Terry Fox Secondary School is a school with approximately 1550 students in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. The original building was built in the 1950s under the name Port Coquitlam Senior Secondary School for grades 11 and 12. In 1986, it was renamed Terry Fox Senior Secondary School after 1976 graduate Terry Fox. The "Senior" was dropped from the name after a restructuring by Coquitlam School District 43, when junior high schools were replaced by middle schools.
Terry Fox Secondary's Code of Conduct is compatible with the District Code of Conduct, The BC Human Rights Code, and they also acknowledge their own four pillars of Leadership, Integrity, Kindness, and Perseverance.
In 1999, to help deal with the growing population, the school was relocated to a new, larger building, several kilometres away on Riverwood Gate. However, the new building quickly became overpopulated as well, and is now home to 17 portable classrooms. Fox offers a wide variety of academic courses and programs at all levels.BC High School Boys - AAA Ranking (Feb. 21, 2008)
The Terry Fox football team has also taken part in an exchange with the football team from St. Mark Catholic High School (Ottawa) from Manotick, Ontario since 2009.
The Terry Fox Theatre, formerly run by the school itself but now operated by an independent charity, adjoins the north side of the school. The school is noted for its many musicals and plays including You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Footloose, Hair, The Wedding Singer and Jesus Christ Superstar, Tough, Daddy's Home, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Of Mice and Men and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. In 2010, Terry Fox Secondary became District Champions of "MetFest" with the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, going on to represent Terry Fox Secondary at the Sears British Columbia Drama Festival] where they were awarded 'Best Actor in a Leading Role - Female', 'Special Merit Award for Musical Virtuosity', and 'Best Ensemble/ Choreography'. In 2011, Terry Fox's show "Am I Blue" became District Champions at "MetFest".
Provincial championships YearTeam1989Senior Boys AA Football1993Senior Boys AAA Basketball1994Senior Boys AAA Basketball2006Junior Boys AAA Football2006Senior Boys AAA Football2007Junior Boys AAA Football2008Senior Boys AAA Football2012Senior Boys AAA Basketball2012Junior Boys AAA Football2016Senior Boys AAA Football2019Junior Girls Basketball2022Senior Girls AAAA Basketball
Notable alumni NameGrad ClassNotabilityBret Anderson1993Former BC Lions slot backSandy Beveridge1999Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats safetySukh Chungh2010Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive linemanLynn Colliar1985Anchor of Global BC's Morning NewsTerry Fox1976Ran the Marathon of Hope, namesake of the schoolCon Kudaba20052008 Olympian ( Beijing ) Canadian National Water Polo TeamPia Guerra1990Comic book artistJamall Lee2005Ed Herberts award recipient, 2006 BCAA AAA Provincial All Star, Football Athlete of the Year, BC Lions Running BackRachel Marsden1992Political commentator, Columnist, CNN contributor, Fox News co-hostDan Payne1984Canadian Football League offensive linesman and Olympic wrestlerChristopher Rinke1978Olympic wrestler. 1984 Bronze medalist in the Men's Freestyle Middleweight (82 kg) categorySteve Skroce1991Comic book and movie storyboard artistChris Szarka1993Former Saskatchewan Roughriders fullbackIan Tracey1982Actor (Da Vinci's Inquest, Intelligence, Huckleberry Finn and His Friends)Keanu Pires2009Actor (The Sandlot: Heading Home)Brittany Rogers2011Olympic GymnastMark Okerstrom1991Former CEO of Expedia GroupWhitney Peak2021Actress (Gossip Girl, Home Before Dark, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
References
External links Terry Fox Secondary School website