Martingrove Collegiate Institute
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| Martingrove Collegiate Institute | |
| Address | |
| 50 Winterton Drive Toronto, Ontario, M9B 3G7, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 2084 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Superintendent | Johanne Messner |
| Area trustee | John Campbell |
| Principal | Terry P. Baytor |
| Vice Principals | Cynthia Abernathy and Ruth E. Durward |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Martingrove Road and Eglinton Avenue |
| Motto | "Lumen In Vobis Est" (The Light is Within You) |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Team name | Martingrove Bears |
| Colours | Brown, White and Orange |
| Founded | May 27, 1966 |
| Enrollment | 1024 (Spring 2005) |
| Homepage | http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/martingrove/ |
Martingrove Collegiate Institute (MCI) is a medium-sized high school located in Toronto's west end close to the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Martin Grove Road.It is a football power house with a 10-1 record and ranked number 10 in toronto. It is overseen by the Toronto District School Board. The school is home to the gifted program in Etobicoke. MCI opened its doors on May 27, 1966, and the school's architecture typical of many institutional buildings of the period; specifically, there is a distinct lack of windows. A popular misconception is that this lack of windows is to make MCI as energy-efficient as possible, so as little heat or cold is let out as possible. Windows were added later, specifically to the gymnasium hallway and to the hallways. The school celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2006.
MCI is not semestered. Days are run using a four-day cycle, with four periods per day. Students take eight classes, with the first four classes on Day One and the other four on Day Two. Days Three and Four have the same classes as Days One and Two, respectively, but the classes for Periods Three and Four switch position.
Martingrove's school colours are brown, white and orange and its mascot is a bear. The school's motto is Lumen in vobis est (The Light is Within You). Martingrove is home to the Martingrove Model United Nations, an annual Model UN event that attracts over 200 delegates. Martingrove is the home of the student-run newsmagazine The Martingrove Beacon, which, since its creation in 2002, has won 13 Toronto Star High School Newspaper awards. Martingrove has also been noted for its unique biotechnology program.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tom Cochrane, musician
- Daniel DeSanto, Actor (Half Baked, Are You Afraid of the Dark?)
- Bruce Driver, Former NHL Hockey Player and Stanley Cup champion (New Jersey Devils)
- Milos Jaukovic, Recording Enginer (Jeff Martin, Live8)
- Liam McHugh-Russell, former NDP Candidate in 2006 Federal Election
- Rumbani Munthali, Soccer Player (Toronto Lynx, Richmond Kickers)
- Kiefer Sutherland, Actor (24, The Lost Boys, A Time to Kill)
- Erik Von Markovik, aka Mystery! Seduction Guru (Mystery (seduction guru))
- Ravi Vakil, Professor of Mathematics Stanford. One of only a few four time Putnam Fellows, and a multiple Gold Medal winner at the International and Canadian Mathematics Olympiads.
- Jay Dhuga, University Of Pennsylvania Football
