Howe Sound Secondary School

Howe Sound Secondary is a public Secondary school in Squamish, British Columbia part of School District 48 Howe Sound. It is the largest school in the district, and is one of 2 schools in Squamish to offer grades 10–12.

Howe Sound Secondary
Address
PO Box 99 Squamish , British Columbia , V8B 0A1 Canada
Coordinates	49.70687°N 123.15117°W / 49.70687; -123.15117
Information
School type	Public, high school
School board	School District 48 Howe Sound
Superintendent	Lisa McCullough
Area trustee	Rick Price, Andrea Beaubien, Laura Godfrey
School number	4848004
Administrator	Evelyn Carson-McLeod
Principal	Ms. Erin Boisvert
Staff	60
Grades	10-12
Enrollment	643[1] (May 2013)
Language	English
Area	Squamish
Colour(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Team name	Sounders
Website	sd48howesound.org

History

A new building was erected in the 1950s. In 1996 a new gymnasium was added and other renovations were undertaken.

Lawsuit

The 1996 addition suffered problems of water infiltration that culminated in a notable decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Following substantial completion of the project in the fall of 1996, problems of water ingress in the crawlspace, walls, and skylights were discovered. The architect and contractor continued to address the problems for several years. In September 2003 the school district began legal proceedings against the architects for the alleged problems. This resulted in the 2007 court decision, The Board of School Trustees of School District No. 48 (Howe Sound) v. Killick Metz Bowen Rose Architects and Planners Inc. et al.^[2] The decision held that the standard architect-client contract limiting the term of the architect's liability to six years following substantial completion was valid, and as the school district took more than six years to take legal action, the architect's liability had expired. The case was dismissed and costs awarded to the architects.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Mike Sweeney (played in FIFA World Cup)
• Mike Carney (Olympic ski racer)^[4]
• Sarah Burke (HSAS) (freestyle skiing) (World Champion freestyle skier, Olympic freestyle innovator)
• Jamie Cudmore (HSAS) (rugby) (3 time Rugby World Cup Canadian rep 2003, 2007, 2011)
• Jackson Goldstone (Downhill mountain bike racer, 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy and, the 2022 Junior World Cup overall title. September 11, 2022, Goldstone won the RedBull Hardline in Dyfi, Wales. Goldstone completed the revamped Hardline course in two minutes and twenty seconds, finishing six-and-a-half seconds clear of Joe Smith in second place. At 18 years old, Goldstone is the event's youngest winner. Team Santa Cruz Syndicate and sponsored by Redbull)

References

1. Ministry of Education school information. Retrieved 2013-11-21
2. Board of School Trustees et al. v. Killick Metz Bowen Rose Architects and Planners et al.. Retrieved 2013-11-21
3. Six years means six years, Daily Journal of Commerce, March 7, 2007 Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-11-21
4. Sports-Reference, Mike Carney bio, stats webpage Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-11-21

External links

• Ministry of Education school information