Dr. Charles Best Secondary School

Co-educational public secondary school in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

49°15′50″N 122°49′20″W / 49.26389°N 122.82222°W / 49.26389; -122.82222InformationSchool typeCo-educational public secondaryMottoDiscover Your BestFounded1971School boardSchool District 43 CoquitlamSchool number604 461 5581PrincipalMrs. Heather MurphyGrades9 to 12Enrollment1600 (approx)^[1]LanguageEnglish and French immersionCampusSuburbanColour(s)Blue and grayMascotBlue DevilTeam nameBest Blue DevilsWebsite^[2]

Dr. Charles Best Secondary School is a co-educational public high school located in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The school is named for Canadian physician Charles Best, one of the researchers responsible for the discovery of insulin as a treatment for diabetes. The school opened on March 22, 1971, as a junior secondary school serving students in Grades 7 through 10, and became a full secondary school (grades 9 through 12) in 2000.^[3]

In 2006, the school's main sports field was replaced with a new FieldTurf surface. The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club of the Pacific Coast Soccer League use this as their home ground.^[4]

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Programs

In 2001, the school added a French immersion program.

Dr. Charles Best Secondary School offers a joinery program that partners with the post-secondary institution British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Grade 12 students are eligible to join the program if they are interested in becoming a Red Seal qualified joiner (cabinetmaker).^[6]

The school offers an electrical studies program that is partnered with BCIT for grade 12 students interested in becoming electricians.^[6]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Dr. Charles Best Secondary school's athletic team name is the Best Blue Devils. The jersey colours are white and blue, and the mascot is a blue devil. The school sports teams are: volleyball (girls and boys), basketball (girls and boys), soccer (girls and boys), field hockey (girls only), rugby (girls and boys), badminton (co-ed) and tennis (co-ed)as well as hockey alongside Centennial Secondary. (girls and boys)

Theatre

The student theatre group, called the Best Players,^[7] puts on two sets of plays every year. The performances in the fall are the school's contribution to Metfest, a district-wide theatre festival of one-act plays. The second performance is done in the spring, and it is a full length two-act play, alternating annually between a musical and a traditional play.

References

^ School District 43: Dr. Charles Best Secondary School Archived October 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 28 March 2009
^ "Home - École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School".
^ Charles Best: About Us Archived April 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 28 March 2009
^ CMFSC: 2009 Schedule Archived July 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 28 March 2009
^ "Compare academic rankings and ratings of British Columbia schools". britishcolumbia.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
^ ^a ^b "Programs of Choice". www.sd43.bc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
^ "About". The Best Players. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2015-12-13.