About The Colleges
Past President of the Liberal Party of Canada (BC) is not the only prestigious title this person has held – they are also the Chair of our Board
Celso Boscariol
This self-congratulatory collection of freshwater bodies is the main source of water in the Niagara Falls
The Great Lakes
Simon Cowell, judge on this talent show, put together five boys from Britain to create one of the more successful boybands of the 2010s
X Factor
This Vancouver neighbourhood was built on the last tract of undeveloped waterfront land in 2009
Olympic Village
In a world of divided politics some find themselves here, also part of the Colleges’ external engagement efforts
centre
Elvis Presley enters US Charts for the first time with “Heartbreak Hotel,” and St. Mark’s College is established this year
1956
Beloved Canadian director James Cameron broke records when he became only the second person in the world to reach this geographical extreme
Mariana Trench
Two megastars of this group finished their service at the real army recently to reunite with their metaphorical one
BTS
This light blue train line was originally called the Olympic Line to continue the tradition of lines being named after significant events happening at the time of construction
Canada Line
Part of an alliterative trio in middle school mathematics, also something you are taught not to be
mean
First debuted at the 2024 Convocation, the College Mace was designed and carved by this Musqueam-Coast Salish artist
Chrystal Sparrow
The second-largest island country in the world seems to have a misguided reputation for animal spies?
Madagascar
This elemental boyband’s biggest hit coincides with the start of our school term
Earth Wind and Fire
This Canadian ice-skating pair ended a 34-year Olympic win streak of the Europeans to be the most decorated figure skaters in the Winter Games
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
A synonym for the 2014 Kendrick Lamar hit “Humble,” and perhaps someone that can’t pay themselves a compliment
modest
A UBC Sports Hall of Famer, a former Board member, and most recently, the recipient of an honorary doctorate at the 2025 Convocation
Peter Bull
Though this continent has no shortage of natural elements to fear, at least it’s the only one without active volcanoes
Australia
This album’s cover has a lot of people plus the Fab 4 – four wax figures of the Beatles as well as the real-life ones
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
A nickname for one of the most decorated Canadian swimmers, or a potential part of a magician’s trick box
Magic Penny
A sufficient effort is this, as is a road once it has been cleared of debris
passable
The 2023 Strategic Plan identified these three as our priorities for the next 5 years
holistic learning, resilience for the future generations, empowered community
This mountain range has the furthest point from the Earth’s centre on the Earth’s surface
the Andes
Taylor Swift’s “Forever and Always,” and Miley Cyrus’ “7 Things” are both breakup songs released in 2008 about this family unit
Jonas Brothers
This all-time leading goal scorer in women’s hockey led Canada to an Olympic gold in her home country, and was the flagbearer at the next one
Hayley Wickenheiser
This 8-letter adjective for middling effort comes from words meaning “halfway up the mountain”
mediocre