Burnaby Mountain Secondary School

Burnaby Mountain Secondary
Respect, Excellence, Responsibility
Address
8800 Eastlake Drive Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Coordinates	49°15′18″N 122°54′41″W / 49.25500°N 122.91139°W / 49.25500; -122.91139Coordinates: 49°15′18″N 122°54′41″W / 49.25500°N 122.91139°W / 49.25500; -122.91139
Information
School type	Public, high school
School board	School District 41 Burnaby
School number	4141001
Administrator	A
Principal	Mr. Andy Chin
Vice principal	Ms. Effie Aaland Mr. James Morton
Staff	107
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	1,235 (Sept 2013)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Green and White
Mascot	Lion
Team name	Lions
Website	mountain.sd41.bc.ca

Burnaby Mountain Secondary School is a school that serves grades 8 to 12, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is three stories tall and located at 8800 Eastlake Drive, at the intersection with Beaverbrook Drive. It is named after nearby Burnaby Mountain, which is also home to Simon Fraser University. It is served by the Production Way-University SkyTrain station.

Entertainment

The school plays itself in a fictional "Burnaby, Washington" in the 2007 film The Invisible, starring British Columbia native Justin Chatwin and Alex O'Loughlin. The film was shot near the school cafeteria, a digitally-modified 3rd-floor classroom, in the hallways and in the gym.^[1] The school banner used in the movie was donated to Burnaby Mountain Secondary School. On social media, the school is known district wide for its Facebook page, "BMSS confessions". The page is currently sitting at over 500 likes and continues to grow.

World record

The school attempted to break a Guinness world record for the longest basketball game, which lasted 32 hours. It was set up by Ms. Glubbil. The game was held in 2005 then the tape was sent to United Kingdom. The record was officially recognized in March 2006, after some problems with the video of the event; the tape wasn't constant due to a need to change tapes, but has now been officially recognized.

After recognition, the record was broken by another school in a European country that lasted 40 hours.

Awards

This school has received many awards over the years, many of them environmental, as a result of dedicated student involvement in school clubs. Some of the awards include The BC Green Games (2009) and City of Burnaby Environmental Award (2009) from the students of the Urban Farming Club.

The school's "green" building specifications have also resulted in the school receiving:

2001: Award of Merit (Canadian Consulting Engineering Association)
2001: C.E.B.C. Award of Building Engineering Excellence
2002: Environmental Award (City of Burnaby)

Another view of the school, from Gaglardi Way.

Footnotes

↑ The Invisible at the Internet Movie Database

External links

Burnaby Mountain Secondary School

Schools in Burnaby, British Columbia

Secondary schools	Alpha Burnaby Central Burnaby Mountain Burnaby North Burnaby South Byrne Creek Cariboo Hill Maples Moscrop Willingdon

Primary or elementary schools	Armstrong Aubrey Brantford Brentwood Park Buckingham Cameron Capitol Hill Cascade Heights Chaffey-Burke Clinton Confederation Park Douglas Road Edmonds Community Forest Grove Gilmore Community Gilpin Glenwood Holy Cross Elementary Inman Kitchener Lakeview Lochdale Community Lyndhurst École Marlborough Maywood Community Montecito Morley Nelson Parkcrest Rosser Seaforth Second Street Community South Slope Sperling Stoney Creek Community Stride Avenue Community Suncrest Taylor Park Twelfth University Highlands Westridge Windsor

Private schools	Carver Christian High School St. Thomas More Collegiate Youth Futures R3

Other schools	British Columbia Institute of Technology Simon Fraser University

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