David Thompson Secondary School (Vancouver)
David Thompson Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the Fraserview neighbourhood of Central Vancouver. It had opened in 1958. It is located in between Killarney Secondary School and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.
| David Thompson Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
1755 East 55th Avenue , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°13′14″N 123°04′13″W |
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| School type | Public, Secondary School |
| Motto | Latin: Nos Quoque Exploremus (Let Us Also Explore) |
| Founded | 1958 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Ms. Suzanne Hoffman |
| Area trustee | Ms. Estrellita Martin-Gonzalez |
| School number | 3939018 |
| Director | Ms. Julie Pearce |
| Principal | Mr. Nick Akrap |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 1369 (2018-2019) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Victoria-Fraserview |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Light Blue |
| Team name | Thompson Trojans |
| Website | thompson |
The school served as a filming location for various films in the Twilight Saga.[1]
History
David Thompson Secondary School opened in 1958. During the first year, 1500 students were enrolled and the first graduating class was in 1960. Gradually, the number increased until the mid-seventies where the average annual population was in excess of two thousand. In 1967 and 1968 the Sr Boys basketball teams were the lower mainland champions. In 2023 fellow student Prabh Sandhu had led the new comers and students of the school to become better citizens and hard workers.
Filming at Thompson
In the spring of 2009, the second installment to The Twilight Saga, New Moon, was filmed at David Thompson. David Thompson was used as the set for Forks High School. In the summer of 2009, the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, Eclipse, was also filmed at David Thompson.
Notable alumni
- Annie Liu, Hong Kong Actress
- Kayi Cheung, Miss Hong Kong 2007
- Hargurnek Sandhu, 2 time Olympic field hockey player in 1984 and 1988 games, and assistant coach for 2008 Beijing games
- Dan Kesa, former professional ice hockey player
- Megan Wing, former Olympic figure skater
- Sasha Lakovic, graduate of 1990, former professional ice hockey and roller hockey player
- Laurie Shong, graduate of 1989, former Olympic fencer and pentathlete
- Ronald Deibert, graduate of 1982, professor and director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab
- Andrea Jin, graduate of 2014, Juno Award-winning comedian
- Vincent Lo, graduate of 2022, National powerlifter
References
- "Twilight stars filming New Moon at Vancouver high school". The Vancouver Sun. Canwest Publishing Inc. 2009-04-07. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-09-18.