Westview Secondary School
Westview Secondary is a public high school in Maple Ridge, British Columbia part of School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows. The school opened to the public in 1973 as SD42's only junior high school. But in 1995, the school had a major refit, and its first grade 12 graduates crossed its stage in June 1995.
| Westview Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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20905 Wicklund Ave. , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49.22408°N 122.64203°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | January 11, 1973 |
| School board | School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows |
| Superintendent | Jan Unwin |
| School number | 4242004 |
| Principal | Mr. Rowell |
| Staff | 68 |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 883 (Sept. 2013) |
| Language | English (8-12)/French (8-12)/Spanish (9-12) |
| Colour(s) | Blue, White, and Silver |
| Mascot | Wildcat Wild Wild west cowboy man shooting brown fighting bull (1986) Wallaby (1973 - 1985) |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Website | wss |
Presently, Westview Secondary School is the second biggest school in SD42 by size, population, and sports and fitness programs listed.
Sports: Rugby, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, & Ultimate Frisbee.
At the beginning of the 2013/2014 school year, Westview lost its principal, Mr. Conner, and vice-principals, Mr. Ian Liversidge and Mrs. McGuaig. The new school year brought in Ms. GieSinger from Thomas Haney Secondary, and Mr. Stanley from Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary.
Westview Secondary has a Multi-Purpose Room (It is the Cafeteria and Theater in both), a weight room, a small, and main gym, a metal-shop, wood-shop, and BCIT auto mechanics shop, 2 Mac computer labs, 1 PC lab, 1 library, 7+ science labs, and 20+ classrooms. The school also features a standard football-field-sized turf field. It is the second-largest in SD42.