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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 [http://www.cisva.bc.ca/]) 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.

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|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"
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! 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]] 
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| 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. The new building will consist of classrooms to accommodate between 700 and 750 students. 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]]