Lord Byng Secondary School

Secondary school in Vancouver, British Columbia

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Lord Byng Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the West Point Grey neighbourhood on the west side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened in 1925 and was named after the then Governor General of Canada, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy.

Expansion

In 2003, the school expanded with the addition of a library, a gymnasium, and multiple studios and classrooms.^{[citation needed]}

Sports

Lord Byng won the Tier II Senior Girls Basketball City Championships in the 2011–2012 season.^[3]^[4]

Music

Lord Byng's Senior Honour Orchestra competed in the 2012 American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta, where they placed second.^[5]

Theatre

Lord Byng received national attention in 2006 when theatre students at the school staged the play The Laramie Project, which had been banned by the Surrey School Board for its "violence and profanity".^[6]

In popular culture

Lord Byng's school yards were used in the filming of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.^[7]

Notable alumni

Barry Downs, Canadian architect^[8]
Shaone Morrisonn, Canadian hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League^[9]
Joyce Murray, Liberal MP for Vancouver Quadra^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Lord Byng Staff Directory". Lord Byng Secondary School. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
^ Long Range Facilities Plan 2019: Appendix G (PDF) (Report). May 29, 2019. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Lord Byng Athletics". Retrieved January 10, 2012.
^ "Vancouver Secondary Schools' Athletic Association (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". Esportsdesk.com. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
^ "Byng Honour Orchestras Captivate Judges at MusicFest Canada". Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^ "B.C. school stages controversial 'Laramie Project'". CBC Arts. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006.
^ "Info on 'extensive' Wolverine filming". Retrieved September 20, 2007.
^ Emanuel, M. (2016). Contemporary Architects. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-349-04184-8. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^ "Morrisonn will get out of Ovechkin's shadow". The Georgia Straight. November 1, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Biography | Joyce Murray | 2019 Federal Liberal Candidate for Vancouver Quadra". joycemurray.liberal.ca. Retrieved April 30, 2020.