Honourable W. C. Kennedy Collegiate
| Hon W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Institute | |
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| Address | |
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245 Tecumseh Road East , | |
| Information | |
| School type | High School |
| Motto | "Altiora Peto" ("We seek higher things.") |
| Founded | 1929 |
| School board | Greater Essex County District School Board |
| Principal | Mr. A. Timmins |
| Grades | 9 through 12 |
| Enrollment | unknown (2007-2008 year enrollment fee= $50) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | The Clipper Ship |
| Team name | Clippers |
| Website | Website |
Honourable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Institute is a secondary school (grades 9 through 12) located in central Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB). Currently, Allan Timmins is the principal.
The school is located in the heart of Windsor, Ontario along Tecumseh Road, one of city's main throughfares. It is affectionately called "The Castle" because of its prominent location and distinctive turreted architecture.
Sports
Kennedy Collegiate is renowned throughout Ontario for its outstanding swim program. The Kennedy swim team has experienced twenty three consecutive WECSSAA championships from 1978 to 2001 and nine provincial OFSAA championships from 1992 to 2001. The Kennedy swim team holds the record for the greatest number of OFSAA team championships won of all high schools in history. The Kennedy swim program has also developed national record holders such as Mike McWha, a representative of Team Canada at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Kennedy swim team's success is mainly credited to the head coach of thirty-seven years, Mr. Dave Pells and former Kennedy swimmer assistant coach Mr. Michel Eastman. Also the successes of the team is supertitiously connected to the mural by Spencer Montcalm and Nicole Rechwan made to commemorate their years of swimming on the clipper team.
Kennedy has a very successful Cross Country team. In 2006 the team tied for the WECSSAA AAA/A team championship even though Kennedy is considered an AA/A school. Kennedy’s senior girls A-team won the gold medal for both WECSSAA and SWOSSAA. All of this was possible thanks to the head coach Mr. Hnidei.
Kennedy also has a very successful Senior Boys Soccer team. In 2005 the team won the University of Windsor Tournament by beating L'Essor in the final by the score of 5-0. In addition, they won the WECSSAA AAAA/AAA championship by defeating Brennan in the final with a score of 7-1, even though Kennedy is considered an AA/A school. They succeeded to also beat St. Patrick's of Sarnia in the SWOSSAA AAA final with a score of 4-3, which made them make a trip to London for the AAA OFSAA championships where they competed fairly. The following year (2006), they won the Essex Raiders Indoor tournament and made it to the WECSSSA final later on where they placed second. In the 2007 season, the team won the WECSSAA A/AA championship, by finishing undefeated through the regular season and the play-offs. All of this was possible thanks to the coaches Mr. J.J. Dowhan and Mr. Brian Brown.
Activities
Kennedy is well known for many of its community activities, such as the Children's Christmas Party for underprivileged grade school kids from the feeder schools and 30-Hour Famine to raise awareness about poverty. Clippers also participate in the annual Terry Fox run/walk for cancer research, and in smaller events including food drives and toy drives.
Notable alumni
- Herb Gray, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
- Sandra Pupatello, Minister of Economic Development and Trade and Minister responsible for Women's Issues for the province of Ontario.
Joe Krol, winner of 6 Grey Cup championships, Canadian Football Hall of Fame Keith Radford, Buffalo newscaster Steve Davies, World Hockey Association netminder
- Tony Gray, artist/writer of syndicated comic strips, 'Mick & Me' and 'Saturday Afternoon'. Creator and artist for Legacy Comic's feature, 'white plastic'.