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North Toronto Collegiate Institute
Address
Map
17 Broadway Avenue

Toronto
,
Ontario
,
M4P 1T7
Information
School typeHigh School
MottoLabor Omnia Vincit
("Hard work conquers all")
Founded1912
School boardTDSB
SuperintendentRauda Dickinson
Area trusteeJosh Matlow
School number930504
PrincipalJoel Gorenkoff
Grades9-12
Enrollment1000+ (Spring 2008[1])
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Red and Grey   
MascotNorseman
Websitehttp://www.ntci.on.ca/

North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI) is a non-semestered public high school of over 1,000 students located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board.[2] Now new and improved Tridel has made an agreement with North Toronto and TDSB that they should supply a new state of the arts post elementary school. Oh hail the new building, with top quality science rooms, and music rooms North Toronto has upgraded to aid all of North Toronto's students in their academic achievements.

NTCI is centrally located steps away from the Eglinton subway station. Its academic reputation and central location attracts a large number of out of district students. In the year 2010-2011, over 700 students were rejected from optional attendance. Many students commute from various areas downtown, midtown (Forest Hill, East York), North York, Scarborough, Pickering, Etobicoke, Mississauga and even from Thornhill and Richmond Hill.

History

North Toronto High School was founded in 1910 and was originally housed in the North Toronto Town Hall. The original part of the present school building, which had five rooms, was completed in 1912 (the same year that the town of North Toronto became part of the City of Toronto). (Plans for the 100th anniversary of the school are already underway.) The school was three stories, and is now included in the north part of the old building. The south part of the school was built later, and a third floor was added. Other additions include the 1956 math (east) wing, swimming pool, cafeteria and auditorium. Later, the science wing was added. Boarding was installed several years ago because of fear of falling debris from the seriously run-down building. Some years ago, camera crews from CTV toured the school and documented some of the many problems.

North Toronto Collegiate Institute moved into to a new building in September 2010. This much improved building cost an estimated 52 million dollars.[3] The new facility includes a roof garden, underground parking lot, and school-wide wifi system. Once demolition of the old building is complete, construction on an artificial turf field will commence.

North Toronto will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in May of 2012.

Extracurriculars

North Toronto Collegiate Institute boasts many school clubs.[4]

Every year, in January, students run a "Charity Week" to raise money for a chosen charity. In addition, proceeds from the student-organized Fashion Show go to the selected charity. In recent years, fund raising has increased dramatically; for example, in the 2008-2009 year, NT raised over $40,000 for Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada. A year previous to that, the charity was The Stephen Lewis Foundation, also raising over $40,000. In the 2009-2010 school year, students raised $40,000 to support the Not For Sale Campaign.[5] In the year 2010-2011, North Toronto has stellarly raised over 45,000 dollars, donating the money to War Child, with over 20,000 from Fashion Show Genesis 2011.

North Toronto has two newspapers, the school sponsored "Graffiti" and the student published "Red and Grey", also known as the "RAG". Graffiti is made up entirely of volunteers, while students studying in the writer's craft class(es)constitute the RAG's staff. Graffiti was featured in the Toronto Star in June, 2010.[6] The Graffiti wins multiple awards from the Toronto Star High School Newspaper contest, winning Best Newspaper, Humour, etc. in recent years.

Sport Teams

Likewise, NTCI also offers a wide range of sport teams[7].

The North Toronto Norsemen Boys Varsity Hockey Team Won The TDSSA Championship in 2006, for the first time since 1952. The NT Girls varsity hockey team won gold in the tier II TDSSA championship in 2010. The legendary field hockey team, consisting of A and B teams, has gone to travel to cuba, costa rica, etc. for enrichment. And has gone to OFSAA several times and won TDSAA championships several times.

Arts and music

Each music teacher runs at least one of the many extracurricular music ensembles. There are currently more than ten different musical ensembles. Instrumental groups include a Junior Band, a Junior Strings ensemble, a Symphonic Band, a Senior Strings ensemble, a Marching Band, a Stage Band and a Symphony Orchestra. Vocal ensembles include a Choral Ensemble, a Chorus, a Jazz Choir, a Women's Chorus, and a Chamber Choir.Throughout the year, the ensembles participate in various musical events, such as the Kiwanis Music Festival, the Ontario Vocal Festival and the Contemporary Music Showcase. Twice a year, the school puts on major concerts: the Fall Fare in November and Maytime Melodies in Spring. Any student taking a music class is allowed to participate in or try out for any of these musical ensembles, as long as they are part of the musical ensemble associated with their class (e.g. Band students in grade 9 and 10 must be part of the Junior Band if they wish to be part of another ensemble). The only exception to this rule is for the chorus, which is open to all students in the school. The chorus sings O Canada, God Save the Queen, the School Song and the Finale of the show.[8]

North Toronto is also the only high school in the GTA with a performance marching band. The band practices weekly before school from September to November to prepare for its annual appearance in the Toronto and Markham Santa Claus Parades.[8]

The 2009-2010 North Toronto C.I. Music Bowlathon brought in over $10,000 in donations to support NT's Music Programs.

Awards

In the 2010/11 academic year, the North Toronto Junior Girls Basketball Team won the City of Toronto Champtionship. North Toronto has had some success in city-wide high school sports leagues such as the TDSB Tier 2 Senior Boys' Rugby League, in which the team has won the last two championships after undefeated seasons. The school also gives out yearly awards to recognize the best students in categories such as sports, academics, music, drama, and citizenship. Some notable awards include the Sifton Trophy for Young Men, Kerr Trophy for Young Women, R.R.H. (Bud) Page Valedictory Prize, Governor General's Academic Medal, Sakhawalkar-Bhatt Citizenship Award, John Taylor Award, Senator Keith Davey Award, etc.

In its first year in a Gold LEED Facility, North Toronto C.I. has attained an EcoSchools Gold Certification.

Notable alumni and faculty


References

  1. ^ "North Toronto's TDSB Facts and Figures page"
  2. ^ "North Toronto's TDSB Page"
  3. ^ http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/backtoschool/article/857055--new-north-toronto-collegiate-opens-sharing-space-with-condo-towers
  4. ^ "North Toronto CI : Sports & Clubs"
  5. ^ "NTCI : News : Charity Week raised $40,000"
  6. ^ "Toronto Star Intern Journalists"
  7. ^ "NTCI's School Sport Team Profile"
  8. ^ a b "NTCI : Department : Music"
  9. ^ a b c d e "North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2001" (PDF). North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  10. ^ Allinson, Ashley. "David Cronenberg". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
  11. ^ a b c d e "North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2002" (PDF). North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  12. ^ Gordon, Cameron. "Unknown". The Village Post. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  13. ^ Weisblott, Marc (1997-07-10). "Keanu's speed:Tracing the steps of our Toronto homeboy". Eye Weekly. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
  14. ^ "North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2005" (PDF). North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  15. ^ "North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2003" (PDF). North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved 2006-09-07.

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