Templeton Secondary School
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| Templeton Secondary School | |
  Pro Bono Omnium For The Good Of All |
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| Address | |
| 727 Templeton Drive Vancouver, British Columbia, V5L 4N8, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 03939010 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Mr. Chris Kelly |
| Area trustee | Mr. Don Lee |
| Principal | Mr. Chris Atkinson |
| Vice principal | Mr. Mike Finch Mr. Walter Mustapich |
| School type | Secondary school |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Language | English |
| Team name | Titans |
| Colours | Maroon and Gold |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Enrollment | 1028[1] |
| Homepage | http://templeton.vsb.bc.ca/ |
Templeton Secondary School is a secondary school in Vancouver. Approximately 1200 students are enrolled there. Located in the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood on the east side of Vancouver, it has won the SmartAsk competition in 2004 and is now trying for Reach For The Top. It has won many awards for drama productions and for student films. Templeton is also known for its successful theatre and film programs, regarded as one of the best in British Columbia.[citation needed]
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[edit] Current
Templeton Secondary School has a multicultural student population, reflecting the community with at least one third of the students fluently bilingual. Over forty languages and dialects are spoken.
[edit] History
Templeton Junior High opened in the fall of 1927, with H. B. Fitch as the first Principal. The name of the school is from William Templeton, a former mayor of Vancouver. In 1956, Grade 10 students were added, and in 1963, Grade 11 students were added. In 1964, the first Grade 12 students entered Templeton and it became Templeton Secondary School.
In 1975, the Templeton Park Pool was completed, along with playing fields, a track, tennis courts and sand pits.
[edit] Motto
Pro Bono Omnium is the school motto at Templeton, which means "For The Good Of All." It was chosen in 1927 by the first principal, Mr. Fitch, and the staff and students.
[edit] Mission statement
At Templeton, they are committed to providing students with relevant educational experiences and opportunities which value and encourage individuality while reflecting and celebrating the diversity of their multicultural community.
The intellectual, social, creative, physical, spiritual and ethical potential of all individuals is fostered and enhanced in a supportive and safe environment which respects and demonstrates the qualities of responsibility and co-operation in the pursuit of learning.
[edit] Templeton's course offerings
- Templeton is home to a Mini-School Program for quasi-gifted children, from grades 8-12. The objective of the Mini School is to foster interdisciplinary learning and environmental stewardship through interdisciplinary activities and field trips that bring the students together for a more closer relationship with each other. All of the Mini-School students go to Strathcona Park and Manning Park annually, (though, due to budget concerns, the students now go to Apex, in the Okanagan, instead of Manning Park), Bamfield Marine Science Centre as well as other grade specific destinations, such as Victoria (grade 10), and, for the grade 11s of 07/08, Ashland, Oregon.
- Templeton Secondary also offers English and Socials Enriched Programs for grades 8-11, in which students follow the same curriculum of the regular English and Socials program but goes into further detail of literature and themes and requires independent analysis and thought of literature (English) and challenges the learner and critical thinking (Socials). Both Enriched courses have more emphasis on group work and to an extent, more independent based learning. They are also advanced classes to the regular English and Socials curriculum.
- Math and Science 8 Challenge Programs, which allows a student to complete two years of Math and Science curriculum in one year.
- Templeton Secondary also offers courses in Home Economics, Typing, Sewing, Auto Mechanics, Electronics, Woodworking, Tourism, Literature, Photography, Art, Music, Choir, Drama and Film, and Television.
[edit] Templeton in popular culture
- Many Hollywood producers and directors have commented that Templeton Secondary School has been one of the best schools in which they have filmed. The students are very respectful to the actors and crew when they're filming. At times, students are allowed to watch the filming as long as they are quiet on the set.
- Templeton Secondary is best known as the interior set for "Smallville High" in the TV series Smallville, as well as Beachwood High School in the TV series Kyle XY; Beachwood High and Smallville High murals still remain in the school's hallway and the hallway commonly known to the students as the "Smallville Hallway" is where most filming takes place for the TV shows and movies filmed at the school. As of 2007, the show Kyle XY continued to film at Templeton.
- The TV shows Aliens in America and Bionic Woman are also filmed at Templeton Secondary School.
- Bryan Adams performed in the auditorium for a lunch hour concert as a lead singer for Sweeney Todd in 1978.
- Scenes for the movie Personal Effects(2009) starring actors Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Pfeiffer are being filmed in the gym and parking lot of the school as of November 26, 2007.
- As of December 11, 2007, scenes from the movie Safety Glass starring actors Hilary Duff and Josh Peck were being filmed. The movie is due to release in 2009.
- As of January 22, 2008, filming for the movie Gym Teacher starring Nathan Kress, Avan Jogia,Brenna O'Brien, and Christopher Meloni was in progress.
- As of May 12th-13th, filming the Nickelodeon original movie Spectacular! starring Victoria Justice (Zoey 101), Avan Jogia,Jean-Luc Bilodeau,Tammin Sursok,and Andrea Lewis.due out in 2009.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Soccer players Bobby Lenarduzzi and Danny Lenarduzzi
- Former Montreal Canadiens player John Ferguson, Sr., father of former Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Ferguson, Jr.
- Francesco Aquilini - Owner of the Vancouver Canucks and Alternate Governor, NHL
- Former New York Rangers captain Barry Beck
- Linda Chung - Winner of Miss Chinese Vancouver 2003 and Miss Chinese International 2004, Hong Kong TVB star
