Lord Byng Elementary School
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| Lord Byng Elementary | |
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| 3711 Georgia St Richmond, British Columbia, V7E 6M3, Canada |
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| School number | 3838005 |
| School board | School District 38 Richmond |
| Principal | Ms Carol-Lyn Sakata |
| Vice principal | Deb Collins |
| School type | Public Elementary school |
| Grades | K-7 |
| Enrollment | 343 (January 16, 2006) |
| Homepage | Official school site |
Lord Byng Elementary School in the Steveston neighbourhood of Richmond, British Columbia, is an elementary school named after The Lord Byng of Vimy, the Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926.
It is located at 3711 Georgia Street. As of 2006, the current school principal is Carol-Lyn Sakata, and the vice-principal is Deb Collins.
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[edit] History
[edit] The Steveston School
Parents in Steveston objected to their children having to walk over a mile to the one-room school at the corner of No.2 Rd. and No. 9 Rd. (now Steveston Highway). Classes were held in the Opera House, Maggie Quinn's ice cream parlor on Second Avenue, the Methodist Mission, and at least two private homes at various times. In 1897, B.C. Lands donated a two-acre lot between Pleasant and Georgia Streets east of Second Avenue, and a new Steveston School was built. In 1902 the Steveston School spent $759.95 for all costs. A teacher's salary was $50 a month. The first teachers, in order, were Miss Alice Blake, Mr. Blair, and Mr. J.A. Rowe. Lord Byng Elementary School now stands on the original school property. (CRA)
[edit] The First Lord Byng School at Steveston
In 1921 construction began on this four-room school. The two eastern rooms were completed by 1922. In that year the Richmond School Board agreed to teach Japanese- Canadian children, and the Japanese community of Steveston raised several thousand dollars to finish the school building. The school was renamed Lord Byng School to honour the Governor General of Canada. Classes were also held in the two-room Steveston School and its third room addition at the back. While the school was integrated, some early classes were exclusively made up of Japanese-speaking students. Among the teachers were Elsie Esplin (Hunter), Elva Carson (Mooreside), Jessie Steves (Hall), Greta McKenzie (Cheverton), and Hide Hyodo (Shimizu). (CRA).
[edit] The Second Lord Byng School
By 1928 the existing school was overcrowded. The provincial Department of Education promised to match whatever money the community could raise towards the cost of a new building. In 1930 the new 14-room, 2-story Lord Byng School was built with $20,000 raised by the Japanese community in Steveston, a $20,000 government grant, and $8,000 from the Richmond School Board for furnishings. Steveston's Japanese community also contributed $700 each year for light, heat, and janitor services in exchange for being allowed to hold Japanese language classes in the building. When the Japanese Canadians were evacuated in 1942, the student population at Lord Byng dropped from 550 to 137, and sixteen teachers were laid off. (HS).
[edit] The Third Lord Byng School
The second Lord Byng School was destroyed by fire in 1946. The third Lord Byng School was built on the same site with the same floor plan but the peaked roof was replaced by a flat one. The official reopening took place on March 25, 1948.
[edit] Present
In 1995 the fourth Lord Byng School was built on the original site of the 'Little School' (First Lord Byng), and the Third Lord Byng building was demolished.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] School Reports - Ministry of Education
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