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The 5th Annual Terry Fox Chess Championship

The Championship concluded June 10th, and what an event it was! Dozens of kids from every grade filled up our commons to battle wits and strategies against each other for school supremacy--and bragging rights! This year's winners were James Wang and Garrett Martel. As well, "Top Female" award went to Brie McCrady and "Most Improved" awards were given to Kyler Kautzman and Megan Harris (depicted here). Finally, a special mention goes out to Zack Neff-Bauman who won our "Terry Fox Most Inspirational award!" Congratulations to all participants for making the event so spectacular! We will see you again next term.
Rock The Fox Performancess May 17th & 18th

2017 Spring Concerts on Wednesday and Thursday, May 17th & 18th at 7pm. Students presented 20 bands over two nights and will be performing some great original songs and amazing cover tunes by the following artists:
Wednesday, May 17th: Sunset Rollerblade Kids, Of Monsters & Men, Panic at the Disco, Frank Ocean, Ed Sheeran, Fleetwood Mac, Sex Pistols, Billy Talent, Nirvana, and an original metal set featuring Kyle Scott.
Thursday, May 18th: The Tragically Hip, Twenty-one Pilots, Hannah Montana, Coheed & Cambria, Rhianna, Hole, Adele, James Arthur, Snow Patrol, Elvis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Job for a Cowboy, and Blood Bath.
Terry Fox Athletic Leadership Students

Terry Fox ATHLETIC Leadership students (not to be confused with Leadership students) volunteering as Camp Counsellors at Castle Park Elementary year end camp at Lake Evans.
Terry Fox Ravens Rugby

Congratulations as Terry Fox Ravens win first-ever B.C. high school rugby crown!! Read the story on the Varsity Letters website.

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Track And Field Participants

Bryan Cortes came 1st in the Javelin, Jv Patry-Smith came 3rd in Discus, Jaden Severy finished 7th in 100m, 4th in 400m l, and 6th in 200m in the Jr division , Jake McFarland finished 14th with a throw of 36.35 m in the Jr division, Jv Patry-Smith came 3rd in shot, Liam Espedido came 4th in the Junior High Jump.
Terry Fox Innovation Society (3D printing club)

Matteo Jang and his group of Physics 12 students 3D designed this yellow ruler stand as an important part of their independent inquiry based experiment. Matteo is a member of our Terry Fox Innovation Society (3D Printing Club) and also created a fantastic custom water bottle holder for his mountain bike.
Grade Nine Art Students

Ms. Olga Dodic's Grade Nine Art students showing off their tie-dye experiments.
Terry Fox Chess Team Plays Heritage Woods!

The Terry Fox Chess Team at Heritage Woods for a friendly chess match. Fox won and is undefeated in match play! Congratulations Team!
Leadership Classes Go To Downtown Eastside May 10th 2017

Dean Whitson's Leadership classes handed out hotdogs, cookies (made by the Foods classes) clothing and toiletries at Oppenheimer Park May 10th 2017. Joanne Martin from the office organized all the food and gave a few special "Tarp Blankets" out that were collected by the Leo's club and sewn by Kathy Hess' Textile class. A real group effort! The weather was good and the students were excellent!
Leadership Classes Go To Downtown Eastside May 10th 2017

Dean Whitson's Leadership classes handed out hotdogs, cookies (made by the Foods classes) clothing and toiletries at Oppenheimer Park May 10th 2017. Joanne Martin from the office organized all the food and gave a few special "Tarp Blankets" out that were collected by the Leo's club and sewn by Kathy Hess' Textile class. A real group effort! The weather was good and the students were excellent!
Skills squad helping out at the GOAL clothing drive
TD Banks in Port Coquitlam donate to our football program!

Three Port Coquitlam branches of the Toronto Dominion bank donated $1500 to the football program. The branch managers posed with the team when they dropped by our 7 on 7 practice to present the cheque. Terry Fox is very thankful for the TD bank for their community support!
Terry Fox Ravens Wrestling Team

The Terry Fox Ravens wrestling team travelled to Salmon Arm in March to compete in the Provincial Championships. Though five Ravens qualified, only three were able to make the trip. For these three wrestlers this would be the final competition of their careers. Congratulations to the graduating grade twelve wrestlers who competed in Salmon Arm – Robert Widmer, Connor Bingham, and Bryan Cortes - and also to grade twelve wrestler Alex Domingo, who was unable to make the trip. These wrestlers represented our school and our district extremely well, especially in the way they conducted themselves on this epic road trip.
Congratulations to our Terry Fox Cheer Team!

