Sands Secondary School

Sands Secondary School[1]
Address
10840 82 Avenue
Delta, British Columbia, V4C 2B3, Canada
Information
School number 3737038
School board School District 37 Delta
Principal J. Beaulieu
Vice principal M. Woloshen
School type Public High School
Grades 8-12
Language English
Area North Delta
Mascot Scorpion
Team name Scorpions
Colours Blue and Green
Founded 1974
Enrollment 758 (30 September 2007)
Homepage www.deltasd.bc.ca/sa

Sands Secondary is a public high school in Delta, British Columbia part of School District 37 Delta.


Academics

Sands Secondary was formerly Sands Junior Secondary with Grades 8-10 until 2005. With the reconfiguration of three other high schools in North Delta (Delview, Burnsview, and North Delta), Sands Secondary became an 8-12 school. It graduated its first Grade 12 class in June 2006.

Athletics

Sands has several sports teams, including junior and senior level Volleyball and Basketball teams. In 2009-2010, the Senior Boys Soccer team won the AAA provincials. In 2007-2008, 2009-2010, Sands won the Fraser Valley Badminton Championships. The school also has a Field Hockey team and as of September 2010, features an Ice Hockey team.

System

Sands Secondary runs on a linear system like other Canadian high schools. It is based on 8 courses separated into four days. For example, if Monday is a day 1 then Tuesday would have to be a day 2. Each day contains 4 blocks numbered ABCDEFGH. Day 1 contains A B C D block, while day 2 contains E F G H. Day 3 contains B A D C block. Day 4 contains F E H G block. Between B and C block there is a 45 min lunch break, as well as F and G block.

Notes

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

External links

School Reports - Ministry of Education

Coordinates: 49°09′06″N 122°55′21″W / 49.151650°N 122.922437°W