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| address = 7940 156 St<ref name="General Info">{{cite web|url=http://www.sd36.bc.ca/directory/schooldetail.asp?type=s&type2=l&type3=t&snum=167|title=Secondary: Fleetwood Park |publisher=[[School District 36 Surrey]]|accessdate=August 22, 2009}}</ref>
| address = 7940 156 St<ref name="General Info">{{cite web|url=http://www.sd36.bc.ca/directory/schooldetail.asp?type=s&type2=l&type3=t&snum=167|title=Secondary: Fleetwood Park |publisher=[[School District 36 Surrey]]|accessdate=August 22, 2009}}</ref>
| city = [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]]
| city = [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]]
| province = [[British Columbia]]
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| schooltype = [[High school#Canada|high school]]
| schooltype = [[High school#Canada|high school]]
| fundingtype = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| fundingtype = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| motto = ''Building Successful Futures''
| motto = ''Building Successful Futures ''
| principal = Mr. Ken Hignell<ref name="Staff List">{{cite web|url=https://www.surreyschools.ca/schools/fltsec/About/Administration/Pages/default.aspx|title=Fleetwood Park Staff List PDF|publisher=Fleetwood Park Secondary School|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref>
| principal = Ms. Jodie Perry<ref name="Staff List">{{cite web|url=https://www.surreyschools.ca/fltsec/page/8280/staff-directory|title=Staff Directory|publisher=Surrey Schools|accessdate=July 22, 2024}}</ref>
| staff = 76
| staff = 122
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades = 8-12
| grades = 8-12
| enrollment =<ref name="General Info"/>
| enrollment =<ref name="General Info"/>
| enrollment_as_of =~1540 = September 5, 2019<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perry|first1=Jodie |title=This Week at Fleetwood Park – Principal's Message: September 3rd– 6th |url=https://www.fleetwoodparknews.com/2019/09/05/this-week-at-fleetwood-park-principals-message-september-3rd-6th/ |website=Fleetwood Park News |accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref>
| enrollment_as_of =<1320 = September 30, 2017
| area = [[Fleetwood Town Centre|Fleetwood]]
| area = [[Fleetwood Town Centre|Fleetwood]]
| colours = Teal {{color box|teal}}
| colours = Teal {{color box|teal}}
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'''Fleetwood Park Secondary''' is a public [[High school#Canada|high school]] in [[Surrey, British Columbia]] part of [[School District 36 Surrey]]. The school ranked 48 of 293 according to the Fraser Institute Studies in Education Policy in 2012–2013 with a 97.2% graduation rate. The school has three floors and two language classes; Spanish and French.<ref name="Rank">{{cite web|url=http://britishcolumbia.compareschoolrankings.org/pdfs/Fraser_Institute_Report_Card_on_British_Columbia%E2%80%99s_Secondary_Schools_2014.pdf|title=Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2012-13 Edition|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=April 15, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183528/http://britishcolumbia.compareschoolrankings.org/pdfs/Fraser_Institute_Report_Card_on_British_Columbia%E2%80%99s_Secondary_Schools_2014.pdf|archivedate=April 16, 2014|df=}}</ref>
'''Fleetwood Park Secondary''' is a public [[High school#Canada|high school]] in the Metro Vancouver suburb of [[Surrey, British Columbia]] part of [[School District 36 Surrey]]. The school ranked 48 of 293 according to the Fraser Institute Studies in Education Policy in 2012–2013 with a 97.2% graduation rate.{{cn|date=November 2022} close to Coyote Creek Elementary, and walnut road Elementary

==Academics==
Fleetwood Park operates on an 8:30&nbsp;a.m. to 2:45&nbsp;p.m. schedule which includes four periods and at 11:15 am, a break for lunch during which all students may leave school grounds to eat lunch.<ref name="Bell">{{cite web
|url=https://www.surreyschools.ca/schools/fltsec/AnalyticsReports/FLEETWOOD%20PARK%20BELL%20SCHEDULE%202015%20%C2%AD%202016.pdf
|title=Daily Bell Schedule
|publisher=Fleetwood Park Secondary School
|accessdate=November 7, 2015
}}</ref> The four periods are broken in blocks with the letters A, B, C, D during which different classes take places and giving students five minutes to walk to their next class and go to the washroom.<ref name="Bell"/> The blocks are rotated on a fixed schedule between Monday and Thursday, but the schedules change weekly on Friday.<ref name="Bell"/> Every third Monday of the month has an early dismissal with school ending at 1:05&nbsp;p.m. and is called a ''Flex Day''.<ref name="Bell"/> There also exist days on which parent-teacher conferences are held. Days like this end at 1:50&nbsp;p.m.

