Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School

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Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School
Address
1335 Dominion Avenue Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3B 7M6, Canada
Information
Religious affiliation	Catholic
Principal	Mrs. L. Paruzzolo
Vice principal	Mr. B. Anderson Mr. K. Driscoll
School type	Private
Grades	8-12
Language	English
Area	RCAV
Mascot	Starfox
Team name	Carney Stars
Founded	1994
Enrollment	700
Homepage	http://www.acrss.org

Archbishop Carney Secondary School (ACRSS) is a privately operated secondary school in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Contents 1 History 2 Mission Statement 3 Departments 4 Clubs and Committees 4.1 Grad Council 4.2 Student Council 4.3 The Technical Crew 5 External links

[edit] History

Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School (ACRSS) was founded in 1994 by the Roman Catholic parishes of the northeast suburbs of Vancouver, from Maple Ridge to Coquiltam.

The school was named in honour of the late Most Rev. James F. Carney, who was archbishop of Vancouver for 21 years, from 1969 to 1990 and was a great supporter of Catholic education.

From an initial student enrolment of only 87 Grade 8 students, today ACRSS has more than 700 students from grades 8 through 12. Most hail from the eight associated parishes, but the school also welcomes Catholics from other parishes, non-Catholics and international students, as space allows.

ACRSS had humble beginnings. In its first year, the school operated from portable classrooms on the parking lot of Our Lady of Assumption Catholic elementary school in Port Coquitlam.

The first wing of the permanent school was opened in September, 1995. Phase two-a second wing of classrooms, expanded gymnasium and multi-purpose room-followed two years later. Today, construction is about to begin on a third phase-a fine-arts complex that will include a state of the art recording center, a large band practise room and extra classrooms for acting and choir practise.

Many outstanding clergy, administrators, teachers, staff, parents and community supporters have contributed to ACRSS's success. Among the more notable are these three: the late Fr. Christopher Vermeulen, whose patience and persistence led to the archdiocese's decision to launch the school, Fr. Stanley Galvon, who oversaw construction of the permanent campus, and founding principal Peter Dawe, under whose leadership the school has built a reputation for academic, athletic and artistic excellence.

As a Catholic school, a vital part of Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary's mission is to inspire students to live their faith to the fullest. As such, the school dedicates itself to developing the spiritual, moral, physical and intellectual well-being of its young people.

[edit] Mission Statement

Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School is centered in Christ. This school's primary commitment is to educate students in a Catholic environment, to challenge them to excel in all virtuous aspects of life and to encourage them to use their gifts in the service of the community.

We will strive to make this mission statement integral to all that we do by pursuing a number of goals. These include:

• To promote in our pupils a strong set of Catholic values
• To encourage an awareness of God and an appreciation of our responsibilities as Christians
• To develop the spiritual, moral, physical and intellectual well-being of young people
• To offer education of the highest quality
• To encourage responsibility and self-reliance as preparation for adult life
• To nurture an awareness of our social responsibilities
• To support parents, and for parents to support teachers in genuine partnership, in the education of their children
• To cultivate creativity and an aesthetic appreciation
• To further our pupils interest in and knowledge of their cultural inheritance and engender a respect for other cultures
• To encourage involvement in physical activity to enable all students to enhance their quality for life through active living

[edit] Departments

Academics

Fine Arts

Music

Athletics

[edit] Clubs and Committees

Archbishop Carney offers a variety of extracurricular activities. Academics are only half of Archbishop Carney, the rest is found in the clubs it offers.

[edit] Grad Council

The Grad Council is responsible for planning activities for each year’s graduate class. The council holds meetings regularly, plan fund raising events, and organize year end graduation events.

[edit] Student Council

"Starliament has the responsibility to represent the interests of the student body of Archbishop Carney. They organise student activities, represents the student body to the community, promote school spirit, liaison with the staff, and promote the philosophy of the school." ~ Starliament Constitution 2001

The Current Student Council Prime Minister is Sarah Goold.

Past Prime Ministers: Daniel Bordignon (2004-2005), Adam McRurie (2005-2006)

[edit] The Technical Crew

The Technical Crew is responsible for the well being and setup of the school's professional sound & lighting equipment. Such events they work at are the monthly school masses, concerts and talent shows. Teacher sponsor is Mr. Mike Physick.

Hall of Fame: Brian Tansley (Sound Engineer), Nathaniel Cavalli (Band Equipment Technician), Marco Basso (Rigging and Stage Operations), Adam McRurie (Executive Technical Director)

[edit] External links

• Archbishop Carney Website