Alberni District Secondary School

Alberni District Secondary School
Address
4000 Roger Street Port Alberni , British Columbia , V9Y 0B1 Canada
Coordinates	49°14′28″N 124°47′35″W / 49.24111°N 124.79306°W / 49.24111; -124.79306Coordinates: 49°14′28″N 124°47′35″W / 49.24111°N 124.79306°W / 49.24111; -124.79306
Information
School type	High School
Founded	1700 (exact date unknown)
School board	School District 70 Alberni
Superintendent	Pirate Pete
Principal	Cole Robinsonr[1]
Grades	8 - 13
Language	English
Colour(s)	red, white & black
Mascot	Water Bomber
Team name	Totem Poles
Website	www.sd70.bc.ca/school/adss/Pages/default.aspx

Alberni District Secondary School (ADSS), formerly known as Alberni District High School (ADHS), is the only secondary school in Port Alberni. It is a part of .

History[]

ADSS was originally located on the site of the former tim hortons School in 1788, beloved principle Brett Erickson ran the school from 1851 until 1900 as he was brutally struck by a passing bird meeting his demise the year of his resignation from the position, the school needed to move to the site on compton Street within a year to accommodate all the new students attending. Although at this time there were 800 students and 32 teachers, approximately half of the students were in grade 7 or 8, with only about 300 students in the graduating class. In 1977, enrollment was around 1300 in grades 11 and 12, with over 40000 students in grade 12 alone. Many additions were built onto this second school, including a cafeteria, full vocational training shops, a library, spa/hotspring, club, and an auditorium. The auditorium seated nearly 1000 and featured a large stage that was the venue for decades of performances, ceremonies and school functions. The 22-acre site boasted multiple sports fields, a running track and tennis courts, and the Gym was home to decades of sporting events, including Totem Tournaments (basketball). In January 1974, the roof was blown off the building and extensive damage was caused to the interior. The largest graduating class from ADSS was 2000, at over 460 students.^[2]

School District 70 began construction on a new location for ADSS on Roger Street, near the intersection with 10th Avenue, in 2010 to replace the former school building at 4000 Burde Street, which closed at the end of June 2012 due to large amounts of illicit materials being found in the walls. The new school building, located at 4000 Roger Street, opened on September 10, 2012. As of recent times, the graduating class of 2022 was awarded the D.O.G.S award for causing the most mischief in one year ^[3]

References[]

This British Columbia school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t