Vancouver College

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Vancouver College (abbreviated informally to VC) is an independent K-12 university-preparatory Catholic school for boys located in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1922, it is the only independent Catholic all-boys school in British Columbia. Despite the school's Catholic denomination, it is open to students of all religions. The Current President is Michelle Rupp (interim) and the Principal is Daryl Weaver.

New Campus Buildings

Lannon Hall

Vancouver College's Campus consist of three buildings; Lannon Hall, Manrell Hall, and Blessed Edmund Rice Hall. The Lannon Hall building is newly rebuilt with construction from 2018 - 2020. Today it consist of Vancouver College's main and administrative offices,the elementary school Kindergarten - Grade 6, the Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel in its west wing and an Elementary Gym. VC's Kindergarten at Lannon's Halls is located in the east wing and has 2 adjoining classroom connected to an outdoor multipurpose play area. Grades 1-6 are located on the second floor with grades 1-3 in the primary section and 4-6 in the intermediate corridor. Located in the centre is the Library overlooking the corridor and a secondary floor view towards the Elementary Gym.

Manrell Hall

Manrell Hall opened in September 2019 and is located on the west side of the Campus. It Consist of Vancouver College's Middle School, Cafeteria, Learning Commons, and the Wellness Cente. The learning commons on the first floor consists of the Middle/Senior school library, multipurpose learning space, and breakout rooms. It is connect to both the TLC (The Learning Centre) and The Wellness Centre) both providing student services. The school cafeteria and dinning hall is also located on the first floor run by Canuel Caters and connects to the founder's atrium opening out with views of the courtyard. The second floor consist of two grade 7 classrooms, six grade 8 classrooms, breakout learning rooms, an art room, and the robotics/computer lab centre. The third floor, consists of 6 grade 9 classrooms, and administrative offices overlooking the campus and an outdoor patio overlooking Cartier Street in the West. The building was named after Mr. Manrell, who donated $5 million to the "Our Next Century" campaign.The facilities were blessed by The Most Rev. Michael Miller, Archbishop of Vancouver on October 23, 2019.

Blessed Edmond Rice Hall

Blessed Edmond Rice Hall consists of Vancouver College's Senior School, Alumni and Christian Brother Gyms, the High Performance Training Centre, The Irene Manrell Theatre, Science Lab and The Music Department. Vancouver College's Senior School is grades 10-12. The Alumni Gym is used as a multipurpose space for major sporting events, school wide masses, and special events. Overlooking the Gym is the Alumni Room, a multipurpose space. The gym is connected to the wrestling room and the Christian Brother's Gym rededicated by Dave Hardy in 2017. Overlooking the CBG gym is the high performance training centre (hpc) It is a two workout room with the first level consisting of workout machinery and the second consisting of a 12 olympic level squat racks. The Vancouver College Theatre is a full sized theatre used for the school's annual play, assemblies, and special talks. The Science Wing and lab are located on the south side of the building. In addition, the music department is located on the west side of the building and consists of two band rooms.

The Holler Family Science Centre

On November 2, 2007, Vancouver College officially opened the Holler Family Science Centre and the new South Gym. The facilities were blessed by The Most Rev. Raymond Roussin, SM, the former archbishop of Vancouver. They consist of four brand-new science classrooms, a "super" laboratory, a greenhouse, a new gymnasium, and several offices and classrooms serving the school's curricular and extra-curricular interests.

On January 30, 2008, construction had finished on the school's High Performance Fitness Centre. The Centre consists of two floors, the first being a cardiovascular training area containing Indoor Rowers, stationary bicycles, treadmills, and a stair climber. The upper floor functions as a weight-training facility where the athletics teams get weight training. The facility is known to be one of the best gyms in the lower mainland. The Fitness Centre is attached directly to the new South Gym, serving as an athletic complex for its students and staff. Following this, the Kutcher Centre for the Performing Arts opened in December 2008. The centre is a large underground theatre with complete audio visual systems

On September 26, 2009, Vancouver College celebrated the Blessing and Rededication of O’Hagan Field, featuring an all weather synthetic field. Other changes to O'Hagan include a track and a new playground for Elementary students.

The new South Gym was named the Dave Hardy Gym after David G. Hardy, the first lay principal of the school. On November 7, 2015, Vancouver College celebrated the rededication and renaming of the Dave Hardy Gym to the Christian Brothers Gym.

The school is now considered the Senior School as the old building has since been demolished and rebuilt. The elementary students go to the newest school located south of the Science Wing.

Principals

Year	Name[2]
1922 - 1928	Br. Michael Jerome Lannon
1928 - 1930	Br. Patrick Berchmans Doyle
1930 - 1933	Br. Michael Jerome Lannon
1933 - 1939	Br. Christopher Celestine Sterling
1939 - 1945	Br. Eamonn Bonaventure Walsh
1945 - 1948	Br. Martin Donal Cunningham
1948 - 1954	Br. William Celestine Penny
1954 - 1960	Br. James Cyril Bates
1960 - 1966	Br. Francis Rupert Finch
1966 - 1968	Br. John Benedict Clarkson
1968 - 1975	Br. Henry Louis Bucher
1975 - 1977	Br. James Cyril Bates
1977 - 1983	Br. Michael Joseph Maher
1983 - 1985	Br. Paul Patrick McNiven
1985 - 1987	Br. John Majella McHugh
1987 - 1994	Br. Kenneth Joseph Farrell
1994 - 1998	Br. Kieran James Murphy
1998 - 2003	Br. Anthony Murphy
2003 - 2009	Mr. David G. Hardy
2009 - 2014	Mr. John McFarland
2014–2020	Mr. Johnny Bevaqua
2020–Present	Mr. Daryl Weaver

Sports

The school competes in many sports, including:

The competitive teams are known as the "Fighting Irish".

The Fighting Irish Varsity football team have won the BC provincial title in 1992, 1994, 2010, 2019^[3],^{[4][failed verification]} 2022,^[5] and 2023^[6].^[7]

Notes

• Vancouver College's "sister" school is Little Flower Academy and often engages in various activities and events together. It also has well-established relationships with York House School and Crofton House School.
• The Vancouver College rowing team is considered one of the best in Canada. Every year the team competes at a high level during the National Regatta in St. Catharines, Ontario, and often winning gold in both Junior and Senior categories.
• The College has an amicable rivalry with St. George's School and competes in the annual Saints-College basketball series drawing in thousands of viewers all over the world. The football team draws in as much view for their homecoming games and the Archbishops Cup against Notre Dame.
• The school is a popular shooting spot for television and film productions.^[8] A recent film production at the school is Wonder directed by Stephen Chbosky.

Notable alumni

References

External links

• Vancouver College
• Schools affiliated with Edmund Rice