L.A. Matheson Secondary School is a public

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, Canada, and is part of

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. Laughlin Alexander "Lockie" Matheson was a popular principal and well-respected School Superintendent. The school opened in 1969 as a junior secondary school as a feeder to

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but in 1998 became a full secondary school serving grades 8 through 12. In the 2013/14 school year, it was ranked 161st out of 316th in the annual ranking of secondary schools in British Columbia and Yukon.

Academics

In the 2015/16 school year, L.A. Matheson Secondary School was ranked 269th out of 293 in the

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annual ranking of secondary schools in British Columbia and Yukon.Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2009 Edition
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Athletics

Sports and athletic activities are governed by the Surrey Secondary Schools' Athletic Association. The athletics program includes rugby, volleyball, soccer, swimming, boys' and girls' basketball, cross-country, running and cricket.

Fine Arts

As a member of the Surrey Drama Teachers Association and the Association of British Columbia Drama Educators, this school has an arts program including a Theatre Company, which has performed such plays as "Lockdown" by Douglas Craven, "Beauty & the Beast" by Vera Morris, and will perform their first musical in May of 2015. They have a Dance program that performs annual recitals including genres of Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop. The Band Program has performed world wide including Germany, the United States, and Cuba.

Notable alumni

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Robotics program

In 2017 LA Matheson started a

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team.

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(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international organization that inspires students from all around the world to explore careers in fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The students work with industry mentors to design, build, program and drive a robot that is able to compete in different challenges. The team has competed in both Canada and USA.

References

External links

L.A. Matheson Secondary SchoolSchool Data Summary 2001/02 - 2005/06
British Columbia Ministry of Education. {{SD36BCSchools High schools in Surrey, British Columbia Educational institutions established in 1969 1969 establishments in British Columbia