David Thompson Secondary School
Address
1755 East 55th Avenue

, ,
Canada
Coordinates49°13′14″N 123°04′13″W / 49.22056°N 123.07028°W / 49.22056; -123.07028
Information
School typePublic, Secondary School
MottoLatin: Nos Quoque Exploremus
(Let Us Also Explore)
Founded1958
School boardSchool District 39 Vancouver
SuperintendentMs. Suzanne Hoffman
Area trusteeMs. Estrellita Martin-Gonzalez
School number3939018
DirectorMs. Julie Pearce
PrincipalMr. Nick Akrap
Grades8-12
Enrollment1369 (2018-2019)
LanguageEnglish
AreaVictoria-Fraserview
Colour(s)Blue and Light Blue   
Team nameThompson Trojans
Websitethompson.vsb.bc.ca

David Thompson Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the Fraserview neighbourhood of Central Vancouver. It had opened in 1958. It is located in between Killarney Secondary School and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.

The school served as a filming location for various films in the Twilight Saga.[1]

History

David Thompson Secondary School opened in 1958. During the first year, 1500 students were enrolled and the first graduating class was in 1960. Gradually, the number increased until the mid-seventies where the average annual population was in excess of two thousand. In 1967 and 1968 the Sr Boys basketball teams were the lower mainland champions. In 2023 fellow student Prabh Sandhu had led the new comers and students of the school to become better citizens and hard workers.

Filming at Thompson

In the spring of 2009, the second installment to The Twilight Saga, New Moon, was filmed at David Thompson. David Thompson was used as the set for Forks High School. In the summer of 2009, the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, Eclipse, was also filmed at David Thompson.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Twilight stars filming New Moon at Vancouver high school". The Vancouver Sun. Canwest Publishing Inc. 2009-04-07. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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