CONGRATS to the Ravens Competitive Cheerleading Team!
The Terry Fox Cheerleading team competed this past weekend at ATC FEEL THE POWER Cheer competition at UBC. They came in 3rd Place out of 6 teams in the Senior Level 2 Division. The team is preparing now to compete this weekend at their final and biggest competition of the season at SEA TO SKY International Cheerleading Championships!
Congrats again to our Ravens Cheer Team, We are proud of you!
Power Of Ideas Tour At Terry Fox School - February 2nd and 3rd

What an amazing few days it was at Terry Fox! So many things to learn and things to make you think. Mr. Csuka got us all excited about SCIENCE with the displays, the guests, the food trucks, the presentations, the contests, the music, the people – it was super fascinating. We had over 1000 guests (not including our own students) from the community who represented every age group! Thank you to Ms. Patricia Garland, Mr. Gerald Shong, Mayor Greg Moore and Mr. Mike Farnworth for helping us kick off the event! Thank you to all of our staff who rallied with Mr. Csuka and made this all happen! It truly took a village.
Terry Fox Chess Championship Term 1

The 5th annual Terry Fox Term 1 Chess Championship was played out this Saturday, and what an event it was! With 76 kids and even 3 parents competing, it was truly a special event! Perhaps, our principle described it best when she said “Its quiet intensity is invigorating!” Students from 3 different chess classes came together—on a Saturday—to play the game we all love, had fun, and in doing so made some wonderful connections with others who share in their passion. However, in the end, it was Woochan Park, a grade 12 student who has been under Mr. Radic’s tutelage for 4 years now, who won the prestigious event. That being said, it was a tight tournament with many students achieving their personal best. We can hardly wait until the end of term 2 when we get to do it all over again! Congratulations to all the students, parents, and volunteers who competed and helped make this event so special.
Rock The Fox Performance on January 12th

Terry Fox Rock School band "Harambe's Disciples" performing a great Halsey set at Rock the Fox Thursday, January 12th. (Photo by Janis Cleugh of the TC News)
Rock The Fox Performance on January 11th

Terry Fox Rock School band "RIP Lemmy" performing a rockin' tribute to the late great Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister and Motorhead at Rock the Fox Wednesday, January 11th. (Photo by Mark Dayton)
Terry Fox Innovation Society

The 3D printed silver sheath that protects the student from the cut glass tubing was made when we ran out of the usual black sheaths for a Physics 12 lab on circular motion. It is very light took less than an hour to design and print. Best of all, it eliminates all shipping costs and only costs pennies in material. Students can learn how to 3D print objects in our new club called ‘Terry Fox Innovation Society’ every day at lunch in room 104.
Terry Fox Link Crew Supports the Surrey Shoebox Project

This November, the Terry Fox Link Crew has been busy supporting the Surrey Shoebox project. These shoeboxes are filled with much needed items, such as warm weather gear, toiletries and other personal care items. Link Crew students, fundraised, donated and purchased enough items to build 51 (one more than their goal) shoeboxes to be donated. We also had numerous donations from generous Terry Fox staff members that helped us reach this goal.
The recipients of these boxes come from an array of different backgrounds, including seniors 55+, new and expecting mothers and women of Aboriginal ancestry. Many of these women have fled abusive relationships and are now transitioning into a safer living environment. Depending on the shelter/transition house, women may be able to stay between a few weeks and several months. Sometimes when times are rough, it seems like all hope is lost and there is nowhere left to turn. The shoebox gift is a powerful reminder to recipients that they are not alone and that they are a valued and respected member of their community.

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Ravens Are AAA Sr Football BC Champions!

