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The school name was decided by a contest in which students and members of the community participated. The Board of School Trustees chose "Seaquam" in the end, which means 'the sun' or 'sunshine' in the ] language. The school name was decided by a contest in which students and members of the community participated. The Board of School Trustees chose "Seaquam" in the end, which means 'the sun' or 'sunshine' in the ] language.

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High school in British Columbia
Seaquam Secondary
Address
11584 Lyon Road
British Columbia, V4E 2K4
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1977
School boardSchool District 37 Delta
School number3737040
PrincipalMorgan Kyle
Staff77
Grades8-12
Enrollment1324 (30 September 2007)
LanguageEnglish
AreaNorth Delta
Colour(s)Royal Blue, Black & Yellow
MascotSeahawk
Team nameSeaquam Seahawks
Feeder schoolsCougar Canyon Elementary
Heath Elementary
Pinewood Elementary
Sunshine Hills Elementary
Jarvis Elementary
Websitehttp://www.deltasd.bc.ca/se/
Last updated: March 29, 2006

Seaquam Secondary /siːˈækwəm/ is one of BC's top ranked high school serving the affluent Sunshine Hills and Sunshine Woods neighbourhoods in Delta, British Columbia. Seaquam is nestled inside the master planned community surrounded by mature landscaping, golf courses, tennis courts, and high end homes. Seaquam enjoys a high reputation for academics, performing arts, and athletics. Seaquam has remained in the top 100 high schools in British Columbia since its opening in 1977, many years ranking in the top 10 and top 20.

The school name was decided by a contest in which students and members of the community participated. The Board of School Trustees chose "Seaquam" in the end, which means 'the sun' or 'sunshine' in the Musqueam language.

The school opened on September 6, 1977 with 37 staff members and 633 students in grades 7 to 11. The number of staff was increased to 41 when one hundred more students enrolled than expected. Since then, grade 12 was added and grade 7 was dropped to meet the present 8-12 standard for high schools. A few of the original teaching staff still remain teaching in Seaquam.

Programs

Since 2011 Seaquam has been an IB (International Baccalaureate) World School.

Five times the Seaquam Performing Arts Program has placed in the top six at the BC Festival of the Arts. Many Seaquam alumni have become well known professional performers.

The Seaquam Secondary Athletics program has won four BC provincial Championships, with the first coming in 2004 by the Junior Girls Volleyball team. The Football program subsequently won BC Provincial Championships three years in a row from 2006-2008. The Varsity Football Team won the BC AA High School Championship in 2006. This was followed by a BC AA Junior Varsity Championship in 2007, and a Grade 8 Tier II Championship in 2008. In 2011 The Senior Girls Volleyball team captured the schools first ever Senior Girls BCSS Championship by winning the AAA Girls Volleyball Provincials in Parksvile.

Notable alumni

  • Frontal view of Seaquam Secondary. Frontal view of Seaquam Secondary.
  • Main entrance to Seaquam Secondary. Main entrance to Seaquam Secondary.

References

  1. IBO World School - Seaquam webpage, retrieved 2012-04-04

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