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Lord Byng Secondary School

Lord Byng Secondary School

Secondary school in Vancouver, British Columbia

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.

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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]

Notable alumni

References

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    "Lord Byng Staff Directory". Lord Byng Secondary School. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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    Long Range Facilities Plan 2019: Appendix G (PDF) (Report). May 29, 2019. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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    "Lord Byng Athletics". Retrieved January 10, 2012.
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    "Byng Honour Orchestras Captivate Judges at MusicFest Canada". Retrieved February 5, 2012.
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    "B.C. school stages controversial 'Laramie Project'". CBC Arts. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006.
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