Maple Ridge Secondary is a public

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in Maple Ridge,

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, part of

School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a school district in British Columbia east of Vancouver. This includes Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Data breach In January 2023, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District suffered a data breach r ...

Academics

Maple Ridge Secondary offers academic courses as part of the

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(AP) program, although only the English Language & Composition and English Literature & Composition courses have been taught. It was ranked 201st in the

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annual ranking of schools in 2004/05. MRSS also offers an Outreach program for students from throughout the district who have fallen behind in their schooling.Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition
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Athletics

MRSS sports teams include badminton, basketball, soccer, wrestling, mountain biking, cheerleading, field hockey, swimming, rugby, cross country, track and field, volleyball, water polo, tennis, golf, field lacrosse, and ball hockey.

Arts

MRSS is known within its school district and the province of British Columbia for its Digital Art Academy, which offers students classes in the digital arts. These include creating: * Art with Photoshop * Websites * Sound effects and music * Short films * Poster art and cartoon-art with Illustrator and Photoshop * Programming games using Adobe Director and Flash. MRSS is the only school in School District 42 to offer a certificate of membership to a Digital Art Academy.

In popular culture

*Much of the music video for

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, by

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girl group

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, was filmed on the school's campus in 2017.

Notable alumni

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, 1949. *

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, actor 1996. *

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, Member of the Canadian Women's Olympic Soccer Team 2008 and 2012. *

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, NHL player 2003. *

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, MLB 5x All Star, 1997 National League MVP *

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, NHL player 2003. * Maggie Coles-Lyster, 2017, Pan Am Games Cyclist * Taryck Tahid, 2023, youngest player in history to sign a Canadian Premier League contract, Vancouver FC at the age of 16 years and 16 days

References

External links

MRSS website
School Reports - Ministry of Education
Class size

Satisfaction survey

School performance

Skills assessment
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