Brockville Collegiate Institute
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| Brockville Collegiate Institute | |
| Address | |
| 90 Pearl Street East. Brockville, Ontario, K6V 1P8, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Upper Canada District School Board |
| Principal | David Coombs |
| Vice principal | Perry Allen |
| Administrator | Deborah Bradley |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Brockville |
| Team name | Red Ram |
| Colours | Red and Black |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Enrollment | 500 approx. |
| Homepage | http://www.ucdsb.on.ca/Schools/School+Directory/Secondary/bci/homepage.htm |
Brockville Collegiate Institute (BCI) is a public high school located in Brockville, Ontario.
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[edit] History
BCI opened in 1889. It burned down on March 8, 1929 but re-opened two years later. Twenty-seven alumni were killed serving in World War I and forty-six in World War II.
[edit] Administration
The school is a member of the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB). Its feeder public elementary schools in the area include Commonwealth, Front of Yonge, Lyn, Maynard, Meadowview, Prince of Wales, Thousand Islands Elementary School, Toniata, Westminster, and Vanier.
The student population has been declining in recent years and currently sits at approximately 500. Approximately 60% of these students reach the school by bus.
[edit] Academics
BCI performs well in provincial academic testing and an estimated 90% of its graduates continue on to post-secondary education. In March 2007 it became the first school in the UCDSB to score 100% on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test with the provincial average at 84%.
In November 2006 BCI became accredited to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
The school offers French immersion and extended core French programs which boast approximately 125 students.
Through its cooperative education courses 50 - 70 students have work study placements in the community.
In addition to these programs and its core curriculum it also offers students courses in such subjects as music theatre, food and nutrition, English media, multimedia, music, art, photography, drama, leadership and peer support.
[edit] Extra-Curricular Activities
The school also offers its students a wide range of extracurricular activities in athletics, arts programs, and service clubs.
School teams compete in badminton, basketball, cross country running, football, hockey, rowing (through an association with the Brockville Rowing Club), rugby, soccer, track and field, and volleyball.
Building on its strong arts courses the school consistently produces successful musical theatre productions, concert bands, stage bands, instrumental groups and choirs.
Other extracurricular opportunites include a Key Club, a Student Council, a Yearbook Club, the Sound and Lighting Crew, Reach for the Top teams (which have placed as high as fourth provincially), the Rambotics Robotics Club, math Teams, a Film Club, the Envirothon Club and a Grad Club.
[edit] Notable Alumni
Some notable former students of the school include author Mary Beacock Fryer, former Manitoba Premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada John Bracken, former president of Beatrice Foods Canada George Ernest Smith, academic Stuart Ramsey Tomkins, and Lieutenant-Colonel Thain Wendell MacDowell, recipient of the Victoria Cross and Distinguished Service Order.
