Holy Cross Regional High School

Holy Cross Regional High School

:"For other schools with similar names, see Holy Cross School."

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Holy Cross Regional High School


imagesize=
motto= In Hoc Signo Vinces
motto_translation= With this sign, we shall conquer
streetaddress= 16193 88th Ave
city= Surrey
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V4N 1G3
areacode= 604
phone= 604-581-3023
fax= 604-583-4795
email= office@holycross.bc.ca
url= http://www.holycross.bc.ca
schoolnumber=
schoolboard= Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver
superintendent= Doug Lauson
trustee= Marie Mahony
affiliation= Roman Catholic
principal= Robert DeJulius
viceprincipal= Stan KazunHenk Luyten
administrator=
staff= 55
fundingtype= Private
schooltype= high school
grades= 8-12
language= English
area= District 36
mascot= Crusader
teamname= Holy Cross Crusaders
colours= Red and Silver
founded= 1982
enrollment= 780
enrollment_as_of= September 2006

Holy Cross Regional High School is a private high school in Surrey, British Columbia. It is under the charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Holy Cross is the largest Roman Catholic high school in the Lower Mainland with 780 students as of September 2006.fact|date=September 2007 Robert Dejulius has served as principal since the high school opened in 1982. Stan Kazun has served as vice principal also since the opening.

Departments

Athletics

Athletic programs offered in Holy Cross include: Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Soccer, Cross Country, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, and Curling.

Sports events are held regularly at Holy Cross. The two major events held at Holy Cross are the "Pepsi Bowl", which was founded by the school, and the BC Catholic Basketball Championship. This year at the BC Catholics, Holy Cross' girls team came in first place, and the boys team came in third. Also this year, the senior football team won the provincial championships.

Holy Cross's facilities include a full-sized wood floor gymnasium. They also include a track oval, and a football field. The track oval is open for public use.

Music

The instrumental program includes two jazz bands and three concert bands, two jazz choirs and a concert choir.

At the 2008 Kiwanis music festival, Holy Cross' Concert Choir, Vocal Jazz, and Vocal Jazz II all received gold medals.

Also during 2008, the Grade 8 and 9 bands travelled to Whistler for a festival.

The Senior Concert Band travelled to New York City in 2008. The band performed in the plaza outside Lincoln Center, and the choir performed in St. Paul's Chapel and the lobby of the United Nations.

Past music groups from Holy Cross Regional High School have travelled to places such as Anaheim, Montreal, Banff, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Math

The mathematics program provides many courses and also includes an Honours program for grades 9 - 12.

cience

Grade 11 and 12 courses include Advance Placement Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics

Extracurricular Activities

Clubs serve a variety of purposes within the school. Holy Cross's clubs include Green Team, Yearbook, Web Team, Media Team/Poster Club, Spirit Team, Roman Catholic Challenge Community Service Club, Student Council, Reverence for Life, and Graduation Committee.

As well, many Holy Cross Seniors take part in an annual Mission Trip. This trip brings the students to the Philippines where they work in Gawad Kalinga communities and help build homes for many underprivellaged families. They were the first school to ever come to the Philippines to help build homes. [ [http://bcc.rcav.org/06-05-08/index2.htm The B.C. Catholic Newspaper - Front Page ] at bcc.rcav.org]

Religious Education

Holy Cross provides mandatory religious education. The course curriculum is organized by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Notable Alumni

*Elise Estrada - Canadian Singer
*James Paul O'Neill - Canadian Singer & DJ
*Jean-Luc Bilodeau - Canadian Actor

Notes

I R TEH BEST :)

External links

* [http://www.holycross.bc.ca/ Holy Cross Website]


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