Maple Ridge Secondary is a public

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in Maple Ridge,

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, part of

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Academics

Maple Ridge Secondary offers academic courses as part of the

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(AP) program, although only the English Language & Composition and English Literature & Composition courses have been taught. It was ranked 201st in the

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annual ranking of schools in 2004/05. MRSS also offers an Outreach program for students from throughout the district who have fallen behind in their schooling.Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition
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Athletics

MRSS sports teams include badminton, basketball, soccer, wrestling, mountain biking, cheerleading, field hockey, swimming, rugby, cross country, track and field, volleyball, water polo, tennis, golf, field lacrosse, and ball hockey.

Arts

MRSS is known within its school district and the province of British Columbia for its Digital Art Academy, which offers students classes in the digital arts. These include creating: * Art with Photoshop * Websites * Sound effects and music * Short films * Poster art and cartoon-art with Illustrator and Photoshop * Programming games using Adobe Director and Flash. MRSS is the only school in School District 42 to offer a certificate of membership to a Digital Art Academy.

In popular culture

*Much of the music video for Likey, by

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girl group Twice, was filmed on the school's campus in 2017.

Notable alumni

* Robert Mundell, 1949. *

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, actor 1996. * Karina LeBlanc, Member of the Canadian Women's Olympic Soccer Team 2008 and 2012. *

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, NHL player 2003. * Larry Walker, MLB 5x All Star, 1997 National League MVP *

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, NHL player 2003. *

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, 2017, Pan Am Games Cyclist *Jeff Curwen, 1987, Canadian National Bronze Medallist, Major Juvenile Baseball, Coquitlam Reds * Taryck Tahid, 2023, youngest player in history to sign a Canadian Premier League contract, Vancouver FC at the age of 16 years and 16 days

References

External links

MRSS website
School Reports - Ministry of Education
Class size

Satisfaction survey

School performance

Skills assessment
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