Jarvis Collegiate Institute
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| Jarvis Collegiate Institute | |
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| 495 Jarvis St. Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2G8, Canada |
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| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Principal | Andrew Gold |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Team name | Jarvis Bulldogs |
| Colours | Red, White and Blue |
| Founded | 1807 |
| Homepage | http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/jarvisci/ |
Jarvis Collegiate Institute is a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jarvis is located on Jarvis Street. Founded in 1807 it is the second oldest high school in Ontario after the Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute, and the oldest high school in Toronto.
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[edit] History
Jarvis Collegiate is historically significant as the first public secondary school in Toronto. In fact, it was founded, and had a rather brief life, as a private school, beginning in 1797. However, in 1807 the government of Ontario, then known as the British colony of Upper Canada, took over the school and made it part of a network of eight new, public "grammar schools" (secondary schools), one for each of the eight districts of Upper Canada. Jarvis was the grammar school for the Home District, an area covering much of the modern GTA. Its first name was the Home District Grammar School.
These were the early days of Toronto, when the first parliament buildings were established and the first church and the first jail were constructed. In fact, it was only fourteen years earlier that Governor John Grave Simcoe arrived at the unspoiled location on Lake Ontario to lay out the design of the new town he named York.
In its early years Jarvis served only the wealthy families of York.
After a shaky start in the period 1807-1811 - enrolment started at five, rose to twenty, then fell to four - the school gained momentum in 1812 when the redoubtable John Strachan took over as headmaster. Later Strachan became archbishop, living grandly in a home known as the "Palace" and signing his name as John Toronto. He also founded Trinity College.
The original 1807 school building was a shed attached to the headmaster's house. Strachan raised funds for a new two-storey building, completed in 1816 on College Square, a six-acre lot north of St. James' Cathedral, bounded by Richmond, Adelaide, Church and Jarvis Streets. In 1825 the school was renamed the Royal Grammar School. Later the name was changed to Toronto High School. In 1829 it moved to the corner of Jarvis and Lombard Streets. When Upper Canada College was founded in 1829 it shared a building with the Grammar School and for several years the two organizations were essentially unified. UCC eventually moved to its own facilities.
By 1864 the three rooms of the schoolhouse were inadequate for the 150 students, so a new building was constructed on Dalhousie Street, just north of Gould Street, near present-day Ryerson University. In the following decade, once again growing enrolment necessitated a new building. As construction got under way during 1870-1871, classes were held in a vacant insane asylum at Queen's Park, where the east wing of the legislative buildings are located today.
In 1871 the new building opened at 361 Jarvis Street, just south of College Street, directly in front of Allan Gardens. In 1873 Parkdale Collegiate Institute, a second high school, was established in Toronto, precipitating yet another name change, this time from Toronto High School to Jarvis Street High School. The school was given its current name, Jarvis Collegiate Institute, in 1890. In 1924 it moved to its current building.
Jarvis Collegiate will be celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2007.
[edit] Jarvis Jargon
The Jarvis Jargon is the school's official newspaper, who's slogan is: "For the students, by the students".
[edit] Editors-in-Chief
- 06 / 07 - Dana Marson, Giorgio Traini, Max Barkley, Pedram Moss.[]
- 05 / 06 - Justine Voutt, Max Barkley, Niko Block, Stewart Jackson.[1]
- 04 / 05 - Dominic Alford-Duguid, Kelley Baldwin, Adrick Brock, Leah Del Vecchio.[2]
- 03 / 04 - Caitlin McCarthy, Subha Arulvarathan.[3]
- 02 / 03 - Molly Gardner & Nicole Smith.[4]
- 01 / 02 - Kate Ranachan, Raki Singh & Tema Smith.[5]
- 00 / 01 - Chris Woodin, Brianna Julien
- 99 / 00 - Jeff Cooper, Sarah Houghton.[6]
- 98 / 99 - Chris Shantz, Ian Ha
[edit] Additional Information
- Jarvis teacher David Reed has been a staff advisor to the Jargon for over 7 years.[7]
- The Jarvis Jargon also has its own website.
- The Jarvis Jargon also received several awards which can be seen at: http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/jarvisci/awards.htm
[edit] Timetable
The following is the school's timetable as of 2006-2007.
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 8:50-9:50 | A | B | Special | A | B |
| 9:55-10:50 | F | C | A | C | C |
| 10:55-11:50 | D | D | B | D | H |
| 11:50-12:45 | Common Lunch | Common Lunch | Common Lunch | Common Lunch | Common Lunch |
| 12:50-1:45 | E | F | E | H | G |
| 1:45-2:10 | Silent Reading | Silent Reading | Silent Reading | Silent Reading | Silent Reading |
| 2:15-3:10 | G | H | G | F | E |
