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Gilmore Elementary School
Richmond School District, officially the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond), also known as SD38, is a school district based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The school board is governed by seven elected trustees, and serves the entire city of Richmond. The district supports a hands on approach to learning that emphasizes students' actual skills rather than grades and standardized test performance. Schools As of 2016, the district operates 38 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and one alternative school An alternative school is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional. Such schools offer a wide range of philosophies and teaching methods; some have political, scholarly, or philosophical orientations, wh .... Elementary schools Secondary schools Prior to 1996, Richmond had separate Junior Secondary Schools (grades 8–10) and Senior Secondary Schools (grades 11–12). Starting in 1996, the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public Primary school, primary or Secondary school, secondary schools or both in various countries. It is not to be confused with an attendance zone, which is within a school district and is used to assign students to schools in a district and not to determine government authority. North America United States In the U.S., most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts. A school district usually operates several Elementary schools in the United States, elementary, Middle school#United States, middle, and Secondary school, high schools. The largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMath Secondary School
École Secondaire Robert A. McMath Secondary School is a public high school located on Garry Street in the Steveston neighbourhood of Richmond, British Columbia. It is part of School District 38 Richmond The school is fed into by the nearby elementary schools of Lord Byng Elementary School, Westwind Elementary School, Manoah Steves Elementary School, John G. Diefenbaker Elementary School, Dixon Elementary School and Homma Elementary School as well as all French immersion students from 15 other elementary schools in western Richmond. As of 2023, the current principal is Mr. J. Johnstone and the vice principals are Ms. A Naidu and Mr. L Banta. The school's sports teams are all called the McMath Wildcats. McMath uses the semester system with PLT (Personal Learning Time). History This school was named in honour of Robert Alexander "Bob" McMath (1915–1996). McMath moved to Canada in 1928. He served with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada during the Second World War and was w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 British Columbia Municipal Elections
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on November 15, 2014. Races were held in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas. Incumbents marked with "(X)". Selected mayoral races were as follows: Abbotsford Mayoral election Abbotsford City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Burnaby Mayoral election Burnaby City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Campbell River Mayoral election Chilliwack Mayoral election Chilliwack City Council election ''Top 6 candidates elected'' Coquitlam Mayoral election Coquitlam City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Delta Mayoral election Delta District Council election ''Top 6 candidates elected'' Kamloops Mayoral election Kamloops City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Mayoral and city council by-elections Held on September 30, 2017 to replace mayor Milobar who was elected to the British Columbia legislature. Council by-el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 British Columbia Municipal Elections
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number) * One of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * 18 (film), ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * Eighteen (film), ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (Dragon Ball), 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a List of 12 oz. Mouse episodes#ep17, 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Science * Argon, a noble gas in the periodic table * 18 Melpomene, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Music Albums * 18 (Moby album), ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * 18 (Nana Kitade album), ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * ''18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. * 18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album), ''18'' (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album), 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 British Columbia Municipal Elections
The 2022 British Columbia municipal elections were held on 15 October 2022. Municipal elections in Canada, Municipal elections took place in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia to elect mayors, school board trustees, rural directors and city councillors. Elections BC administered campaign financing, disclosure and advertisement of candidates; however, voting, ballots and candidate nominations were administered by each jurisdiction's local electoral officer. The 2022 municipal elections saw a wave of centre-right mayors come to office, such as Ken Sim in Vancouver, Tom Dyas in Kelowna and Reid Hamer-Jackson in Kamloops, as a response to rising crime and homelessness in the province. Incumbents marked with "(X)". Candidates who were elected are listed in boldface and accompanied by a . Abbotsford Mayoral election The results for mayor of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Abbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burkeville, British Columbia
Burkeville, British Columbia is a village located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The village is the only residential area on Sea Island, which is primarily covered by the Vancouver International Airport. History Development The village was constructed from 1941 to 1943 by Wartime Housing Limited, the crown corporation responsible for the development of homes for workers in wartime industries. With rubber shortages and restrictions on gasoline usage, the government considered the community essential in order to house the employees of the Boeing Aircraft Factory close to their workplace. The land upon which the neighbourhood is built was expropriated from farmers who lived in the area. In an effort to expedite the construction process, the entire village was constructed with only three different floor plans for the original 328 houses. Houses were between 700 and 900 square feet, containing either four or six rooms depending on the layout, and came in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Island (British Columbia)
