Howe Sound Secondary School
| Howe Sound Secondary | |
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| Address | |
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PO Box 99 Squamish, British Columbia, V8B 0A1 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°42′25″N 123°09′04″W / 49.70687°N 123.15117°WCoordinates: 49°42′25″N 123°09′04″W / 49.70687°N 123.15117°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| School board | School District 48 Howe Sound |
| Superintendent | Lisa McCullough |
| Area trustee | Rick Price, Andrea Beaubien, Laura Godfrey |
| School number | 4848004 |
| Administrator | Evelyn Carson-McLeod |
| Principal | Dr. Christine Perkins |
| Staff | 60 |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 643[1] (May 2013) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Squamish |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Team name | Sounders |
| Website |
sd48howesound |
Howe Sound Secondary is a public Secondary school in Squamish, British Columbia part of School District 48 Howe Sound. It is the largest school in the district, and is the only school in Squamish to offer grades 10-12.
History
A new building was erected in the 1950s. In 1996 a new gymnasium was added and other renovations were undertaken.
Lawsuit
The 1996 addition suffered problems of water infiltration that culminated in a notable decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Following substantial completion of the project in the fall of 1996, problems of water ingress in the crawlspace, walls, and skylights were discovered. The architect and contractor continued to address the problems for several years. In September 2003 the school district began legal proceedings against the architects for the alleged problems. This resulted in the 2007 court decision, The Board of School Trustees of School District No. 48 (Howe Sound) v. Killick Metz Bowen Rose Architects and Planners Inc. et al.[2] The decision held that the standard architect-client contract limiting the term of the architect's liability to six years following substantial completion was valid, and as the school district took more than six years to take legal action, the architect's liability had expired. The case was dismissed and costs awarded to the architects.[3]
Notable alumni
- Neal Kindree (national mountain bike racer)
- Mike Sweeney (played in FIFA World Cup)
- Mike Carney (Olympic ski racer)[4]
- Sarah Bourque (HSAS) (freestyle skiing) (World Champion freestyle skier, Olympic freestyle innovator)
- Jamie Cudmore (HSAS) (rugby) (3 time Rugby World Cup Canadian rep 2003, 2007, 2011)
References
- ↑ Ministry of Education school information. Retrieved 2013-11-21
- ↑ Board of School Trustees et al. v. Killick Metz Bowen Rose Architects and Planners et al.. Retrieved 2013-11-21
- ↑ Six years means six years, Daily Journal of Commerce, March 7, 2007. Retrieved 2013-11-21
- ↑ Sports-Reference, Mike Carney bio, stats webpage. Retrieved 2013-11-21