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Brief History
Our Lady of the Assumption School was established in
1982. It opened with Kindergarten and grade one children attending
classes in the parish portable while the actual school building was
being constructed. March 17, 1983 marked the official opening of
the school building. An addition was constructed in 1992 creating
space for a new kindergarten classroom, a music room and computer
lab as well as a Learning Support Area.
The founding pastor was Father
Christopher Vermeulen who with the founding parents fulfilled their
dream of building a Catholic School for the parish children. In 1993,
Father Vermeulen retired and Father Rufin Mika became pastor for
the next thirteen years. During this time Archbishop Carney High
School was opened on Our Lady of the Assumption Parish property with
three portables. The grade eight students from Our Lady of the Assumption
and other ‘feeder’ parishes
shared facilities with the elementary school children. Mr. Peter
Dawe was the founding Principal of Carney High. In 2006, Father Mika
was transferred to Sts. Joachim and Anne Parish in Aldergrove. Father
Ron Thompson was assigned to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish.
Mrs.
Muriel Walters was the head teacher of Assumption School in its first
two years of operation. Mrs. Stephanie Reinhart was named Principal
in 1984. In 1989 Mr. John van der Pauw became Principal. The school
presently has 244 students from grades K to 7.
The
school comes under the authority of the Catholic Independent Schools
of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Each school has a Parish Education
Committee that represents the CISVA at the local level. Mrs. Shirley
Armilotta was the first Chairperson of the Parish Education Committee
followed by Mr. Mike Bowen (cc1989), Mr. Ken Helm (cc1993), Mrs.
Catherine Rauk (cc?), Mr. Darcy Montgomery (cc2000) and presently
in 2006 Mrs. Sandra Battle.
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Us
Our Lady of the
Assumption School
2255 Fraser Avenue
Port Coquitlam
British Columbia
Canada V3B 6G8
Tel: 604 942 5522
Fax: 604 942 8313
info@assumptionschool.com
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Principal: Mr.
J. Brophy
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