Matthew McNair Secondary School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Matthew McNair Secondary
| image = Mcnair-sec.jpg
| image_size = 190px
| caption =
| address = 9500 No. 4 Rd
| city = Richmond
| province = British Columbia
| postcode = V7A 2Y9
| country = Canada
| age_range = 13–18
| coordinates = {{Coord|49.14238|-123.11285|type:edu_region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = High school
| gender = Mixed
| schoolboard = School District 38 Richmond
| superintendent = Scott Robinson
| trustee = Norm Goldstein
| number = 3838044
| principal = M. Jaswal
| staff = ~80
| grades_label = Grades
| grades = 8–12
| enrollment = 724
| enrollment_as_of = 2020
| language = English
| colours = Blue and Orange
| mascot = Marli the Marlin
| team_name = Marlins
| url = http://mcnair.sd38.bc.ca
| status = Open
}}
Matthew McNair Secondary School is a public high school in Richmond, British Columbia and is part of School District 38 Richmond.
Matthew McNair is one of Richmond's semester-style schools. Its feeder schools include Hamilton Elementary, Walter Lee Elementary, Kingswood Elementary, Thomas Kidd Elementary, Woodward Elementary, and Morris Elementary.
History
The school's namesake, Matthew McNair (1889–1971), was an early Richmond settler who arrived in 1911. After arriving, he established a milk delivery service before serving in World War I. After the war, McNair purchased farmland in south Richmond and served on the Richmond City Council as a councillor from 1946 to 1948.{{Cite book |last=Henderson |first=Jon |title=Richmond Schools—What's in a Name? |publisher=City of Richmond Archives |year=2004 |isbn=0-9690031-7-X |location=Canada |pages=24}}{{Cite web |title=Matthew McNair Secondary School - City of Richmond, BC |url=https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/archives/exhibits/schools/boomers/mcnair.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.richmond.ca}}
McNair Secondary School opened in September 1971 as Richmond's third senior secondary. Initially, it served grades 11 and 12 only and provided a continuous education for students finishing grade 10 from McRoberts Junior Secondary. In 1996, Richmond's junior and senior secondaries were amalgamated, and every secondary school began serving students of grades 8 through 12. With this amalgamation, McNair's new drama room, kitchen, and gymnasium were completed in September of that year.{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} McNair Secondary School |url=https://mcnair.sd38.bc.ca/school-information/about-us |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=mcnair.sd38.bc.ca |archive-date=2024-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624012830/https://mcnair.sd38.bc.ca/school-information/about-us |url-status=live }}
Athletics
McNair offers soccer, basketball, and volleyball.
Notable alumni
- Dan Russell (Hall of Fame British Columbian Sportscaster)
- Henry Yao{{Cite web |date=2014-10-08 |title=Candidate bio – Henry Yao |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/richmond-votes-archive/candidate-bio-henry-yao-2986588 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Richmond News |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228024914/https://www.richmond-news.com/richmond-votes-archive/candidate-bio-henry-yao-2986588 |url-status=live }}
- Evan Dunfee
- Bindy Johal
- Mark Karpun{{Cite web |title=1981 North American Soccer League North American Soccer League College Draft |url=http://soccerstats.us/drafts/north-american-soccer-league/college-draft/1981/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=soccerstats.us |archive-date=2021-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123101729/http://soccerstats.us/drafts/north-american-soccer-league/college-draft/1981/ |url-status=live }}
- Randy Samuel
- Ian Mendes (Ottawa Correspondent for Sportsnet)
References
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External links
- [http://mcnair.sd38.bc.ca/ Official school site]
- [http://www.sd38.bc.ca/ School District 38 (Richmond)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070321011600/http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/admin/books/chapterfiles/70BCESC06MNL2.pdf Fraser Institute – Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon]
- [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/student_stats/03838044.pdf Enrollment Reports]
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Category:High schools in Richmond, British Columbia
Category:Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing
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