Seycove Secondary School
Seycove Secondary School is a Canadian high school in the Deep Cove neighbourhood of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Located just east of Dollarton Highway, the school has a student population of approximately 500 students in grades 8 through 12. Seycove is part of the SD44 program called a family of schools (FOS). Seycove acts as the family school for the Elementary schools considered the feeder schools including Dorothy Lynas, Cove Cliff, and Sherwood Park.
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1204 Caledonia Avenue , , V7G 2A6 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49.3184°N 122.9505°W |
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| School type | High school |
| School board | School District 44 North Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Mark Pearmain |
| Area trustee | Christie Sacré |
| Principal | Rob McLeod |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 499 (2020/21) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Deep Cove |
| Colour(s) | Navy |
| Mascot | The Seyhawk |
| Team name | The Seyhawks |
| Website | seycove |
Athletics
Seycove Secondary offers many sports ranging from golf to rugby. The teams include badminton, gymnastics, basketball, soccer, volleyball, mountain biking, swimming, cross country, skiing and snowboarding, rowing, golf, tennis, field hockey, track and field, and rugby.
The ski and snowboard team has won the district championship two years in a row. The gymnastics team has qualified for provincials almost every year. The cross country team has won the AA division banner recently for three consecutive years as well as having many athletes qualify for provincials. The rugby team has had two championship seasons back-to-back, winning the Tier Two “New Zealand Shield” and maintaining it the following year. As for the soccer teams, the Senior Boys soccer team has won provincials and placed third during the 2009 provincials. The Senior Girls soccer team has also won provincials. Seycove's rowing team came in first place in the district many years in a row. The Senior boys and Junior boys basketball teams are both highly ranked within their leagues. The Senior girls basketball team also ranks highly, usually in the top 15, and they won the provincial championships in 2017.
Music
Seycove's Concert, Chamber, and Vocal Jazz Choirs are performance-based courses.
The course offerings are as follows: Choir 8 Intermediate Choir (Grades 9 and 10) Intermediate Vocal Jazz (Grades 8, 9, and 10) Advanced Choir | Soprano-Alto ensemble, Tenor-Bass ensemble, small group ensembles (Grades 11 and 12) Sr. Chamber Choir (Grades 10, 11, and 12) Jazz in the Box (Grades 11 and 12) Equal Voice Vocal Jazz | Soloist Course (Grades 11 and 12)
Seycove offers a comprehensive band program, including courses in concert band and jazz band. Within these classes, there are opportunities for students to perform in chamber ensembles and combos as well. Concert Band offers students an opportunity to learn music fundamentals and nurtures their ability to perform in a large group setting. The concert bands are the groups that tour and perform most frequently. Students will perform a variety of different musical styles in this class. Concert Band is open to students of all levels of musical ability. Jazz Band is an advanced enrichment course for students looking for an extra challenge. This group performs difficult music and works on more complex concepts of music through genres like Jazz, Rock, Funk, Blues, Latin, and more. Jazz Band classes take place outside the timetable.
The course offerings are as follows: There are three concert bands: Junior Concert Band (Grade 8) Intermediate Concert Band (Grade 9/10) Senior Concert Band (Grade 11/12)
As well as two Jazz Bands: Intermediate Jazz Band (Grade 8/9/10) Senior Jazz Band (Grade 11/12)
PLP
Seycove Secondary is home to the Performance Learning Program, an academically rigorous mainstream magnet program that challenges learners in grades 8 to 12.
With a focus on deeper learning, students master core academic content, think critically to solve complex problems, work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and develop academic and growth mindsets.
PLP differs from mainstream school in its focus on using technology, namely iPads and other Apple products, as learning tools, its real-world learning opportunities through global field studies and international meetings and through its use of project-based learning.
Grade eight, nine and ten PLP students receive Humanities (English and Social Studies), Maker (ADST), Scimathics (Science and Math) and PGP (Personal Growth Planning) credits and grade eleven and twelve students receive English, History and PGP Credits. PGP and Scimathics courses are not guaranteed to be offered each year.[1]
Theatre
Seycove Secondary has a theatre program and its own black box theatre, nicknamed "The Vortex." The One Act Play Festival, which consists of one-act plays written and directed by students in the senior (grade 11 and 12) acting program, and the Spring Play, which is open to all members of the Drama department, take place in alternating years. Past productions include Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie; Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam; and William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. For the 2008 spring season, the Senior Acting Troupe put on a production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
Other programs
The school offers several courses in visual arts, including Art Foundations, Portfolio, Photography, Film and Television, and Desktop Publishing. Other electives include Outdoor Education, Foods, Textiles, Drama, English Literature, Dynamics, Psychology, Law, History, and First Nations studies.
Filming
Seycove's in-film location have varied, including acting as a high school, street corner, and gas station. Seycove Secondary appears in Bates Motel, Charlie St. Cloud and Supernatural.
Transportation
The closest public transit routes are TransLink Buses #211, #212, #214, and #215 serviced one block west on Deep Cove Rd (NorthBound Deep Cove Rd@ Strathcona Rd).