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, part of School District 71 Comox Valley.

History

The school opened as Courtenay Junior Middle School in 1995, but was renamed in October 2001 in honor of Master Corporal Mark Robert Isfeld, a

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killed in Croatia in 1994 while serving as peacekeeper. Isfeld was known for distributing small knitted dolls made by his mother to children he met during his

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. It also became a high school, serving years 9 to 12. In the late 2000s this changed to 8–12 and an existing French

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program moved to the school.

Athletics

Mark R. Isfeld Senior Secondary competes in Zone E (Vancouver Island) of

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. The sports teams are:

Autumn

*Aquatics *Field Hockey (girls' teams) *Soccer (boys' teams) *Volleyball (girls' and boys' teams) *Cross Country Running

Winter

*Basketball (girls' and boys' teams) *Ski & Snowboard Team *Wrestling The school won the BC provincial championships in girls' and combined snowboarding in 2009–10.

Spring

*Badminton *Golf *Rugby *Soccer (girls' teams) *Track and Field *Ultimate Frisbee *Mountain Bike Team

Notable alumni

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Snowboarder *

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) player and scout

References

External links

* Courtenay, British Columbia High schools in British Columbia Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing Educational institutions established in 1991 1991 establishments in British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-school-stub