Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School
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419 East 24th Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia, V5V 2A2 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°14′59″N 123°05′43″W / 49.2497°N 123.0954°WCoordinates: 49°14′59″N 123°05′43″W / 49.2497°N 123.0954°W |
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| School type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Perseverantia Valemus (Through perseverance we prosper; Become worthwhile and worthy) |
| Founded | 1959 |
| School board | Vancouver School Board: School District 39 |
| Superintendent | S. Robinson |
| Area trustee | J. Alexander |
| Principal | Mrs. Ogden |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | ~1000 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Scarlet and Gold |
| Mascot | Charlie the Tiger |
| Team name | Tigers |
| Website | tupper |
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School is a public secondary school located in central Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is named after Sir Charles Tupper, the Prime Minister of Canada from May 1, 1896 to July 8, 1896.
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School was established in 1959, starting with grades 7, 8, and 9. Grades 10, 11, and 12 were eventually included and grade 7 removed (secondary school in Vancouver most commonly starts in the 8th grade, with elementary school covering kindergarten to grade 7). Tupper currently has a student population of approximately one thousand. It recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary on September 29, 2009 with hosts Friends of Tupper Fund.
In 2001, the school introduced a mini school program focusing on accelerated studies for mathematics and sciences in junior grades, allowing students in senior grades to specialize in senior sciences courses in greater scope or to pursue arts and humanities courses in greater depth, as well as additional extracurricular and activities to promote leadership in the community. Mini school students remain together for academic classes (English, Math, Social Studies, and Science) and are integrated with the rest of the students for remaining subjects.
In November 2003, a 17-year-old student was murdered on the school property outside school hours. A five year long beautification project that involved working with the community to create a "peace garden" next to the school was completed in 2008. The past decade has seen the culture of the school change dramatically, with teachers and students working towards an atmosphere of tolerance, and embracing the new school code of conduct which advocates respect, ownership, attitude, responsibility, and safety.
In 2008, the Vancouver Sun stated that historically "It was a school of many kids without hope of accomplishing much of anything," but the developing basketball program at the school gradually improved the school's social environment.
Feeder elementary schools of Sir Charles Tupper Secondary include:
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School is known for its outstanding athletic achievements. In 2009-2010, the school's Wrestling, Bantam Boys Basketball, Bantam Boys Volleyball team, and most notably the Senior Boys Basketball (who ended Kitsilano Secondary school's 8 year streak) were Vancouver City Champions for the VSSAA (Vancouver Secondary Schools' Athletic Association) League. There have been many notable accomplishments at the provincial level, as well as various past successes in sports over the years.
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