Princess Margaret Secondary School, Surrey

Princess Margaret Secondary is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia and is part of School District 36 Surrey. The school is notable in Surrey for its sports programs. The goals of Princess Margaret Secondary include increasing reading comprehension and increasing numeracy skills in Grade 8 students.[1] The Princess Margaret Secondary school is located only 2 street blocks east of the Surrey Campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The current building was completed in 1999; a previous smaller brick and mortar building served secondary students at the same site from 1961 until the summer of 1998 when it was demolished.

Princess Margaret Secondary
Address
12870 72 Avenue

Surrey
,
British Columbia
,
V3W 2M9

Canada
Coordinates49.1318°N 122.8657°W / 49.1318; -122.8657
Information
School typePublic, high school
School boardSchool District 36 Surrey
School number3636246
PrincipalMr. Sarmento
Staff98
Grades8-12
Enrollment1500 (September 2011)
Colour(s)Black and Red
Team nameLions
Websitewww.surreyschools.ca/princessmargaret
  • The view of Princess Margaret Secondary's rear facade.
  • Princess Margaret Secondary's noticeboard.
  • Princess Margaret Secondary's soccer field.

History

The Princess Margaret Secondary School was named after Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the younger sister of English Monarch Queen Elizabeth II.

Student volunteer work

Princess Margaret students volunteered again in 2011 with the installation of Christmas lights at St. Paul's Hospital for the 'Lights of Hope' campaign in Vancouver. The student volunteers are enrolled in the BCIT Electrical Program while in secondary school.[2][3][4]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "School Goals". Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  2. "Lights of Hope - BCIT Electrical students". CTV News. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. "Students help light the Lights of Hope". BCIT Update Magazine. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  4. "Lights of hope". Surrey North Delta Leader. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.


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