Earl Marriott Secondary School

Earl Marriott Secondary School[1]

To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield
Address
15751 16 Ave
Surrey, British Columbia, V4A 1S1, Canada
Coordinates 49°1′54″N 122°47′7.9″W / 49.03167°N 122.785528°WCoordinates: 49°1′54″N 122°47′7.9″W / 49.03167°N 122.785528°W
Information
School number 3636105
School board School District 36 Surrey
Principal Ken Hignell
Vice principal Diane Christensen, Michael Brown, Laurie Richardson
Staff 100+
School type Public high school
Grades 8–12
Language English/French
Area White Rock/South Surrey
Team name The Mariners
Colours Green and White, occasionally Black and orange
Founded 1972
Enrollment 2000+ (September 26, 2009)
Homepage www.surreyschools.ca/schools/earlmarriott

Earl Marriott Secondary (EMS) is a public high school in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and is part of School District 36 Surrey. It is referred to as the 'Home of the Mariners'. It is located on the edge of city limits, on 16 Avenue (which straddles the border between Surrey and White Rock). Along with Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, it is currently one of the subjects of a proposal by the school district to increase school hours to cope with the overpopulation.

History

Originally White Rock Secondary School, Earl Marriott Secondary was founded in 1972 and named after its first Principal, Earl Marriott, who eventually became Superintendent of Surrey School District #36. EMS enjoys a lighthearted rivalry with Semiahmoo Secondary School as well as Elgin Park Secondary School. This year, the Sandcastle Cup, a major annual game between the Mariners and Semiahmoo Totems, was won by Semiahmoo secondary. Earl Marriott is best known for its excellence in the theatre, as well as its athletic achievements, particularly and most recently in rugby. EMS puts on either a play or musical out of the indwelling Wheelhouse Theatre year after year. At 2:00pm on March 1, 2011, over 1000 students walked out to intervene the new bell schedule. Politicians, principals, and the media all showed to take part of the anti-government petition.

Academics

Earl Marriott is one of three French immersion high schools in Surrey and offers full course loads in both French and English. Earl Marriott offers courses including physical education, all major humanities and sciences as well as art, home economics, info tech, and trades courses. It is one of the few schools that offer competitive co-op experiences for its students. Earl Marriott offers a science and humanities co-op, as well as a mechanical co-op.

Athletics

Wheelhouse Theatre

The Wheelhouse Theatre is a 290-seat proscenium theatre located at Earl Marriott Secondary School. It is the largest performing arts theatre on the Semiahmoo Peninsula. The Wheelhouse's primary usage is as a classroom and training facility for students pursuing theatre, and its secondary usage is as a well-equipped and affordable rental house to the community. It is managed by the school and its Theatre Department Head (as of June 2007, Rick Harmon), as well as by the Wheelhouse Theatre Society, a collaboration of community volunteers mandated to raise funds for, and contribute necessary equipment purchases to, the theatre.

Notable alumni

References

Drew Lawrenson, Vice President and General Counsel of the Eminata Group

  1. ↑ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
  2. ↑ Girls Basketball BC School Sports
  3. ↑

External links

School Reports - Ministry of Education