Carson Graham Secondary School

High school in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Carson Graham Secondary is a public high school in the city of North Vancouver, British Columbia and part of School District 44 North Vancouver.^[2]

History

The school opened September 15, 1965, and is named after Dr. Carson Graham. In 2009, Carson Graham only offered grades eleven and twelve because of the construction work being done. All of the grade eight, nine, and ten students were sent to Balmoral Secondary.

Academics

Carson Graham offers courses in a variety of subjects, including the humanities, sciences, language arts, business, fine arts and performing arts, engineering, leadership, and computer technology. Carson Graham is also an International Baccalaureate MYP and DP school.

Safe and Active School Travel Program

In 2016–2017 the school was the first North Vancouver secondary school to participate in the Safe and Active School Travel Program, an 18-month program looking at school and neighbourhood transportation modes, safety, and opportunities.^[3]

Notable alumni

Coco Love Alcorn, singer ^[4]
Réal Andrews, actor, Class of 1981^[5]
Shane Bunting, rapper known as Madchild^[6]
Brent Charleton, former Australian National Basketball League player
Paris Jackson, former CFL football player,
Nina Kiri, actor
Karen Magnussen, world figure skating champion^[7]
Gabor Maté, former Carson English teacher, writer and physician
Jerome Pathon, former NFL player
Gregor Robertson, former mayor of Vancouver
Anthony Sedlak, winner of Food Network's Superstar Chef Challenge II
Glen Suitor, former CFL football player and sports broadcaster for TSN
April Telek, actress ^[8]
Dominique Termansen, former CFL football player
Rowan Wick, MLB pitcher in San Diego Padres organization
Fred Winters, Olympian and professional volleyball player^[9]

Athletics

The school has teams in football, rugby union, rowing, wrestling, volleyball, badminton, field hockey, ice hockey, basketball, swimming, mountain biking, ultimate frisbee, tennis and soccer.

Past championships include:

Rugby
- AAA Boys Rugby Provincial Champions: 2008, 2006,^[10] 2002,^[11] 1996
- AAA Girls Rugby Provincial Champions: 2017, 2016, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004
Wrestling
- Provincial Boys Wrestling Champions: 1990 1992 1993 1995
- Provincial Girls Wrestling Champions: 2009 2008,^[12] 2006,^[12] 2004^[12]
Football
- AAA Football Provincial Champions: 2001^[13]
- AA Football Provincial Champions 2021, 2015
- A Football Provincial Champions 1993
Soccer
- AAA Boys Soccer Provincial Champions: 2001

Soccer Provincial Champions : 1979–1980

Field Hockey
- AAA Women's field hockey Provincial Champions: 2011

The school's football, rugby, soccer, and field hockey teams play at Confederation Park.

Every year, the Carson Graham Eagles football team play their rivals, the Handsworth Royals, in the Buchanan Bowl. The very first Buchanan Bowl was played in 1987 and is named after Mr. James Buchanan, a teacher and administrator who worked at both schools and died in 1986.^[14]

References

^ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book Archived July 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
^ "Home - North Vancouver School District". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
^ "Carson Graham Secondary". City of North Vancouver. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^ Dupuis, Jim (2006). "The Coco Love Alcorn Interview". !earshot.
^ "LinkedIn: Réal Andrews". Retrieved 2023-07-28.
^ McCredie, Andrew (27 August 2012). "Swollen Members' Madchild riffs on the drug addiction that nearly killed him". The Vancouver Sun.
^ "Karen Magnussen Foundation". Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-12-05. Karen Magnussen
^ "Pulse Profile". The North Shore News. 26 November 2010.
^ "Carson Graham grad leads Canada". Retrieved 2023-07-28.
^ Boys Rugby Archived August 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine BC School Sports
^ [1] Carson Legacies
^ ^a ^b ^c Wrestling Archived August 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine BC School Sports
^ [2] Carson Legacies
^ Eagles snatch bowl win Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine "North Shore News 09/10/2008"