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Vancouver College is a Catholic faith and learning community whose mission is the education of boys and young men from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in the Blessed Edmund Rice tradition.
The Our Next Century campaign is an extraordinary time in Vancouver College's history. Each gift will help us achieve our goal and make a significant difference to our students and educational program.
What's Happening at Vancouver College
Grade 9 - In-Class Learning Day 2
Senior School - Learning Group 2 on Campus
Virtual Mother's Day Mass
Mayfair - Online Games Night
Mayfair Raffle Deadline - Saturday May 8, 2021!
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The deadline to purchase Mayfair raffle tickets is this Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 2 pm! Visit VCMayfair.com for full details and your chance to win our grand prize of $25 000 cash!
After purchasing your ticket, we invite you to join us live on Saturday, May 8 at 2:15 pm through the VC Youtube Channel to see if you've got the winning numbers! In keeping with Mayfair tradition, this livestream will feature entertainment from the Vancouver College Band Ensembles, a few words from members of the school community, and our raffle draw! Good luck!!
Arts Week 2021
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It’s Arts Week at Vancouver College! To celebrate the creative work of our students, we’ll be sharing performances from our Band Ensembles on Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) with student artwork being displayed on campus, and live band performances at lunchtime all week!
All Band Performances, like this one from our Jazz 10 Ensemble, will be posted throughout the week on the Vancouver College Youtube Channel.
The VC Mayfair Raffle is live!
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The Mayfair Raffle is here as a part of an all new, reimagined, and exciting Mayfair 2021! We invite you to watch this video from President, Mr. Johnny Bevacqua for more details and to visit www.vcmayfair.com to purchase your tickets.
We thank you for your support of Mayfair and our community!
Seniors Day 2021
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While the 2020-2021 VC Varsity Basketball Season did not look anything like usual, we still had a group of 7 seniors who showed up day in and day out to honor their commitment to the Basketball Program at Vancouver College. Please join us in celebrating their commitment to our program through this re-imagined Seniors Day. Seniors include: Ben, Nathaniel, Zyken, Logan, Parsa, Jackson, and Jacob.
Crusade to End Hunger
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The Vancouver College Edmundians are excited to introduce The Crusade To End Hunger, a fundraiser with LFA, St Pats, Notre Dame, and STMC. The team will be collecting cans/non-perishable food and money for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank from April 6-April 20 and are encouraging all VC students to drop off donations in their A Block Teachers Classroom.
The Edmundians have also organized a dress-down day on April 15th (all students on campus) and April 16th (Grade 9-12 Day 1 students on-campus only) - students who wish to come to school in casual wear are asked to donate either $2 or 2 cans/non-perishable food. Ask your A Block Teacher for additional details and about the type of food you can donate!
VC Alumni in the News
Leith Drummond (VC '18) & Daniel Ma (VC '18)
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Class of 2018 graduates Leith Drummond and Daniel Ma were featured in the BC Catholic as they participated in an "Ask Me Anything" with Archbishop J. Michael Miller earlier in March, 2021!
Patrick Metcalfe (VC '16)
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Patrick Metcalfe (VC '16) is currently in Guadalajara, recently called up to join the U23 Canadian Soccer Team as they compete in the Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament for a spot at this Summer's Olympics in Tokyo! Patrick has been playing with the Vancouver Whitecaps since joining their Residency program in 2016 and was signed to an MLS Homegrown contract last January.
Tune in on March 25, 2021 Patrick and the U23 Canadian men's team play their second game of the tournament against Honduras for a spot in the final four!
Robbie Cruikshank (VC '10)
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Fundraising superstar, Robbie Cruikshank (VC '10), aka Bob Shanks, was recently featured in The Province for his amazing fundraising accomplishments with the Canucks Autism Network.
Thomas (VC '09) and Phil (VC '10) Scrubb
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In February 2021, Vancouver College Alumni, Thomas (VC '09) and Phil (VC '10) Scrubb helped the Canadian Men's National Basketball Team qualify for the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 tournament with a 95-90 win over the U.S. Virgin Islands. Both Thomas and Phil are currently playing professional basketball in France.
Aiden Ellis (VC ’17)
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In February 2021, Aiden Ellis (VC ’17) was drafted by the Langley Thunder Lacrosse Team as their second-round pick in the WLA, senior A draft. Congratulations, Aiden!