North Toronto Collegiate Institute
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| North Toronto Collegiate Institute | |
| Address | |
| 70 Roehampton Avenue Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1R2, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 930504 |
| School board | TDSB |
| Superintendent | Rauda Dickinson |
| Area trustee | Josh Matlow |
| Principal | Joel Gorenkoff |
| Vice principal | Ken Do Mary Laszlo |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Norseman |
| Colours | Red and Grey |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Homepage | http://www.ntci.on.ca/ |
North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI) is a non-semestered public high school of about 1,000 students located in Toronto, Ontario. It is part of the Toronto District School Board.
North Toronto Collegiate Institute will move to a new building in 2009.
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[edit] 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 two 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.
[edit] Student Life
The School Song, often sung at school events, goes as follows:
- Oh hail, North Toronto, we praise thy name,
- We shall endeavour to bring thee fame and glory.
- True, ever faithful, in Red and Grey,
- Our North Toronto leads the way.
- Oh, onward, yet onward, to victory!
- We'll keep alive the spirit of N.T.C.I.
- Proud of our colours, cheer Red and Grey,
- Our North Toronto leads the way.
The school song is usually followed by the school cheer:
- Who are we? Can't you see?
- It begins with a big N.T.
- After T., then comes C.
- North Toronto, Holy gee!
- N-O-R-T-H TORONTO!
- Yeah team! Fight! Fight! Fight!
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[edit] Clubs and Teams
North Toronto Collegiate Institute boasts many school clubs and sports teams. Clubs include the Student Council, Drama Council, Music Council, NT Buddies, the Charity Committee, Chess Club, Classics Club, Debating Team, Girls' and Boys' Athletic Associations, Graffiti (the school newspaper), Hot Air (the school announcement team) Stage Crew and others. N.T.C.I. also has the following sports teams; Girls' and Boys' Rugby, Girls' and Boys Basketball, Swim Team, Track Team, and Football, among others.
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, fundraising has increased dramatically; for example, in 2006, students raised $41,000 to support the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
The North Toronto Norsemen Boys Varsity Hockey Team Won The TDSSA Championship in 2006, for the first time since 1952.
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 the RAG staff are chosen by the incoming student council.
[edit] Academics
Courses currently offered at N.T.C.I include Intro to Financial Accounting, Intro to Business, Intro to IT in Business, Computer and Information Science, Geographies, Music (Strings, Band and Vocal), Biology, Special Education, French, Greek, Latin, German, Spanish, Drama, Media Studies, Mathematics, Physical Education and Health, Chemistry, Co-op Education, English, Studies in Literature, Drama, Canadian History Since World War I, Civics, American History, World History to the 16th Century, The Individual and the Economy, Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology, Canada: History, Identity and Culture, Modern Western Civilizations, Economics, Individuals and Families in a Diverse Society, Physics, Visual Arts, and Yearbook.[1]
[edit] Arts and music
MUSIC: North Toronto is one of few schools in the TDSB with a full-time band teacher, a full-time vocal teacher and a full-time strings teacher. Each music teacher runs at least one of the many extra-curricular 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.
[edit] Awards
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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 and drama. HELLO
[edit] Notable alumni and faculty
- Christie Blatchford, graduated 1970, Globe and Mail columnist.[2]
- Dinah Christie, singer, comedienne, and Canadian television personality. Performed stage revues with Tom Kneebone.
- Nicholas Colicos, actor, son of John Colicos. Stage actor in England. Nicholas Colicos at Imdb
- David Cronenberg, filmmaker, graduated with an average of 80% or higher (Ontario Scholar Status)[3].
- Jim Cuddy, member of Blue Rodeo, also member of the NTCI football team.[4]
- Keith Davey, member, Order of Canada, former CFL commissioner, and former Canadian Senator.
- Tom Europe, CFL player (also attended Northern Secondary School).[4]
- Josh Finlayson, graduated 1982, member of the Skydiggers.[2]
- Megan Follows, graduated 1986, actress.[2]
- Camilla Gibb, attended 1982-1986, winner, 2000 Toronto Book Award.[2]
- Karl Jaffary, former municipal politician.
- Rebecca Jenkins, actor.
- Greg Keelor, member of Blue Rodeo, also member of NTCI football.[4]
- Andy Maize, member of the Skydiggers.[4]
- Kenneth Money, graduated 1948, member of the 1956 Canadian Olympic Team for high jump.
- Nash the Slash, musician.[5]
- Roger Neilson, graduated 1951, coach, NHL.[4]
- Saša Petricic, graduated 1982, reporter, CBC news.[2]
- Keanu Reeves, actor, attended NTCI for grade nine, then went on to attend a number of other Toronto high schools, including De La Salle[6].
- Dave Sapunjis, graduated 1986, CFL player (Calgary), Grey Cup Most Valuable Player 1991, 1992, 1995.
- Brit Selby (faculty), former NHL player and Calder Memorial Trophy winner for the league's top rookie as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1965-1966, currently teaches history classes at the school.
- Keith Spicer, graduated 1952, first Official Languages Commissioner appointed in Canada, former CRTC chairman, former editor of the Ottawa Citizen.[7]
- Amanda Tapping, actor, class of 1984.
- Bill Watters, staff 1966-1970, assistant President of the Toronto Maple Leafs and owner of the Toronto Rock.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ North Toronto CI: Departments. NTCI Home Page. Retrieved on August 18, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2001. North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved on August 18, 2006.
- ^ Allinson, Ashley. David Cronenberg. Senses of Cinema. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2002. North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved on August 18, 2006.
- ^ Gordon, Cameron. Unknown. The Village Post. Retrieved on August 18, 2006.
- ^ Weisblott, Marc. "Keanu's speed:Tracing the steps of our Toronto homeboy", Eye Weekly, 1997-07-10. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
- ^ North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2005. North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved on August 18, 2006.
- ^ North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2003. North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved on September 7, 2006.
