Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) is a public secondary school located in

Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its location is on Kaien Island near the Alaskan panhandle. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and has a population of 12, ...

, Canada. The school serves a student population of approximately 700 students in grades 9 to 12. Besides scholastic programs, CHSS offers extracurricular sports and opportunities for students to become involved with their community. The school was opened in 1992 at its present location, replacing the antiquated Booth Memorial Junior Secondary School. The school is named after

Charles Melville Hays Charles Melville Hays (May 16, 1856 – April 15, 1912) was the president of the Grand Trunk Railway. He began working in the railroad business as a clerk at the age of 17 and quickly rose through the ranks of management to become the General M ...

, president of the

Grand Trunk Railway The Grand Trunk Railway (; french: Grand Tronc) was a railway system that operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and in the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The rai ...

and founder of Prince Rupert. The railway was the primary reason for the founding of Prince Rupert. The school is the only high school in Prince Rupert, and it is run by School District #52, which is the public school district of the area including Prince Rupert British Columbia. From its opening in 1992 until June 2005, the school's principal was Skip Cronck. After Cronck's retirement, vice-principal Sandra Jones took over the role until she became superintendent. Sheila Wells, the former principal of the now-closed Prince Rupert Secondary School, held the position of principal for two years until 2013, when she was succeeded by Sandy Pond, and was later succeeded by Carla Rourke. CHSS's School District, 52, mission statement is to "Ensure each student successfully completes their educational program with a sense of hope, purpose and control."

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