Burnaby Mountain Secondary School

Burnaby Mountain Secondary School is in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is three stories and located at 8800 Eastlake Drive, at the intersection with Beaverbrook Drive. It is named after nearby Burnaby Mountain, which is also home to Simon Fraser University. The school is served by the Production Way-University SkyTrain station.

Burnaby Mountain Secondary
Address
8800 Eastlake Drive

Burnaby
,
British Columbia

Canada
Coordinates49°15′18″N 122°54′41″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
MottoRespect, Excellence, Responsibility
School boardSchool District 41 Burnaby
School number4141001
AdministratorA
PrincipalMs. Lee Anne Kristmanson
Staff107
Grades8-12
Enrollment1,436[1] (2015)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Green and White   
MascotLion
Team nameLions
Websitemountain.sd41.bc.ca

Athletics

The school has many different athletics teams for students to join including but not limited to basketball, volleyball, swimming, soccer, track and field, and ultimate frisbee. The school has won many regional banners in swimming, cross country, volleyball, and basketball. The head of the athletics department is Larry Ryan. The coaches for the teams are often teachers, community volunteers, alumni, and current students. At the end of every school year, the athletics department holds an annual athletics banquet to celebrate the accomplishments of students.

Entertainment

The school plays itself in a fictional "Burnaby, Washington" in the 2007 film The Invisible, starring British Columbia native Justin Chatwin and Alex O'Loughlin. The film was shot near the school cafeteria, a digitally-modified 3rd-floor classroom, in the hallways and in the gym.[2] The school banner used in the movie was donated to Burnaby Mountain Secondary

World record

The school attempted to break a Guinness world record for the longest basketball game, which lasted 32 hours. It was set up by Ms. Glubbil. The game was held in 2005 then the tape was sent to United Kingdom. The record was officially recognized in March 2006, after now been officially recognized.

After recognition, the record was broken by another school in a European country that lasted 40 hours.

Notable alumni
Name Graduating year Known for
Riley Loewen 2007 Selected by the Saskatchewan Rush in the 2nd round of the 2013 NLL Entry Draft. He is a 3 time NLL Champion currently under contract with the Vancouver Warriors.
Curtis McKenzie 2008 Selected by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round (159th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently under contract with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL) playing with their minor league affiliate.
Jacey Bailey 2016 Competed in 2018 Commonwealth Games for Canada in Basketball. Currently playing for Northern Arizona University, initially receiving a full scholarship to attend University at Florida Atlantic. On 12/17/20 achieved 1000 points in NCAA Division 1.
Kevin Moon 2016 Member and main vocalist of K-pop boy band THE BOYZ

Awards

This school has received many awards over the years, many of them environmental, as a result have also resulted in the school receiving:

  • 2001: Award of Merit (Canadian Consulting Engineering Association Building Engineering Excellence)
Another view of the school, from Gaglardi Way.

Footnotes
  1. "Burnaby Mountain Secondary". Burnaby Board of Education, School District 41. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. The Invisible at IMDb
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