Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School
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| R C Palmer Secondary | |
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| 8160 St. Albans Rd Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 2K9, Canada |
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| School number | 3838024 |
| School board | School District 38 Richmond |
| Area trustee | Linda McPhail |
| Principal | Bert Weins |
| Vice principal | Maureen Lee, Rob Laing |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Greater Vancouver |
| Mascot | Griffin |
| Team name | Palmer Griffins |
| Colours | Navy blue, Baby blue |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Enrollment | 923 (2004) |
| Homepage | http://palmerweb.sd38.ca/ |
Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School is a secondary school located in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada which educates students in grades 8-12.
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[edit] School activities
[edit] Basketball Team
The school hosts a basketball program for students that replaces the regular P.E. course with an all-basketball program and teaches the fundamentals, tricks, and plays of the sport. Recently, the senior basketball team have made it to the 63rd Annual Telus-BCHSBBA Boys Provincial Basketball Championships, held in the PNE Agrodome.[1]
[edit] JAX Club and JAXOLA
Recently, the JAX Club (formerly known as the Japanese Exchange Club), headed by B. Fukazawa, has supplied Thomas Kemper soda in an exclusive brand called JAXOLA, to promote interest of the club and Palmer. Almond cookies branded as JAXOOKIES has also been released.
[edit] Robotics Club
CADD teacher M. Clift hosts the Robotics Club, which specializes in creating combat robots (à la Robot Wars). Members compete against each other as a form of weekly practice, and they take part in various competitions, some as far as Seattle.[2]
[edit] Soccer Academy
The school also hosts a district-wide soccer academy, run in association with Total Soccer Systems (TSS),[3] for students to obtain soccer skills from high-quality coaches. The program can be taken as an alternative to the Physical Education course.
[edit] Vandalism
Widespread vandalism has been found in the school's washrooms. It is suggested that these atrocities are the work of an individual or a small group. These problems are not new in this school; in June 2000, 20 windows were smashed and three computers were stolen. A caretaker was considered then, and had not been discussed since.[4] On January 31, 2007, one of the boys' washrooms temporarily closed down, as a result of a trash can being set on fire. A similar incident happened almost a year before. The problem is now the administration's top priority. One of the CADD classes, taught by M. Clift, is joining forces to design anti-racism/vandalism posters that will be posted around the school vicinity.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Edison Chen, Hong Kong-based singer and actor[5]
- Bobby Singh, Canadian football guard for the Calgary Stampeders[6] and school trustee for School District 38 Richmond[7]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ BC High School Boys Basketball Association. 2007 Telus AAA Boys Championship Draw.
- ^ The Robot Fighting League. Event Calendar.
- ^ Total Soccer Systems. R.C. PALMER SOCCER ACADEMY.
- ^ Richmond Review. Broken glass welcomes Palmer students.
- ^ Edison Chan on NNDB.
- ^ Richmond Voters First Society. Bobby Singh Biography.
- ^ Richmond Continuing Education. School District 38 Richmond. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
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