Walter Murray Collegiate Institute

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Walter Murray Collegiate
Address
1905 Preston Avenue South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7J 2E7, Canada
Information
School board Saskatoon Public School Division
Principal Bruce Bradshaw
Vice principal Jack Nepjuk
School type High school
Grades 9-12
Language English, French
Area Saskatoon
Mascot Haggis
Team name Marauders
Colours Blue and Grey
Enrollment 1454 (Jan 6 2006)
Homepage http://schools.spsd.sk.ca/waltermurray/wmchome/index.htm

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute is a high school serving grades 9 to 12, located in south-eastern Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is also known as Walter Murray Collegiate or simply WMCI.

The school is named after Dr. Walter Charles Murray, first president of the University of Saskatchewan. It is one of only two Saskatoon high schools to offer the Advanced Program (the other is Bedford Road) for gifted students, and a full French Immersion program (the other is Marion M. Graham Collegiate). WMCI has a technology wing that offers mechanics, welding, electronics, wood-working, machining, and photography/graphic arts to its students. WMCI also offers courses to those learning English as a second language. Each year, WMCI hosts Model United Nations, a United Nations simulator; students from surrounding communities are billetted with Saskatoon students, making it the largest and most successful Model UN in Saskatchewan. This school falls under the jurisdiction of the Saskatoon Public School Division.

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Don Atchison, Mayor of Saskatoon (2003? to present)
  • Pat Atkinson, Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly member
  • Eric Cline, Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly member
  • Keith Morrison, journalist and broadcaster
  • Dave King, former Team Canada hockey coach
  • Guy Few, concert musician
  • Warren Muzika, CFL player
  • Gene Makowsky, CFL player

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