Abbotsford School District 34 (ASD34) - Rick Hansen Secondary School

Rick Hansen Secondary School offers both the regular diploma courses, as well as specializations in Business and Science. If these are careers you would like to pursue, Rick Hansen Secondary School is the school for you! It is the mission of Rick Hansen Secondary to empower all learners to succeed and provide all students with the best possible education. At Rick Hansen Secondary, we encourage all students to “Be the Best You Can Be.” Our Motto represents Rick's belief that we should all look within ourselves to discover what we are each capable of accomplishing and focus on improving ourselves and not on trying to be better than someone else. Rick Hansen Secondary School exists to: Prepare students to use critical and creative thinking skills to solve future problems Teach meaningful life skills to be productive members of society Provide a safe environment Enlighten students to the world around them to obtain world perspectives To help students reach their potential and find their passion Teach students to capitalize on their strengths by allowing success in a variety of ways Expose students to differences to promote inclusiveness and acceptance To be a focal point for the community Promote and enable respect by teaching core values and social responsibility Promote healthy living and enhance extracurricular activities in order to build relationships between staff and students Rick Hansen Secondary School offers many specialty programs and extracurriculars, including: Speciality courses for all students such as science, law, economics, accounting, investment, fine arts, digital art, broadcasting journalism, robotics, architecture, music and recording A wide range of sports teams such as volleyball, soccer, swimming, wrestling, basketball, rugby, track and field, and cross country Clubs and teams such as Global Awareness team, robotics, scholarship team, gardening club, outdoor club, and youth culture club, among many more!