ˌoʊvɚkɹˈaʊdɪŋ æt sˈʌɹi hˈaɪ skˈuːl lˈɛd tə pətˈɪʃənz fɚɹə nˈuː skˈuːl; baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ðə nˈuː skˈuːl ˈoʊpənd stˈuːdənts wɜː spɹˈɛd tə ðə bˈeɪsmənt ʌv ɹˈɑːk pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl, ænd ðə kˈæmbəl ɹˈɪvɚ sˈɔː mˈɪl ˈɑːfɪs.
Overcrowding at Surrey High School led to petitions for a new school; by the time the new school opened students were spread to the basement of Rock Public School, and the Campbell River Saw Mill Office.