École Secondaire Reynolds Secondary School is a
public
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secondary school
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in the
Greater Victoria
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suburb of
Saanich, British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. The school is known for its numerous specialized programs, including flexible studies,
French immersion
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, robotics club, band, and its Centre for Soccer Excellence program. Reynolds also offers many career planning programs such as CP Theatre, CP Art, CP Recreation, CP Tourism, CP Journalism and
co-op
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.
Reynolds is an active supporter of the Cops for Cancer fundraiser for the
Canadian Cancer Society
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History
The idea to form the Canadian Cancer Society origin ...
. The school holds various fundraisers such as car washes, head shaves, and bake sales to raise money for the cause. In 2010, students and staff raised over $52,000, $80,000 in 2011, and over $100,000 in 2012, and in 2022, they had reached the $1,000,000 mark in total money raised.
Programs
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French immersion
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* Centre for Soccer Excellence
* Flexible studies
* Robotics team competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition
* Band
* Musical theatre
* Outdoors club
Robotics Team
The Reynolds ReyBots (team number 7787) competed for the first time ever in the 2019
FIRST Robotics Competition
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season. They are recipients of the Rookie All-Star Award, awarded for excellent team management, business plan, and exemplifying the mission of
FIRST
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. The award included an invite to the
FIRST Championship
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in
Houston, Texas
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, which they attended in March 2019.
After such a successful first year, the team is expanding by founding a
FIRST Tech Challenge
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team to build their students' skills even more.
Musical Theatre
The musical theatre has a new performance prepared every year.
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The Wedding Singer
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(2023)
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Legally Blonde
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(2022)
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Freaky Friday
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(2021)
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Nice Work If You Can Get It (2020)
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Sister Act
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(2019)
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Spamalot
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Like the motion picture ...
(2018)
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Guys and Dolls
''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...
(2017)
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Grease (2016)
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Seussical
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(2015)
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Curtains
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(2014)
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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* ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (book), a 1952 book written by Shepherd Mead and the inspiration for the musical of the same name.
* ''How to Succeed in Bu ...
(2013)
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Bye Bye Birdie
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Originally titled ''Let's Go Steady'', ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is set in 1958. The short story "Dream Man", authored ...
(2012)
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The Music Man
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(2011)
Notable alumni
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John Horgan
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, politician and former
premier of British Columbia
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References
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