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Lord Byng Secondary School
Lord Byng Secondary School
Address
	3939 West 16th Avenue; Vancouver, British Columbia, V5R 3C9; Canada
Coordinates	49°15′31″N 123°11′31″W / 49.25861°N 123.19194°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Custos Morum (Latin); ("Guardian of Morals")
Founded	1925
School board	School District 39 Vancouver
Superintendent	Helen McGregor
Area trustee	Joshua Zhang
School number	03939038
Administrator	Rita Nardi
Principal	Mr. D. Wilmann
Grades	8–12
Enrollment	1,284 (2017)
Capacity	1,200
Language	English
Area	West Point Grey
Colour(s)	Scarlet and grey
Team name	Grey Ghosts
Public transit access	7, 25, 32, 33
Website	byng.vsb.bc.ca

Lord Byng Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the West Point Grey neighbourhood on the west side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened in 1925 and was named after the then Governor General of Canada, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy.

Expansion

In 2003, the school expanded with the addition of a library, a gymnasium, and multiple studios and classrooms, completed in its entirety in 2005.^[3]

Sports

Lord Byng sports clubs are named for their school mascot, the Grey Ghost. Lord Byng sports teams include Cross-country, Bantam Boys Rugby, Juvenile Boys Rugby, Bantam Girls Volleyball, Juv/Junior Girls Volleyball, Senior Girls Volleyball, Swimming, Girls Basketball, Bantam Girls Basketball, Juvenile Girls Basketball, Jr/Senior Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Bantam Boys Basketball, Juv/Junior Boys Basketball, Senior Boys Basketball, Bantam Boys Volleyball, Grade 8/Juvenile Girls Soccer, Senior Girls Soccer (Tier II), Girls Premier Soccer (Tier I), Tennis, Gymnastics, Ultimate, Girls Softball, Track & Field, Junior Boys Rugby, Senior Boys Rugby, Badminton, and Golf as well as inter-mural sports, such as hand-ball.^[4]

Lord Byng won the Tier II Senior Girls Basketball City Championships in the 2011–2012 season.^[5]^[6]

Music

Lord Byng's Senior Honour Orchestra competed in the 2012 American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta, where they placed second.^[7]

Theatre

Lord Byng received national attention in 2006 when theatre students at the school staged the play The Laramie Project, which had been banned by the Surrey School Board for its "violence and profanity".^[8]

In popular culture

Lord Byng's school yards were used in the filming of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.^[9]

Notable alumni

Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress and model
Barry Downs, Canadian architect^[10]
Grimes, Canadian artist, producer, songwriter
Robert David Jackson, Canadian diplomat and ambassador.^[11]
Shaone Morrisonn, Canadian hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League^[12]
Joyce Murray, Liberal MP for Vancouver Quadra^[13]
Phil Nimmons, Canadian jazz clarinetist and composer^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "Lord Byng Staff Directory". Lord Byng Secondary School. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
^ Long Range Facilities Plan 2019: Appendix G (PDF) (Report). May 29, 2019. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Lord Byng School History". VSB. October 17, 2022.
^ "Lord Byng Secondary School Information". Retrieved January 10, 2012.
^ "Lord Byng Athletics". Retrieved January 10, 2012.
^ "Vancouver Secondary Schools' Athletic Association (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". Esportsdesk.com. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
^ "Byng Honour Orchestras Captivate Judges at MusicFest Canada". Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^ "B.C. school stages controversial 'Laramie Project'". CBC Arts. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006.
^ "Info on 'extensive' Wolverine filming". Retrieved September 20, 2007.
^ Emanuel, M. (2016). Contemporary Architects. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-349-04184-8. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^ "Robert "David" Jackson Obituary". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. June 19, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ "Morrisonn will get out of Ovechkin's shadow". The Georgia Straight. November 1, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Biography | Joyce Murray | 2019 Federal Liberal Candidate for Vancouver Quadra". joycemurray.liberal.ca. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ Metason. "Phil Nimmons". ArtistInfo. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

External links

[staff-1] "Lord Byng Staff Directory". Lord Byng Secondary School. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

[2] Long Range Facilities Plan 2019: Appendix G (PDF) (Report). May 29, 2019. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[3] "Lord Byng School History". VSB. October 17, 2022.

[4] "Lord Byng Secondary School Information". Retrieved January 10, 2012.

[5] "Lord Byng Athletics". Retrieved January 10, 2012.

[6] "Vancouver Secondary Schools' Athletic Association (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". Esportsdesk.com. Retrieved January 10, 2012.

[7] "Byng Honour Orchestras Captivate Judges at MusicFest Canada". Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[8] "B.C. school stages controversial 'Laramie Project'". CBC Arts. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006.

[9] "Info on 'extensive' Wolverine filming". Retrieved September 20, 2007.

[Emanuel_2016_p._212-10] Emanuel, M. (2016). Contemporary Architects. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-349-04184-8. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

[11] "Robert "David" Jackson Obituary". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. June 19, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[12] "Morrisonn will get out of Ovechkin's shadow". The Georgia Straight. November 1, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[13] "Biography | Joyce Murray | 2019 Federal Liberal Candidate for Vancouver Quadra". joycemurray.liberal.ca. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[14] Metason. "Phil Nimmons". ArtistInfo. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

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