Sullivan Heights Secondary

49°06′59″N 122°49′18″W / 49.1164°N 122.8218°W / 49.1164; -122.8218InformationSchool typePublic, high schoolFounded2000School boardSchool District 36 SurreySuperintendentMark PermainPrincipalDavid BaldassoStaff100Grades8-12EnrollmentAround 1700 (February 2021)LanguageEnglish and FrenchAreaPanorama, SullivanTeam nameSullivan Heights StarsWebsitewww.surreyschools.ca/sullivanheights

Sullivan Heights Secondary is a high school located in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

Sullivan Heights opened on October 24, 2000, with a student population of over 1000 students (grades 8 through 10), with grade 11 being added in the 2001–02 school year, and grade 12 being added in the 2002–03 school year. Today,^[when?] Sullivan Heights is home to thousands of students (in grades 8 through 12), and over 100 staff members.

The school's programs include a strong Performing Arts Program including Dance, Drama, Musical Theatre, Band, and Choir. Other programs include Leadership, Electronics, Drafting, Sewing, Cooking, Tourism, and Information Technology. The school also offers a wide array of extracurricular activities including Student Council, Grad Council, Athletics, Outdoors Club, Programming and Improv /Theatre Sports.

The school has an attached theatre, The Bell Centre For Performing Arts. The centre cost about $8 million to construct and, although its main focus is to be a rental venue for community user groups, it is also used by the school from time to time, with a highlight being an annual matinee for local elementary schools that sees the entire 1000 seat theatre full.

The school features fields for Football, Kabaddi, Cricket, and Soccer.

Notable alumni

• Ashley Burr,^[1] reporter with CityNews Vancouver & Breakfast Television^[2]
• Elicia MacKenzie, winner of the reality show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?^[3]

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