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Whistler Secondary School

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School type
  
Public, high school

School number
  
4848022

Grades
  
8-12

Principal
  
Nolan Cox

Motto
  
Home of the Storm

Staff
  
45

Phone
  
+1 604-905-2581

Mascot
  
Zippy

Whistler Secondary School

School board
  
School District 48 Sea to Sky

Address
  
8000 Alpine Way, Whistler, BC V0N 1B8, Canada

District
  
School District 48 Sea to Sky

Similar
  
Pemberton Secondary School, Myrtle Philip Communi, Whistler Waldorf School, Howe Sound Secondar, Don Ross Middle School

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Whistler Secondary (or WSS) is a public high school in Whistler, British Columbia, and is part of School District 48 Sea to Sky. It is located opposite the subdivision of Alpine Meadows, north of the Whistler townsite adjacent to the Sea to Sky Highway. WSS was established in 1996 with a student capacity of 175 and was expanded to a 375 student capacity with a $3.3 million renovation in 2004.

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Athletics

Whistler Secondary has a long held rivalry with Pemberton Secondary School in sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball. Whistler Secondary also has a hockey and rugby team.

Notable alumni

  • Ashleigh McIvor, 2001 alumni, Former member of the Canadian Ski Cross team and Olympic Gold medalist.
  • Julia Murray, 2006 alumni, Canadian Ski Cross team member
  • Marielle Thompson, 2010 alumni, Canadian Ski Cross team member and Olympic Gold medalist.
  • Garret Milan, 2009 alumni, Member of the Edinburgh Capitals.
  • Cate Sproule, 2014 alumni, actress, notable work: The Killing (season 3), Supernatural (season 1), and He Loves You Not.
  • Finn Iles, current student, UCI Mountainbike World Champion – Downhill Junior.

    • References

    Whistler Secondary School Wikipedia
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