Steveston-London Secondary School

Steveston-London Secondary School is a public high school in Richmond, British Columbia for pupils grades 8-12. Steveston-London Secondary (SLSS) follows the semester course system.

Origin

Before the establishment of Steveston-London Secondary School, Steveston Secondary School and Charles E. London Secondary School were two high schools close together. However, both schools were merged into one because of declining enrollment. The name "Steveston-London Secondary School" was chosen on June 14 2006 as decided in a student vote from both schools.

Steveston-London Secondary School occupies the same building as Charles E. London Secondary School had, with a new 19 million dollar addition. The new addition consists of a second floor science wing as well as 9 classrooms and 2 laboratories. Other additions include a library, theater, music room, and an additional gymnasium and counseling area. Many classrooms such as Charles E. London's former gymnasium has been renovated. The building where Steveston Secondary School located remains vacant as of April 2009.

Hours

School hours are from 8:25 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. The first class of the day begins at 8:25 a.m. Each school day consists of three 79-minute periods and one 81-minute period with a 13 minute recess break in between periods. Lunch break is after the first three classes of the day and runs from 12:50 to 1:37.

Feeder schools

Steveston-London Secondary School is a public school available for students that are in grade 8-12. Its current feeder schools are Blundell Elementary, Errington Elementary, Maple Lane Elementary, James McKinney Elementary, Westwind Elementary and Jessie Wowk Elementary. Also, many students from other elementary schools choose to attend Steveston-London because of its proximity to their place of residence.

Academic enrichment opportunities

At Steveston London, it is recognized that students learn in a variety of ways as well as at different rates. Therefore, enrichment opportunities are offered to highly motivated, gifted or underachieving students.

Enrichment Programs

Spectrum Program Spectrum is a 3 year enrichment program (Grades 8-10) designed and geared towards students with high motivation as well as strong abilities inside and outside the classroom. Spectrum students take the core curriculum courses of Science, Mathematics, Socials Studies, and English together and explore enrichment topics that vary according to different subject areas and grade levels. The courses taken with the Spectrum group are scheduled according to the linear course system.

Athletics

Steveston-London competes in the RSSAA leagues and enters teams in all of the traditional fall, winter and spring sport seasons. The following sports are available:

In 2009 The Junior Boy's Volleyball team won the Richmond cup and in 2010 and 2011 the Bantam (Grade 8) Boys Volleyball teams won the Richmond cup.

Please note that during the 2009 - 2010 year all boys volleyball seasons will be moved to the fall season. Intramurals are also available to all students. One or more activities are available daily at lunchtime. Example recreational leagues include 3-on-3 basketball, flag football, volleyball, indoor soccer, cosom hockey, table tennis, and softball.

External links

• Steveston-London Secondary Official Website
• Steveston-London Map, Live Maps
• Energy Saving Article
• John Yap MLA, Presents Steveston-London
• Steveston Alumni
• School District Development Objectives
• Enrollment Reports
• Steveston-London Alumni

References