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==History== |
==History== |
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Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute opened in 1954 by the [[Scarborough Board of Education]] to serve the central west Scarborough community. While the school was named after the British Prime Minister during the [[Second World War]], [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill]], the school's name does not have a ''Sir''; it is simply Winston Churchill C.I. The school started with 23 classrooms and an enrolment of 690 students. As of 2004, Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute has 75+ classrooms and an enrolment of 1200 students. |
Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute opened in 1954 by the [[Scarborough Board of Education]] to serve the central west Scarborough community. While the school was named after the British Prime Minister during the [[Second World War]], [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill]], the school's name does not have a ''Sir''; it is simply Winston Churchill C.I. The school started with 23 classrooms and an enrolment of 690 students. As of 2004, Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute has 75+ classrooms and an enrolment of 1200 students. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Churchill is host to many special events such as the Churchill Cheer, a December event where money is raised for charities, and the Cultural Connections Week.<ref name="TDSBProfile" /> The school has a lot of extra curricular activities and participates with the [[Toronto District School Board|TDSB]] night school program. Churchill also has hands-on and computer courses such as Auto Shop, Wood Shop, Electronics, Machine Shop, Computer Electronics, Computer Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc. |
Churchill is host to many special events such as the Churchill Cheer, a December event where money is raised for charities, and the Cultural Connections Week.<ref name="TDSBProfile" /> The school has a lot of extra curricular activities and participates with the [[Toronto District School Board|TDSB]] night school program. Churchill also has hands-on and computer courses such as Auto Shop, Wood Shop, Electronics, Machine Shop, Computer Electronics, Computer Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc. |
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==Campus== |
===Campus=== |
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Winston Churchill shares the same design as [[West Hill Collegiate Institute]] and has since altered overtime. It started with 27 rooms and underwent renovations that composes of more than 50 classrooms, four gymnasiums, a library, two studios for the Drama Department, workshop rooms, a quad to enable creative learning opportunities for studies in science, and the auditorium located at the southwestern corner of the school. |
Winston Churchill shares the same design as [[West Hill Collegiate Institute]] and has since altered overtime. It started with 27 rooms and underwent renovations that composes of more than 50 classrooms, four gymnasiums, a library, two studios for the Drama Department, workshop rooms, a quad to enable creative learning opportunities for studies in science, and the auditorium located at the southwestern corner of the school. |
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| Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute | |
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| File:WCCI Logo.png | |
| Address | |
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2239 Lawrence Avenue East , , M1P 2P1 | |
| Coordinates | 43°44′54″N 79°16′42″W / 43.74833°N 79.27833°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High school |
| Motto | Fides, Virtus, Doctrina (Faith, Excellence, Knowledge) |
| Founded | 1954 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board (Scarborough Board of Education) |
| School district | South-east |
| Superintendent | Nadira Persaud |
| Area trustee | David Smith |
| School number | 4196 / 954039 |
| Administrator | Shannon Meechan |
| Principal | William Papaconstantinou |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 810 (2012-13) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Purple, Black, and Grey |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Team name | Churchill Bulldogs |
| Affiliation | None |
| Website | Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute |
Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute (Winston Churchill CI, WCCI, Churchill) is a public high school in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario owned and operated by the Toronto District School Board (and the former Scarborough Board of Education prior to merger.) Although the language of instruction is English, 59 percent of the students do not use English as their primary language, and 26 percent have resided in Canada less than five years. As of Spring 2007, there were 554 male students and 467 female students.[1] Since then, the enrollment sits below 1000 with 810 students.
History
Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute opened in 1954 by the Scarborough Board of Education to serve the central west Scarborough community. While the school was named after the British Prime Minister during the Second World War, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, the school's name does not have a Sir; it is simply Winston Churchill C.I. The school started with 23 classrooms and an enrolment of 690 students. As of 2004, Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute has 75+ classrooms and an enrolment of 1200 students.
Overview
Churchill is host to many special events such as the Churchill Cheer, a December event where money is raised for charities, and the Cultural Connections Week.[1] The school has a lot of extra curricular activities and participates with the TDSB night school program. Churchill also has hands-on and computer courses such as Auto Shop, Wood Shop, Electronics, Machine Shop, Computer Electronics, Computer Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.
Campus
Winston Churchill shares the same design as West Hill Collegiate Institute and has since altered overtime. It started with 27 rooms and underwent renovations that composes of more than 50 classrooms, four gymnasiums, a library, two studios for the Drama Department, workshop rooms, a quad to enable creative learning opportunities for studies in science, and the auditorium located at the southwestern corner of the school.
Sports and Clubs
Winston Churchill C.I. has a wide variety of sports and clubs. Student Activities Council, Churchill Bull Dog Council (CBC) are among the student clubs. There are also many sports teams at Churchill such as Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, Ice Hockey, Baseball, Ultimate Frisbee, Rugby, Cricket, Volleyball, Badminton, and many others. After many years a football program has been reintroduced, with Churchill teaming up with Bendale BTI.
Colours and Mascot
The school colours are black, grey and purple. The Churchill mascot is the Winston Churchill Bull Dog. The school has a big painting of a bull dog in the schools upper gym .
Notable alumni
- Rick Middleton - Former NHLer for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins
- Dwayne De Rosario - Two-time MLS MVP and current soccer player for D.C. United
- Patricia Jaggernauth - CP24 News Broadcaster
See also
References
- ^ a b "Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute Profile" (PDF). Toronto District School Board. Retrieved 2009-05-26.