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École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School

School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)

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Grade 9 Welcome Orientation & Photos taken Thurs. Aug 28th 9am to 11:30am

(Student Schedules supplied at Orientation)

Grade 9 - Advisory/Homeroom Tuesday, Sept 2nd 10AM

TBA - A time to discuss schedule concerns with your assigned counsellor will be announced at a later date.

NEW: ONLINE LOCKER SELECTION You will receive an email when lockers are ready to be selected as we have experienced some technical issues.

You will receive an automated email when student schedules are ready to view

Counsellors will have set times and days for each Grade to discuss schedule concerns. TBA

(Grade 12) Sept 2nd Advisory 1pm - 2pm

NEW: ONLINE LOCKER SELECTION You will receive an email when lockers are ready to be selected as we have experienced some technical issues.

You will receive an automated email when student schedules are ready to view

Counsellors will have set times and days for each Grade to discuss schedule concerns. TBA

(Grade 11) Sept 2nd Advisory 1pm- 2pm

NEW: ONLINE LOCKER SELECTION You will receive an email when lockers are ready to be selected as we have experienced some technical issues.

You will receive an automated email when student schedules are ready to view

Counsellors will have set times and days for each Grade to discuss schedule concerns. TBA

(Grade 10) Sept 2nd Advisory 10am - 11am

NEW: ONLINE LOCKER SELECTION You will receive an email when lockers are ready to be selected as we have experienced some technical issues.

Dr. Charles Best - 100 Year Anniversary of Insulin - read up in the Cafeteria seating area

• Age 16 – Attended the University of Toronto to pursue medicine. Played professional basketball to finance his education.
• Age 19 – Served in the Canadian Army during WW1.
• Age 21 – Won a coin toss to become the assistant to Dr. Frederick Banting.
• Age 22 - Co-discovered insulin. They sold the patent to the University for $1 to ensure worldwide access.
• Age 23 – Dr. Banting share the Nobel Prize in Medicine with Dr. Best
• Age 28 – University Professor and President. Honored with numerous awards and distinctions.
Territorial Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and learn on the unceded core traditional territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation, which lies within the shared territories of the Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬtəməxʷ (Katzie), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt) , and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) Nations.