Earl Marriott Secondary School

Earl Marriott Secondary (EMS) is a public high school in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and is part of School District 36 Surrey. It is referred to as the 'Home of the Mariners'. It is located on the edge of city limits, on 16 Avenue (which straddles the border between Surrey and White Rock). Along with Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, it was, until the beginning of the 2017/2018 school year, one of the subjects of a proposal by the school district to increase school hours to cope with the overpopulation.

Earl Marriott Secondary School[1]
Address
15751 16 Ave

Surrey
,
British Columbia
,
V4A 1S1

Canada
Coordinates49°1′54″N 122°47′7.9″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
MottoTo Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield
Founded1973
School boardSchool District 36 Surrey
School number3636105
PrincipalMs. Claudine Davies
Staff120+
Grades8–12
Enrollment1950 (May 2020)
LanguageEnglish/French
AreaWhite Rock/South Surrey
Colour(s)Green and White, occasionally orange
Team nameThe Mariners
Websitewww.surreyschools.ca/schools/earlmarriott
Last updated: September 2016


History

Originally White Rock Secondary School, Earl Marriott Secondary was founded in 1973 and named after its first Principal, Earl Marriott, who eventually became Superintendent of Surrey School District #36.

Earl Marriott appreciates a close relationship with the Semiahmoo First Nation community.[2] The institution has an important history and custom of cooperation with First Nation peoples, the school proudly hosts an annual Pow Wow and students have even visited Haida Gwaii to engage in cultural sharing.[3]

Earl Marriott is best known for its excellence in the theatre, as well as its athletic achievements, particularly and most recently in rugby. EMS puts on either a play or musical out of the indwelling Wheelhouse Theatre year after year.

To advocate for expansion, at 2:00pm on March 1, 2011, over 1,000 students walked out to intervene the new bell schedule. Politicians, principals, and the media all showed to take part of the anti-government petition.

Academics

Earl Marriott is one of four French immersion high schools in Surrey and offers full course loads in both French and English. About 25 per cent of students are French immersion and attend from across the Semiahmoo Peninsula.[4]

Earl Marriott offers courses including physical education, all major humanities and sciences as well as art, home economics, info tech, and trades courses. It is one of the few schools that offer competitive co-op experiences for its students. Earl Marriott offers a science and humanities co-op, as well as a mechanical co-op.

Athletics

EMS enjoys a publicly lighthearted rivalry with Semiahmoo Secondary School, but fierce within student circles and even some staff members, as well as Elgin Park Secondary School. The school competes in the Sandcastle Cup, an annual game between the Mariners and Semiahmoo Secondary School Totems.

  • Boys 2000-2001 AAA Provincial Cross Country Champions
  • Girls 2002-2003 AAA Provincial Basketball Champions[5]
  • Home of the AAAA Sr. Girls Volleyball Provincial Championships
  • 2009 Sandcastle Cup Runner-up
  • 2009 Skills Canada Champion - Web Design
  • 2009 Delta Police Golf Tournament Winners
  • 2010 Fraser Valley Sr. boys AAA rugby
  • 2010 Delta Police Golf Tournament winners
  • 2010 Sandcastle Cup Runner-up
  • 2014 AA Tier 2 Football Champion (first championship in school's 10 years of football)[6]
  • 2015 AA Tier 2 Football Champion (played at BC Place)[7]
  • 2016 Provincial Girls Track and Field Champions
  • 2016 Provincial Junior Girls Volleyball Champions
  • 2017 AA Undefeated Football Champions Grade 8
  • 2018 Provincial Girls Curling Champions

Wheelhouse Theatre

The Wheelhouse Theatre is a 290-seat proscenium theatre located at Earl Marriott Secondary School. It is the largest performing arts theatre on the Semiahmoo Peninsula. The Wheelhouse's primary usage is as a classroom and training facility for students pursuing theatre, and its secondary usage is as a well-equipped and affordable rental house to the community. It is managed by the school and its Theatre Department Head Candace Radcliffe, as well as by the Wheelhouse Theatre Society, a collaboration of community volunteers mandated to raise funds for, and contribute necessary equipment purchases to, the theatre.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book Archived July 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
  2. "Earl Marriott - About the School". www.surreyschools.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  3. "Earl Marriott - About the School". www.surreyschools.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. "About Us - School Context". www.earlmarriottnews.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. Girls Basketball Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine BC School Sports
  6. Greenizan, Nick (Nov 24, 2014). "'Resilient' Mariners win football title". Peace Arch News. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  7. Chouinard, Mark (Nov 28, 2015). "Sounders come up short in football final". Squamish Chief. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

School Reports - Ministry of Education

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