Holy Cross Regional High School
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| Holy Cross Regional High School | |
| Address | |
| 16193 88th Ave Surrey, British Columbia, V4N 1G3, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Superintendent | Doug Lauson |
| Area trustee | Marie Mahony |
| Principal | Robert Dejulius |
| Vice principal | Stan Kazun
Henk Luyten |
| Staff | 55 |
| School type | Private high school |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | District 36 |
| Motto | In Hoc Signo Vinces With this sign, we shall conquer |
| Mascot | Crusader |
| Team name | Holy Cross Crusaders |
| Colours | Red and Silver |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Enrollment | 780 (September 2006) |
| Homepage | http://www.holycross.bc.ca |
Holy Cross Regional High School is a private high school in Surrey, British Columbia. It is under the charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.
Holy Cross is the largest Roman Catholic high school in the Lower Mainland with 780 students as of September 2006.[citation needed] Robert Dejulius has served as principal since the high school opened in 1982.
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[edit] Departments
[edit] Athletics
Athletic programs offered in Holy Cross include: Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Soccer, Cross Country, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, and Curling.
Sports events are held regularly at Holy Cross. The two major events held at Holy Cross are the Pepsi Bowl, which was founded by the school, and the BC Catholic Basketball Championships. This year at the BC Catholics, Holy Cross' girls team came in first place, and the boys team came in third. Also this year, the senior football team won the provincial championships.
Holy Cross's facilities include a full-sized wood floor gymnasium. They also include a track oval, and a football field. The track oval is open for public use.
[edit] Music
The instrumental program includes two jazz bands and three concert bands, two jazz choir and a concert choir.
Both jazz choirs just received gold at the Kiwanis Music Festival. They are just swangin!
[edit] Math
The mathematics program provides many courses and also includes an Honours program for grades 9 - 11.
[edit] Science
Grade 11 and 12 courses include Advance Placement Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
Clubs serve a variety of purposes within the school. Holy Cross's clubs include Green Team, Yearbook, Web Team, Media Team/Poster Club, Spirit Team, Roman Catholic Challenge Community Service Club, Student Council, Reverence for Life, and Graduation Committee.
As well, many Holy Cross Seniors take part in an annual Mission Trip. This trip brings the students to the Philippines where they work in Gawad Kalinga communities and help build homes for many underprivellaged families. They were the first school to ever come to the Philippines to help build homes. [1]
[edit] Religious Education
Holy Cross provides mandatory religious education. The course curriculum is organized by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.
[edit] Notable Alumni
Nicholas St. Hilaire - Currently serving time in prison for second degree murder.
Christopher Stroppa - Former recipient of the "Best Dance Ever" award, given to to the best dancer ever as judged by intelligent people.
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