Holy Cross Regional High School

Holy Cross Regional High School, or "HCHRS," is a Catholic school, under the administration of CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese) school board.^[1] Located in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

Robert Dejulius (March 12, 1943) served 28 years as principal since the high school opened in 1982 and retired at the end of school season in 2010. Chris Blesch is the current principal. Stanley Kazun has also served as vice principal since the opening in 1982. Ex-BC Lions linebacker Glen Jackson currently serves as a social studies, business ed, and athletics teacher.

Independent school status

Holy Cross Regional High School is classified as a Group 1 school under British Columbia's Independent School Act. It receives 50% funding from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs.^[2] It is under charge of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

School uniforms

The uniform is an important part of Holy Cross Regional High School standards as it seeks to promote unity in faith. It also helps to remove discrimination. Students are expected to wear their uniform to, from, and at school. The uniform includes khaki pants for boys, kilts for girls, and polo shirts for both.

Departments

Academics

Holy Cross was ranked by the Fraser Institute in 2014 as 43 out of 289 British Columbian Secondary Schools.^[3] In 2008, 100% of the students graduated^[4] and 85%+ of those students went on to study at colleges and universities.

The Academic Departments are Business Education, Drama, English, Food, Information Communication Technology, Languages, Math, Music, Physical Education, Religion, Sciences, Social Studies,and Visual Arts.

Athletics

Athletic programs offered in Holy Cross include Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Soccer, Cross Country, Swimming, Golf, Football, Tennis, Cheerleading, and Dance Squad.

Sports events are held at Holy Cross like the BC Catholic Basketball Championship, rated the BC's best sporting atmosphere, which features rivalries between all BC Catholic high schools. The basketball program is consistently ranked in the top 10 in both boys and girls and has placed provincially countless times in volleyball, track, basketball and football.

Holy Cross's facilities include a full-sized wood floor gymnasium, a track oval, and a football and soccer field. The track oval is open for public use when school is not in session.

Music

The school has an award winning music program that includes three concert bands (Senior Wind Ensemble, Junior Wind ensemble, and Grade 8 Concert Band) as well as choral groups (Senior Concert Choir and Junior Concert Choir: ToNiC!). The Holy Cross Music Program also have Jazz programs in the school like jazz bands (Jazz One, Simply Jazz, and Jazz-Do-It) and jazz choirs (Avenue 88 and Junior Vocal Jazz). Each music groups compete in known music festivals such as the Kiwanis Music Festival, Cantando Music Festival, and Envision Jazz Festival.^[5]

Advance Placement

Current Advanced Placement Classes that are offered in Holy Cross includes Biology and Physics. The school previously offered Advanced Placement Art and History as well.

Extracurricular activities

Holy Cross offers many clubs including:

-Music Student Leadership
-Yearbook 
-Spirit Team
-Peace Team
-Reverence For Life
-St. Francis' Society
-Mission Team
-Social Justice Club
-Student Leadership
-Webteam
-Brazillian Jiu Jitsu on the rooftop of Holy Cross with Mr. Blesch
-Knitting in the school's cafeteria with Mr. Hurtubise
-Scrap booking in the P.E office  with Mr. Jackson 
-Italian Cuisine Appreciation with Mr. Farano
-Environment Club and etc...

Many Holy Cross senior students take part in a biannual Mission Trip to the Philippines where they work in Gawad Kalinga communities and help build homes for underprivileged families.

Religious education

Holy Cross provides mandatory religious education. The course curriculum is organized by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Notable Alumni

• Jean-Luc Bilodeau - Actor
• Elise Estrada - Singer
• Emmalyn Estrada - Singer
• Dario Zanatta- Soccer player^[6]

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  Holy Cross school's noticeboard
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  Holy Cross' school field
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  Holy Cross' entrance gate

References

External links

• Holy Cross High School
• Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese
• The Fraser Institute School Performance Report Cards
• BC High School Football

Schools in Surrey and White Rock, British Columbia
Secondary schools	Clayton Heights Earl Marriott Elgin Park Enver Creek Fleetwood Park Frank Hurt Fraser Heights Guildford Park Johnston Heights Kwantlen Park L A Matheson Lord Tweedsmuir North Surrey Panorama Ridge Princess Margaret Queen Elizabeth Semiahmoo Sullivan Heights Tamanawis
Primary or elementary schools	List of all elementary schools
Private schools	Holy Cross Regional High School Pacific Academy Southridge School White Rock Christian Academy
Other schools	108th & King George Cloverdale Learning Centre Guildford Learning Centre Invergarry Learning Centre McDonald's Newton Learning Centre, North Surrey Learning Centre South Surrey White Rock Learning Centre Student Support Centre TREES Centre