Delview Secondary School

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Delview Secondary
Address
9111 116 St Delta, British Columbia, V4C 5W8, Canada
Information
School number	3737021
School board	School District 37 Delta
Principal	Mr K Moser
Vice principal	Mr M Bernadelli
Staff	42
School type	Public high school
Grades	8-12
Founded	1969
Enrollment	620 (16 January 2006)
Homepage	http://www.deltasd.bc.ca/dl/

Delview Secondary is a public high school in Delta, British Columbia part of School District 37 Delta. The school mascot is a Raider and the colours are black, white and red. It is currently undergoing seismic upgrading that is due to be completed in Fall 2007.

[edit] History

When Ernie Marshall, the school's first principal, was asked in 1969 to come up with a name for the first junior high school to be built in North Delta, he called for suggestions from parents and students. Only two suggestions resulted: "Riverview" and another suggestion containing "Delta" in the name. "Riverview" had an unfortunate connotation (a provincial hospital for the mentally ill bore the same name), so Ernie spliced Delta together with Riverview and came up with Delview. The school icon, A Norse Raider, reflected the Scandinavian roots of the original European settlers who came to the Annieville/Sunbury area to fish.

Delview opened with classes held at North Delta Secondary in September of 1969, with students attending afternoon classes between 12:30 and 5:30 pm while everyone awaited completion of the new school being built on 116th street. In February of 1970, the students and staff moved into their new building. Mr. Marshall was provided a budget of $130,000 to equip the entire school.