Pitt Meadows Secondary School

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Pitt Meadows Secondary School
Address
19438 116b Ave Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, V3Y 1G1, Canada
Information
School number	4242003
School board	School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Principal	Mr D Dickson
Vice principal	Mr I Liversidge
Administrator	Ms P Giesinger
School type	Public high school
Grades	8-12
Language	English/French/German
Mascot	The Maurader.
Team name	Marauders (Air Force)
Colours	Green, Black, White
Enrollment	1150 (January 16, 2006)
Homepage	http://pmss.sd42.ca
Homepage	Pitt Meadows Secondary Website Pacific Rim Hockey Academy Website

Pitt Meadows Secondary School is a public high school in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia part of School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.

1 Shop Classes
2 Murals
3 Provincial Championships
4 Notable alumni

[edit] Shop Classes

The school has a variety of shop classes such as metal work (work with metal), mechanics (work with engines), and woodwork (work with wood).

[edit] Murals

In 2006 the school received a series of murals on the front side of the building. These paintings depict a Viking Marauder (the school's mascot), a Heron (the official bird of the community), and the school's coat of arms. The coat of arms contains a saying in Latin which translates as "Let the Love of Learning Flourish". There is also 2 large collages on either side of the schools main gymnasium.

[edit] Provincial Championships

AAA Basketball:

1989 vs. Maple Ridge Secondary
2000 vs. Terry Fox Senior Secondary

The school is also known for its highly successful and competitive basketball teams, behind head coach, Rich Goulet - who has been coaching baskeball for 37 years, 30 of which have been at PMSS. The school has won several AAA championships, despite the school actually being a AA school in size. Rich Goulet has yet to defeat a team in the provincial final outside of the Fraser Valley North basketball league.