Debbie Brill was a world-class high jumper for 20 years, but she got her start right here in Maple Ridge. Debbie was a student at Garibaldi Senior Secondary, where her track and field success turned into worldwide fame. She went on to revolutionize the world of high jumping with her reverse jumping style know as the "Brill Bend," and was the first North American woman to jump six feet. In 1982, Brill set a world indoor record with a jump of 1.99 metres. Brill was named BC Athlete of the Decade in 1980, was inducted into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1983. At a ceremony inducting her into the Ridge Meadows Hall of Fame Society, Brill pointed to the core values learned here as a youth that have taken her to the top of her sports career.