Fleetwood Park students are obligated to undertake a curriculum that includes four years of English, three years of [[history]], four years of [[science]], four years of [[mathematics]], two years of [[fine arts]] or applied skills, three years of [[Physical education]] and a year of enterprise studies.<ref name="Course">{{cite web
|url = http://fcweb.sd36.bc.ca/~flynn_m/courseselectionbook10-12.pdf
|title = Course Selection 2009 - 2010
|year = 2009
|accessdate = August 22, 2009
}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Besides classes that students are obligated to take, students are allowed choose the courses they wish to fill into their schedule. Classes at a grade ten level or above give four credits for each successfully completed class with the required curriculum earning 48 credits.<ref name="Course"/> A total of 80 credits is needed to graduate.<ref name="Course"/>

Fleetwood Park offers a wide selection of elective courses such as [[carpentry]], [[Technical drawing|drafting]] [[cooking]], computers, [[engineering|dance, sewing, auto motive, engineering]], [[drama]] and [[music]]. Students are able to choose from three [[Advanced Placement Program|Advanced Placement]]; [[chemistry]], [[physics]], or [[calculus]] allowing them to earn [[post-secondary education]] credits if they choose to take a test provided by the province or institute. A joinery program is also available for carpentry and cooking.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://fcweb.sd36.bc.ca/~wildeman_j/joinery.pdf
|title=Carpentry Joinery program at Fleetwood Park Secondary
|publisher=[[School District 36 Surrey]]
|accessdate=August 22, 2009
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Fleetwood Park offers only two foreign language courses, [[French language|French]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].

The math academics of Fleetwood park are diverged into three categories for different levels. During the first year, students are able to enter a Math Honours eight class, which holds a reputation that is not that hard other than homework check. In math ten and above, the courses diverge into three levels for students labeled as Precalculus, Foundations, and Workplace & Apprenticeship respectively with decreasing difficulty. After Pre-Calculus 12, students have the option of taking Advanced Placement Calculus, which prepares them for either the AB or BC AP exam for university credits

==School facilities==
The school's education mainly takes place in the building which is three stories high. Recently, school [[portable buildings]] were added to the lot behind the school to add classrooms to the growing number of students. The school has 3 gymnasiums, a dance studio, two band rooms, and a plaza on the first floor which acts as a multipurpose space. Notably, the cafeteria kitchen includes a spice/wok kitchen and offers exotic foods, due to the popular demands of students

==Notable Clubs and publications==

Student Council is one of the main clubs which puts on school events such as Fleetwood Thursdays, Spirit Weeks and school dances. ReachOut is a club that focuses on promoting diversity and raising awareness about global and community issues. In the year of 2008-2009, ReachOut fundraised $8500 to build a school in [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="Sierra Leone">{{cite web
|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5jtJZI0F3?url=http://www.sd36.bc.ca/fltsec/Reachout/index.html
|archivedate=September 18, 2009
|url=http://www.sd36.bc.ca/fltsec/Reachout/index.html
|title=ReachOut
|publisher=[[School District 36 Surrey]]
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==Sports==
==Sports==
In 2014 and 2016 the Senior Girls Soccer team won the AAA Soccer Provincials.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tsumura |first1=Howard |title=SOCCER 2014: Fleetwood Park's peerless defence carries team to school's first girls BC varsity title |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/high-school/soccer-2014-fleetwood-park-peerless-defence-carries-team-to-schools-first-girls-bc-varsity-title |accessdate=25 January 2020 |work=The Province |date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tsumura |first1=Howard |title=With Dragons in their hearts, Fleetwood Park wins intensely competitive BC triple-A tourney |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/high-school/with-dragons-in-their-hearts-fleetwood-park-wins-intensely-competitive-bc-triple-a-tourney |accessdate=25 January 2020 |work=The Province |date=23 June 2016}}</ref>
Fleetwood Park is well known for their athletic program. The school has won three provincial championships with their most recent being the boys AAA Basketball banner. In 2014 and 2016 the Senior Girls Soccer team won the AAA Soccer Provincials.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.sd36.bc.ca/fltsec/ Fleetwood Park Secondary School Official Website]
*[http://www.sd36.bc.ca/fltsec/ Fleetwood Park Secondary School Official Website]
**[http://fcweb.sd36.bc.ca/~flynn_m/courseselectionbook10-12.pdf Course Selection Book]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


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Latest revision as of 03:26, 26 November 2024

Fleetwood Park Secondary
Address
Map
7940 156 St[1]

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Canada
Coordinates49°08′52″N 122°47′22″W / 49.1478°N 122.7894°W / 49.1478; -122.7894
Information
School typePublic, high school
MottoBuilding Successful Futures
PrincipalMs. Jodie Perry[2]
Staff122
Grades8-12
Enrollment[1] (~1540 = September 5, 2019[3])
AreaFleetwood
Colour(s)Teal  
MascotDragon
Team nameDragons
Websitewww.surreyschools.ca/schools/fltsec

Fleetwood Park Secondary is a public high school in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Surrey, British Columbia part of School District 36 Surrey. The school ranked 48 of 293 according to the Fraser Institute Studies in Education Policy in 2012–2013 with a 97.2% graduation rate.{{cn|date=November 2022} close to Coyote Creek Elementary, and walnut road Elementary

Sports

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In 2014 and 2016 the Senior Girls Soccer team won the AAA Soccer Provincials.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Secondary: Fleetwood Park". School District 36 Surrey. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "Staff Directory". Surrey Schools. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Perry, Jodie. "This Week at Fleetwood Park – Principal's Message: September 3rd– 6th". Fleetwood Park News. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ Tsumura, Howard (2 June 2014). "SOCCER 2014: Fleetwood Park's peerless defence carries team to school's first girls BC varsity title". The Province. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ Tsumura, Howard (23 June 2016). "With Dragons in their hearts, Fleetwood Park wins intensely competitive BC triple-A tourney". The Province. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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