greenwood Elementary
Address
9175 206 St Langley, British Columbia, V1M 2X2, Canada
Information
School number	3535048
School board	School District 35 Langley
Principal	Mrs. Kathleen Boles
Vice principal	Mr. Alex Tokar
School type	Public Elementary school
Grades	K-7
Motto	If You Believe, You Can Achieve!
Founded	1992
Enrollment	373 (16 January 2006)
Homepage	http://www.sd35.bc.ca/greenwood/

Gordon Greenwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Langley, British Columbia part of School District 35 Langley. This school has extra curriculum activities like the Gr. 6 basketball and volleyball, Gr. 7 basketball and volleyball. There is a student council club, called KIC (Kids In Charge), with a president (Matthew Ramsden) , vice-president (David Lee) and a secretary as the top positions.

The school was named for Gordon Greenwood, a long-time resident of Walnut Grove, president of the Fort Langley Board of Trade, and School Trustee from 1978 to 1990.

Gordon Greenwood Elementary School, situated at 9175 - 206 Street, opened on April 14,1992, with sixteen classrooms, an ESL portable, two resource rooms, one computer room, a library, music room, full gymnasium, early primary cooking room, medical room, and external washrooms for use by community groups on weekends and during evenings.

The location of the school was a farm site that was originally owned by Maxine Michaud. The school is named after Gordon Greenwood, a long-time resident of the Walnut Grove area/ and the oldest of eleven children. The Greenwoods moved to Fort Langley from Cessford, Alberta, in 1935 when Gordon was fourteen years old. Gordon graduated from the old Langley High School. He served as president of the Fort Langley Board of Trade and was a School Trustee from 1978 to 1990.

The school was meant to stabilize at about 485 students, but peaked at about 650 during the 1997-98 school year when it had 9 portable classrooms. A new school (Dorothy Peacock Elementary School) on 91A Avenue opened in September, 1998, and eased the overpopulation of Gordon Greenwood School. The first principal of Gordon Greenwood School was Gary Sasaki. The school enrolled Kindergarten through grade seven, with some special needs students. The school’s population at this time is 384 students.

The school is situated on 9.5 acres of which.6,8 acres is usable. McClughan Municipal Park, located next to the school, is used as a sports field and for recess and lunch hour play. There is one intermediate irrigated grass field, two asphalt piay courts, and two adventure play structures on the school grounds.

The school boasts a host of activities for students. Students serve the school on Student Council and as office, library and lunch time monitors. Gordon Greenwood School offers handbells/band, choir, and prepares musicals. Students also participate in volleyball, basketball, as well as track and field. The school’s logo is the gecko, which is proudly displayed on staff and student shirts. Gordon Greenwood School is proud of its tradition of putting students first. It is a place where physical as well as emotional safety is valued.