Sea Island ( hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓: ''sqʷsaθən'') is an island in the Fraser River estuary in the city of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the city of Vancouver and northwest of Lulu Island. Sea Island is home to Vancouver International Airport (''YVR''), a nature conservation area, and a permanent resident population of 814, most of which live in the neighbourhood of Burkeville. History The island was traditionally home to the Musqueam First Nation, and they retain ownership over a parcel of land on the island's northwest corner under the administrative title "Sea Island Indian Reserve #3". The name Sea Island has been credited to Colonel Moody, who surveyed the geography of the Lower Mainland and noticed that at high tide, the island was partially hidden by the sea. It had previously been referred to as McRoberts' Island, after the first European settler on the island, Hugh McRoberts. Construction of residential neighbourhoods on the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steveston-London Secondary School
Steveston-London Secondary School (SLSS) is a public high school in Richmond, British Columbia for pupils grades 8–12. Steveston-London Secondary follows the semester course system. History Before the establishment of Steveston-London Secondary School in 2007, Steveston Secondary School and Charles E. London Secondary School were two separate schools located 400 metres apart on either side of a large field Steveston Secondary School The school opened in 1956 after voters in Richmond approved plans to construct additional schools in the fast-growing community and it was named after the nearby neighbourhood of Steveston. The school plans included 16 classrooms, industrial arts areas, and home economics units, as well as a gymnasium. Because of increases in enrollment, the school board authorized an addition of 10 classrooms rooms in December 1957. The first class of students graduated in 1958. After starting as a Junior Secondary, then in 1959 becoming a combined Junior-Senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Secondary School
Richmond Secondary School, (commonly, Richmond High School, RHS, and RSS) is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It educates approximately 1200 students from grades 8 to 12. Richmond Secondary is the only school in Richmond that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and is a magnet school in the region. History Richmond Secondary School is the City of Richmond's first high school. Originally established in 1927 on Cambie and Sexsmith street as Richmond High School, it has undergone location, name and organizational structure changes throughout its history. Originally, Richmond High served grades 9 to 11 only (graduation was grade 11 at that time). The first major change occurred in 1937 with the addition of grades 8 and 9 to the school. The school was renamed "Richmond Junior-Senior High School" to reflect the change. In 1952, Richmond Junior-Senior High School moved to its current location at the intersec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmer Secondary School
Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School, (commonly, ''R.C. Palmer Secondary School'', ''RCPSS'', ''RCP'', and ''Palmer Secondary School'') is a state school, public, Mixed-sex education, co-educational secondary school situated in Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada which educates students in grades 8–12. Palmer Secondary School is one of the many schools under the Richmond School District. It is the only school in Richmond to offer the Pre-AP Incentive Program, the ACE-IT plumbing program and, previously, the Palmer Hockey Academy. The Richmond Virtual School is also hosted in the Palmer building. History Robert C. Palmer Junior High School first opened in September 1959 with an enrollment of 769. This school is named after Robert Cecil Palmer, a Richmond resident and magistrate in the provincial court for 22 years. The school suffered a terrible fire on April 10, 1976. The school underwent two renovations in 1978 to recover from the fire. In 1996, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McRoberts Secondary School
Hugh McRoberts Secondary School, officially École Secondaire Hugh McRoberts Secondary School, is a Canadian public school in Richmond, British Columbia and is a part of School District 38 Richmond. It is one of the two schools in Richmond that offer the French Immersion Secondary School program (the other being McMath). McRoberts is situated at Garden City Road and Williams Road. The school logo and mascot is a "Striker", which is depicted as a mounted knight carrying a lance or a claymore. The logo had previously been a shamrock. Being a dual-track school, McRoberts is the English catchment school for regular programme students from Bridge, Lee (west of Garden City Road), and Whiteside Elementaries and the French catchment for French Immersion students from Anderson, Bridge, Mitchell, and Whiteside Elementaries. In 2006, the Fraser Institute evaluated Hugh McRoberts Secondary as the highest ranking school compared to other secondary schools in Richmond, with an average ranking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McNair Secondary School
Matthew McNair Secondary School is a public high school in Richmond, British Columbia and is part of School District 38 Richmond. Matthew McNair is one of Richmond's semester-style schools. Its feeder schools include Hamilton Elementary, Walter Lee Elementary, Kingswood Elementary, Thomas Kidd Elementary, Woodward Elementary, and Morris Elementary. History The school's namesake, Matthew McNair (1889–1971), was an early Richmond settler who arrived in 1911. After arriving, he established a milk delivery service before serving in World War I. After the war, McNair purchased farmland in south Richmond and served on the Richmond City Council as a councillor from 1946 to 1948. McNair Secondary School opened in September 1971 as Richmond's third senior secondary. Initially, it served grades 11 and 12 only and provided a continuous education for students finishing grade 10 from McRoberts Junior Secondary. In 1996, Richmond's junior and senior secondaries were amalgamated, and ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
