Sentinel Secondary School
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| School type | Public |
| Motto | Summis Cum Animis (with the greatest possible spirit) |
| Founded | 1962-63 school year (building opened in 1963) |
| School board | 45 |
| Superintendent | Chris Kennedy |
| Principal | Ms. Jeannette Laursoo |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 1126 |
| Language | English, French immersion |
| Colour(s) | Navy and Silver |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Website | http://www.sd45.bc.ca/sentinel |
| Last updated: 2011 | |
Sentinel Secondary School is a secondary school located in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of three public secondary schools in the West Vancouver district (SD #45). The school has a grass field, two baseball diamonds, three street hockey courts, and three tennis courts. The main field is used for all sports, such as soccer, football, and rugby.
The school was established for the 1962-63 school year with students who had previously attended Hillside Secondary School. The first classes were held in the old Inglewood School until the new building was completed in 1963. The first grade 12 graduating class was in 1965.
Advanced Placement Program
Sentinel offers the Advanced Placement Program (AP), unlike its neighbour school West Vancouver Secondary School, which offers the International Baccalaureate program. It also offers Pre-AP courses for the grade 10's preparing to enter the AP program later.
Grade 10
- Pre-AP English 10
- Pre-AP Principles of Mathematics 10
- Pre-AP Science (also offered in French) 10
- Pre-AP French 10
Grade 11
- AP Art 11
- AP Biology 11
- AP Chemistry 11
- AP Physics 11
- AP English 11
- AP Principles of Mathematics 11 Enriched
- AP French 11
Grade 12
- AP 2-D Design Portfolio 12
- AP 3-D Design Portfolio 12
- AP Studio Art Drawing 12
- AP Brazilian Dance 12
- AP Media Arts 12
- AP Biology 12
- AP Physics 12 B
- AP Chemistry 12
- AP Calculus AB 12
- AP Calculus BC 12
- AP Computer Science A 12
- AP Computer Science AB 12
- AP English Language and Composition 12
- AP English Literature and Composition 12
- AP Music Theory (Examination only)
- AP Psychology 12
- AP Spanish Language 12 (Examination only)
- AP French 12
- AP Statistics 12
Other programmes
As of 2006, two immersion programmes exist: French immersion and Computer immersion (for grade 8 and 9). The school also offers the Super Achievers' Programme for those interested in participating in sports at a Provincial/National level.
Sentinel is also home to three "sport academies" - the Sentinel Hockey Academy, the Sentinel Soccer Academy, and the Sentinel Tennis Academy. All programs integrate sport based training into the courseload - students spend 2 blocks out of 8 on their chosen sport. They play this sport the last block of every day. Each week they: are on ice/court/field three times, once they are in the classroom (learning theory of the sport/nutrition/sex ed/other), and once at twist conditioning or NSWC(north shore winter club).
Sentinel has a music programme that features a variety of bands. It has a concert band for grades 8-9. Here it deviates from most schools as it has a regular Stage/Jazz Band typically for people grades 10-11, an orchestra which can encompass all grades, and a unique Rhythm and Blues band usually for those in grades 11-12. The latter is a band that plays songs done by artists and bands such as James Brown, Akon, Justin Bieber, Aretha Franklin, Tower of Power etc. It learns songs by ear from the actual recording rather than from sheet music. This band not only plays in school events but also in many community events. A number of videos of the Sentinel Rhythm and Blues Band are currently available on YouTube.[1] Sentinel also offers the comprehensive Super Achievers programme which provides opportunities for students wanting to learn more in a specific sports or performing arts, such as golf, acrobatics, rock climbing, street fighting, and dance.
Sentinel currently enrolls around 1,200 students each year.