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Portal Diskussion:Notre Dame Regional Secondary School
'''Notre Dame Regional Secondary School''' is a [[Catholic school]], under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board.

The school is co-educational, offering academic, fine arts, and business programs, as well as athletic, performing arts, and other extracurricular programs, for students from grades 8 to 12.

The  school participates  in sporting events under the name of the '''"Jugglers"''', with the team colours of Blue, White & Silver.

{{Infobox_Education_in_Canada
|name=          Notre Dame Regional Secondary
|image=         NotreDameFightingIrish.svg‎
|imagesize=     150px
|motto=         Know, Love & Serve
|motto_translation=Teneo Diligo quod Servo
|streetaddress= 2855 Parker Street
|city=          [[Vancouver]]
|province=      [[British Columbia]]
|postalcode=    V5K 2T8
|areacode=      604
|phone=         255-5454
|fax=           255-2115
|email=         
|url=           http://www.ndrs.ca/
|schoolnumber= 
|schoolboard=   CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese)[http://www.cisva.bc.ca/]
|superintendent=
|trustee=       
|affiliation=   
|principal=     Mr. Roger DesLauriers
|viceprincipal= Mr. R. Gabriele<br>Mr. G. Oswald
|viceprincipal_label=Viceprincipals
|Administrator=
|custodian=     
|schooltype=    [[Independent school|Independent]]
|grades=        8-12
|language=      [[Canadian English|English]]
|area=          Renfrew
|mascot=        Juggler
|teamname=      Jugglers
|colours=       Blue, White & Silver
|founded=       1953
|enrollment=    >600+
}}
== '''History''' ==

In the 1950s, under the invitation of Archbishop [[William Mark Duke]], The [[Sisters of Charity]] of Halifax accepted the challenge, to help finance a highschool for the education of [[Catholic]] children in [[East Vancouver]] and [[Burnaby]], and in 1953 Notre Dame Regional Secondary opened its doors for the first time.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Feeder Parishes
|-
| [[Corpus Christi Elementary]]
|-
| [[Holy Cross Elementary]]
|-
| Immaculate Heart of Mary
|-
| [[St. Mary's Elementary]]
|-
| St. Theresa's
|-
| [[St. Francis of Assisi Elementary]]
|-
| [[St. Helen's Elementary]]
|-
| [[St. Jude's Elementary]]
|-
| [[Our Lady of Sorrows Elementary]]
|-
| Sacred Heart
|}

== '''Independent school status''' ==

Notre Dame Regional Secondary is classified as a Group 1 school under British Columbia's Independent School Act. It receives '''50% funding ''' from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs. It is under charge of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver]].

== '''Academic performance''' ==

Notre Dame is ranked by the [[Fraser Institute]]. 

In 2007, it's ranked 120nd out of 298 Vancouver, lower mainland schools. 

'''97%''' of the students graduate and with '''80%+''' of those students going on to study at colleges & universities across the country. 

Provincial exam averages exceeds Provincial norms and are higher then CISVA & Independent school averages.
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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! Academic Departments
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| Business
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| Mathematics
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| Performing Arts
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| Social Studies
|-
| Christian Education
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| English
|-
| Humanities
|-
| Information Technologies
|-
| Languages
|-
| Science
|-
| Physical Education
|-
| Visual Arts
|}

== '''Athletic performance''' ==

The football program has traditionally  rank among  the top teams in British Columbia.         

* (pre 1975) [[Shrine Bowl Provincial Championships]]: Won 6 of 7 appearances                          

* (post 1975) [[Frank Gnup AAA Provincial Championships]]: Won 8 of 11 appearances

Recently, ND has gone on to win high school championships in Soccer & Volleyball.

During the month of December, Notre Dame hosts the Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament in honour of the story “[[The Juggler of Notre Dame]]”. 

Both the Varsity Boys & Girls basketball teams participate in the [[BC Catholic Basketball Championship]], one of the largest tournaments in the province of BC.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! School Teams
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| Juggler [[Soccer]] 
|-
| Juggler [[Volleyball]] 
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| Juggler [[Track & Field]] 
|-
| Juggler [[Basketball]] 
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| Juggler [[Cross Country]] 
|-
| Juggler [[Field Hockey]] 
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| Juggler [[Football]] 
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| Juggler [[Wrestling]] 
|-
| Juggler [[Tennis]] 
|-
| Juggler [[Golf]] 
|}

== '''Artistic performance''' ==

Notre Dame provides students with a verity of performing & non-performing arts.

The Theater has traditionally put on great productions that have been a source of entertainment for the community and raised revenue for the Performing Arts at ND.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Fine Arts
! Visual Arts
|-
| Drama
| Art
|-
| Band 
| Photography
|-
| Show Choir
| Stage Craft
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| Concert Choir
| Yearbook
|-
| Choir
| School Paper
|-
| Music 
|-
| Dance Squad 
|}

== '''Clubs & Committees''' ==

Aside from the students of  the Principal's List (Academic achievement of 90%+) & Honour Roll (Academic achievement of 85%+), there is also the Ushers, Improv Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, Score-keepers Committee, [[Pro-Life]] Committee, [[Sacristy]], Grad Committee, Newspaper Committee, [[Legion of Mary]], Student Council & Yearbook Committee.

== '''Notable Alumni''' ==

*'''[[Lui Passaglia]]''', Punter/Kicker - BC Lions
*'''[[Glen Clark]]''' - 31st Premier of British Columbia (1996-99)
*'''[[Glen Jackson]]''', Linebacker - BC Lions
*'''[[Lauren Diewold]]''', Former Child Actress

== '''Notes''' ==

Notre Dame is one of two Vancouver, Eastside Catholic highschools; 
the other being [[St. Patrick's Regional Secondary]].

[[Vancouver College]] & [[Little Flower Academy]] are the two Vancouver Westside Catholic highschools.

In 2006, [[Vancouver City Council]] granted Notre Dame the right to build a new school facility on the old football practice field. Upon completion, the old school facilities will be torn down for the creation of a new football field. The theater, lunch & gym facilities will remain intact.

== '''External links''' ==
*Notre Dame Regional Secondary website - http://www.ndrs.org/
*Physics Balsa Bridge Building Contest website - http://www.balsabridge.com/
*Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese website - http://www.cisva.bc.ca/
*The Fraser Institute website - http://www.fraserinstitute.org/reportcards/schoolperformance/

[[Category:High schools in Vancouver]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic secondary schools in Canada]]