Earl Marriott Secondary School

Earl Marriott Secondary (EMS) is a public high school in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and is part of School District 36 Surrey. It is referred to as the 'Home of the Mariners'. It is located on the edge of city limits, on 16 Avenue (which straddles the border between Surrey and White Rock). Along with Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, it is currently one of the subjects of a proposal by the school district to increase school hours to cope with the overpopulation.

History

Originally White Rock Secondary School, Earl Marriott Secondary was founded in 1972 and named after its first Principal, Earl Marriott, who eventually became Superintendent of Surrey School District #36.

Earl Marriott is best known for its excellence in the theatre, as well as its athletic achievements, particularly and most recently in rugby. EMS puts on either a play or musical out of the indwelling Wheelhouse Theatre year after year.

To advocate for expansion, at 2:00pm on March 1, 2011, over 1,000 students walked out to intervene the new bell schedule. Politicians, principals, and the media all showed to take part of the anti-government petition.

Academics

Earl Marriott is one of three French immersion high schools in Surrey and offers full course loads in both French and English. About 25 per cent of students are French immersion and attend from across the Semiahmoo Peninsula.^[2]

Earl Marriott offers courses including physical education, all major humanities and sciences as well as art, home economics, info tech, and trades courses. It is one of the few schools that offer competitive co-op experiences for its students. Earl Marriott offers a science and humanities co-op, as well as a mechanical co-op.

Athletics

EMS enjoys a lighthearted rivalry with Semiahmoo Secondary School as well as Elgin Park Secondary School. The school competes in the Sandcastle Cup, an annual game between the Mariners and Semiahmoo Secondary School Totems.

• Boys 2000-2001 AAA Provincial Cross Country Champions
• Girls 2002-2003 AAA Provincial Basketball Champions^[3]
• Home of the AAAA Sr. Girls Volleyball Provincial Championships
• 2009 Sandcastle Cup Runner-up
• 2009 Skills Canada Champion - Web Design
• 2009 Delta Police Golf Tournament Winners
• 2010 Fraser Valley Sr. boys AAA rugby
• 2010 Delta Police Golf Tournament winners
• 2010 Sandcastle Cup Runner-up
• 2014 AA Tier 2 Football Champion (first championship in school's 10 years of football)^[4]
• 2015 AA Tier 2 Football Champion (played at BC Place)^[5]

Wheelhouse Theatre

The Wheelhouse Theatre is a 290-seat proscenium theatre located at Earl Marriott Secondary School. It is the largest performing arts theatre on the Semiahmoo Peninsula. The Wheelhouse's primary usage is as a classroom and training facility for students pursuing theatre, and its secondary usage is as a well-equipped and affordable rental house to the community. It is managed by the school and its Theatre Department Head (as of June 2007, Rick Harmon), as well as by the Wheelhouse Theatre Society, a collaboration of community volunteers mandated to raise funds for, and contribute necessary equipment purchases to, the theatre.

Notable alumni

• Colten Teubert, Edmonton Oilers, Hockey Player
• Zac Vran, Hip Hop dancer, The Next Step (2013 TV series)^[6]
• Andrew Hammond, Ottawa Senators, Hockey Player
• Sunayna Samra, CIS Athlete, UFV Women's Soccer
• Duncan Grainger, NCAA Athlete, University of Charleston, Soccer Player

References

External links

School Reports - Ministry of Education

• Class Size
• Satisfaction Survey
• School Performance
• Skills Assessment

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