Abbotsford Senior Secondary School

Abbotsford Senior Secondary School is a public high school in Abbotsford, British Columbia, part of School District 34 Abbotsford.

Abbotsford Senior Secondary School
Address
33355 Bevan Ave

Abbotsford
,
British Columbia
,
V2S 0E7

Canada
Coordinates49°02′40″N 122°17′54″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
School districtSchool District 34 Abbotsford
School number3434022
PrincipalPhill Cookson [1]
Staff58
Grades9-12
Enrollment1100 (September 2018)
Colour(s)   Red/Black
Team namePanthers
Websitewww.abbysenior.com

History

Abbotsford Secondary School was established in 1952, when Abbotsford was a village.[2] The school name was changed over the summer of 2006 to Abbotsford Collegiate, as part of the school district merging Abbotsford Senior Secondary and the Career Technical Centre. The name was changed back to Abbotsford Senior Secondary School in 2012.[3]

Most of the original building was demolished and replaced in a project that was completed in 2012, with a three-storey, mostly wood rotunda connecting the old and new sections and serving as a focal point.[2][4] It then had a capacity of 950 students.

In November 2016, two girls, aged 13 and 14, were stabbed at the school, one fatally. A 21-year-old drifter with no apparent connection to the school was subdued by staff and was charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault charges.[3][5][6] He was subsequently convicted of both charges in March 2020.[7]

Academics

Abbotsford Senior Secondary is one of thirteen schools in British Columbia offering the International Baccalaureate program.[8]

Sports

Abbotsford Senior Secondary's male and female basketball programs compete in AAA, and the senior girls basketball team won provincials in the 2020 season. The school's teams are the Panthers. [9]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "School Staff | Abbotsford Senior Secondary". Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. "Projects: Abbotsford Senior Secondary School" (PDF). Naturallywood.com. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  3. Jennifer Saltman; Scott Brown; Cheryl Chan (November 2, 2016). "One student killed, another hurt in 'random' stabbing at Abbotsford school". Vancouver Sun.
  4. "Abbotsford Senior Secondary School". CHPA Architects. 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  5. Maryse Zeidler (November 3, 2016) [November 2, 2016]. "Murder charge laid in fatal stabbing at Abbotsford high school". CBC News.
  6. Yvette Brend (November 21, 2016). "Gabriel Klein speaks for 1st time in Chilliwack courtroom". CBC News.
  7. "Gabriel Klein found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Abbotsford high school stabbing". Global News. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. "Abbotsford Collegiate IB Programme". Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  9. "CHAMPIONS: Abbotsford Panthers senior girls finally win the big one". 3 March 2020.
  10. "B.C.'s Chase Claypool drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers in 2nd round of NFL Draft". Global News. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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