Riverside Secondary School (British Columbia)

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Riverside Secondary School
Address
2215 Reeve Street
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3C 6K8, Canada
Coordinates 49°15′22″N, 122°47′21″WCoordinates: 49°15′22″N, 122°47′21″W
Information
School district School District 43 Coquitlam
Principal Mr. Scott Robinson
Vice principals Ms. Laurie Ebenal
Mr. Todd Clerkson
School type Public Secondary
Grades 9 to 12
Campus Suburban
Mascot Rapids
Colours Forest green, teal blue, white, black
Founded 1996
Homepage http://www.riverside.sd43.bc.ca/

Riverside Secondary School is a public coeducational secondary school located in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. It enrolls students from grades 9 to 12.

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Riverside lies on the south side of Port Coquitlam, the location of which was formerly swampland. Established in 1996, the school colours are forest green, teal blue, white, and black. Their mascot is called the Rapids, and their logo was designed in 1996. The school has five portables as of 2002 to the present date

Riverside Secondary school offers AP programs in European History, Physics B, Chemistry, Psychology, and English Literature and Composition. Advanced Calculus 12 students may also write the AP Calculus AB in May. In addition to Advanced Placement, Riverside offers honours version courses in English 10-12, Mathematics 9-12, and a Science 9/10 accelerated course. There is also a scince co-op class offered to grade 11 and 12. Riverside's newspaper, The Eddy, has won multiple awards. Its Student Council is elected by the students, with four representatives in Grades 9-11 and five representatives in Grade 12 and is sponsored by social studies teachers run by Mr. Ben Lepore and Mr. Pierre Lemieux.

In addition, Riverside Secondary offers a variety of clubs, sports teams, and volunteering oppertunities to their students which particpated in many provincial and community events

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