Howe Sound Secondary School

Howe Sound Secondary
Location
PO Box 99

Squamish
,
British Columbia
,
V8B 0A1

Canada

49°42′25″N 123°09′04″W / 49.70687°N 123.15117°W / 49.70687; -123.15117
Information
School typePublic, high school
School board
School District 48 Howe Sound
SuperintendentLisa McCullough
Area trustee
Rick Price, Andrea Beaubien, Laura Godfrey
School number
4848004
AdministratorEvelyn Carson-McLeod
Principal
Ms. Erin Boisvert
Staff60
Grades10-12
Enrollment643 (May 2013)
LanguageEnglish
AreaSquamish
ColoursRoyal Blue and Gold
Team nameSounders
Websitesd48howesound.org

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.

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. 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.

Notable alumni

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