Academic calendar
Semester 1 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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G
- GSA
- Gender and Sexuality Alliance, a student-led club promoting inclusivity.
H
- Henderson
- Henderson Place Mall, the primary off-campus food court destination located directly across from the school.
K
- KWC
- Key West Club, a community service and volunteer-focused student organization.
L
- Lafarge
- Lafarge Lake and the surrounding Town Centre Park, a popular hangout spot adjacent to the school.
- Lafarge
- The area around Lafarge Lake and Town Centre Park where students often eat outdoors.
P
- PAC
- Parent Advisory Council, the organization of parents supporting school initiatives.
- Pine
- Common shorthand for Pinetree Secondary School.
- Pinetree Way
- The main road outside the school, often used to refer to the general traffic and commute conditions.
S
- SD43
- The school district (School District 43 Coquitlam) that Pinetree belongs to.
- STUCO
- The Pinetree Student Council, responsible for school events and spirit days.
T
- T-Wolves
- Short for Timberwolves, the school's official mascot and athletic team name.
- The Caf
- The school's internal cafeteria located near the main foyer.
- The Centre
- Coquitlam Centre mall, a common destination for students during long breaks or after school.
- The Douglas Side
- The area of the school grounds closest to the Douglas College Coquitlam campus.
- The Lake
- Referring to Lafarge Lake, the large park area immediately east of the school.
- The Post
- The Pinetree Post, the school's student-run newspaper and digital media outlet.
- The Village
- Pinetree Village, a nearby shopping center with various fast-food and coffee options.
- Town Centre
- The commercial area surrounding the school, often used when deciding where to eat lunch.
V
- VEX
- The Pinetree Robotics club, specifically referring to the VEX Robotics Competition teams.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Cross-Enrolled
- A term for students taking classes at both Pinetree and another school (like Coquitlam Learning Centre) or online.
- Day 1 / Day 2
- The rotating block schedule system where classes alternate every other day.
- Douglas
- Douglas College (Coquitlam Campus), which is adjacent to the school and shares some facilities.
- Flex
- A designated instructional block where students choose which teacher to visit for extra help or self-directed study.
- Grand Staircase
- The wide central stairs in the main foyer, often used as a meeting spot or for group photos.
- Gym 3
- The newest and largest of the three gymnasiums, often used for school-wide assemblies.
- Lafarge-Lake Douglas
- The terminus station of the Millennium Line Skytrain located next to the school.
- Late Start
- Scheduled Wednesday mornings when classes begin later to allow for staff collaboration.
- Learning Commons
- The school library, recently rebranded to reflect its use as a collaborative tech space.
- MyEd
- MyEducation BC, the online portal used by students to check grades, schedules, and attendance.
- SD43
- School District 43 (Coquitlam), the administrative district that Pinetree belongs to, often used when discussing district-wide policies or snow days.
- Teams
- Microsoft Teams, the primary digital platform for class assignments and school-wide communication.
- The 188
- The 188 Coquitlam Central Station bus route that serves the school area.
- The App
- The official Pinetree Secondary School mobile app used for tracking the daily schedule and receiving announcements.
- The Foyer
- The main entrance and central hub of the school building where most student traffic converges.
- The Gym
- The main gymnasium used for PE and Timberwolves home games.
- The Library
- The school's Learning Commons/Library area.
- The Pit
- The sunken seating area in the main foyer/cafeteria where students congregate.
- The Shops
- The technical education wing housing woodworking and automotive facilities.
- The Wing
- A general term for the different hallways of the school, typically categorized by subject (e.g., the Science Wing).
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 1 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 20 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.