Port Moody Secondary School
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Port Moody Secondary School | |
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Address | |
300 Albert Street , , | |
Coordinates | 49°16′25″N 122°52′04″W / 49.27361°N 122.86778°W |
Information | |
School type | Coeducational Public Secondary |
Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
School board | School District 43 Coquitlam |
School number | 4343088 |
Principal | Jeremy Clarke |
Staff | 100 |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 1500[1] (2016/2017) |
Language | English |
Campus | Suburban |
Area | Port Moody |
Colour(s) | Blue and White |
Mascot | Phoenix |
Team name | Blues |
Newspaper | The Phoenix |
Nickname | Moody, PMSS |
Website | www |
Last updated: January 29, 2019 |
Port Moody Secondary School is a public
History
The original Port Moody High School, which was located on the grounds of the current Moody Middle School, burned to the ground in 1969. A site was chosen for the new Port Moody Senior Secondary School, which opened in 1973. A mythological bird that rises from the ashes, "The Phoenix", was appropriately chosen as the school's new mascot. The team name selected was the Port Moody Blues. Built to accommodate 900 students, Port Moody Secondary has grown to a population of well over 1 300 and a staff of about 100. From 2000-2002, the school underwent renovation; the new three-story tower and gymnasium addition was completed. Enrollment at the school has dropped in recent years, due in part to the changing demographics of the neighbourhood it is located in. Port Moody also used to offer the Cambridge Latin Course.
Extracurricular activities
Port Moody is home to numerous extracurricular clubs. The Student Council hosts events to benefit the school in many ways, including the annual Spring Fling and school dance. The school is also home to the PMSS Leadership Committee which hosts the annual Talent Show and has a comprehensive leadership program called SOAR. Humanitarian groups include Red Cross, UNICEF, Community Leadership Force, and MSF (Doctors Without Borders). The Debate Team had competed at the regional, provincial and national levels, winning the regional championship in 2012 and 2013, later coming 3rd overall in the country. Their debate team has also produced three national team members, who have gone on to win several international competitions. The school also has an Improv Team which takes yearly involvement in the Canadian Improv Games.
Clubs
- Amnesty International Club
- Animation Club
- Art Club
- Investment Club
- Community Leadership Force (CLF)
- Chess Club
- Debate Team
- Experimentational 3D
- First Steps
- French Club
- GSA (Global Societal Acceptance)
- Graphic Design and Marketing Club
- Improv Club
- International Education Club
- Kindlers Society
- Litter Critters
- Green Team
- MathCompetition Club
- MSF - Doctors Without Borders
- Odyssey of the Mind
- Photography Club
- Ping PongClub
- PMSS BuskingGroup
- PMSS Roots
- PMSS E-Sports
- Programming Contest Club
- Red CrossYouth Action Group
- Reach for the Top Club
- Red Cross
- Robotics Club
- SUMAC (Students Making a Change)
- Tabletop Games Club
- Team & Team International
- Teens Transforming the Community (T3C)
- World Vision
- PMSS History
- Games Club
- UNICEF
Committees
- Student Council
- Blues Spirit Crew
- Yearbook Committee
- SOAR
- Peer Tutoring
- Prom Committee
- The Blueprint School Newspaper
Athletics
Port Moody has many well-established sports teams. The
Sports teams
- Basketball- Junior/Senior Boys
- Badminton
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Field hockey- Girls
- Golf
- Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rugby- Boys & Girls
- Ski & Snowboard Club
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Ultimate Frisbee
Music
Port Moody has an arts program that runs the community jazz and concert bands. The school's concert band, jazz bands, and concert choir ensembles have competed at provincial or national levels, the drumline performing at provincial and regional competitions. and the school has a multi-station MIDI lab and recording studio for the music technology courses offered. Port Moody is also the only school in the district that offers advanced art programs.[citation needed]
Music groups
- Concert Band (Junior Band)
- Community Band (Senior Band)
- Jazz Band (Junior, Intermediate, and Senior)
- String Orchestra
- Concert Choir
- Drumline
- Rock School Band
Dance
Port Moody also both a Junior and Senior Competitive dance team that has won multiple awards for their standard of excellence.
Notable alumni
- NFLer and CFLer
- Corey Mace, NFLer
- Three members of The Nervous Fellas Al Black, Butch Murphy, Chris Colt
- Fred Ewanuick, actor
- Ronald Lam, figure skater
- Sophie Lui, Canadian journalist
- Cassidy Civet, musician and performer
- Omar Sachedina, Canadian journalist
References
- ^ Student statistics - Port Moody Secondary School
- ^ "The IB Programme at Port Moody Secondary". PMSS Blues. Archived from the original (.aspx) on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ "Competition results for the Port Moody Senior Cheer Team".
- ^ "Competition results for the Port Moody Badminton Team in 2020 Provincial Championships" (PDF).