The Raven's Coaching Staff are so proud of our young men who are once again AAA SR FOOTBALL BC CHAMPIONS after an exciting OT game at BC Place on Sat night. The Raven's defeated a very strong Notre Dame team 17-14 in OT on a 29 yard field goal by Devin Passaglia. Making the win even more incredible was that several key members of the squad were battling the Flu. Demonstrating true Terry Fox perseverance and pride the boys continued to battle and got the job done! Matthew Shuen and Jeremie Kankoglongo won players of the game awards! Congrats guys...... 2016 BC Champs!
Terry Fox Students and Staff Giving To Others Less Fortunate

Dean Whitson our Leadership teacher, 40 leadership students and other staff members travelled to the downtown eastside again this year on December 1st to hand out clothing, soup, hot dogs, cookies and hot chocolate to our less-fortunate. The staff and students also brought bags and bags of warm clothing donations that they had collected in the last several weeks! The weather is getting extremely cold for our friends living on the street so everyone was much appreciative. Our students did a great job as always.
Link Crew Fundraising Shoebox Project

Terry Fox Link Crew are raising donations to fill 50 shoeboxes for the Surrey Shoebox Project.
If you would like more information about the shelters/transition houses that will be receiving these gifts, please visit the Surrey Shoebox page: http://www.shoeboxproject.com/surrey.html

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International Student From Iran Joins Football Team

It would be easy for a 17-year-old who is attending a new school, in a new country while learning a new language to retreat into the shadows and simply survive on the sidelines until graduation day. Ali Afrazi is not one of those students as he quickly recognized he needed to get involved if he wanted to connect with others in his new country. He did so by joining the football team at Terry Fox. Tri-city News did an article on Ali and you can read it at the following link.

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PE Leadership Retreat at Loon Lake

20 Terry Fox students took part in a leadership opportunity travelling to Loon Lake to engage in many activities to build relationships and further develop their leadership skills along with teachers Kelly Fridge and Rhonda Trunkfield. A good time was had by all!
We for She Conference 2016

Erika and Carly met our Premier, Christy Clark when 20 Terry Fox Students accompanied by Ms. D’alfonso, Ms. Chung, Ms. Fuller, and Ms. Murphy attended the We for She 2016 Conference.  Students heard speeches from dynamic and successful role models from business, technology and politics. Some good take away quotes from this conference were:

    - A woman can be nice and successful.
    - We need to instill more confidence in our female students.  I might should be I will.
    - Women must focus on building each other up, celebrating each other's success, rather than breaking each other down, with criticisms and jealousy.
    - Change will not come if we wait for that other person - Christy Clark quoting Barack Obama
    - As women, we need to choose to be agents of change
Welcome To Terry Fox Secondary

Terry Fox Secondary strives to create a challenging environment which fosters respect, courtesy, and enthusiasm for learning.

Terry Fox Secondary strives to encourage students to show determination, commitment, and perseverance in the pursuit of their fullest academic and personal potential.

“We Pursue Excellence”

“I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if they try, that dreams are made if people try.” - Terry Fox
Welcome To Terry Fox Secondary

Terry Fox Secondary strives to create a challenging environment which fosters respect, courtesy, and enthusiasm for learning.

Terry Fox Secondary strives to encourage students to show determination, commitment, and perseverance in the pursuit of their fullest academic and personal potential.

“We Pursue Excellence”

“I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if they try, that dreams are made if people try.” - Terry Fox
Welcome To Terry Fox Secondary

Terry Fox Secondary strives to create a challenging environment which fosters respect, courtesy, and enthusiasm for learning.

Terry Fox Secondary strives to encourage students to show determination, commitment, and perseverance in the pursuit of their fullest academic and personal potential.

“We Pursue Excellence”

“I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if they try, that dreams are made if people try.” - Terry Fox
Welcome To Terry Fox Secondary

Terry Fox Secondary strives to create a challenging environment which fosters respect, courtesy, and enthusiasm for learning.

Terry Fox Secondary strives to encourage students to show determination, commitment, and perseverance in the pursuit of their fullest academic and personal potential.

“We Pursue Excellence”

“I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if they try, that dreams are made if people try.” - Terry Fox
Welcome To Terry Fox Secondary

Terry Fox Secondary strives to create a challenging environment which fosters respect, courtesy, and enthusiasm for learning.

Terry Fox Secondary strives to encourage students to show determination, commitment, and perseverance in the pursuit of their fullest academic and personal potential.

“We Pursue Excellence”

“I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if they try, that dreams are made if people try.” - Terry Fox