Jarvis Collegiate Institute

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Jarvis Collegiate Institute
Nil Decet Invita Minerva ("Nothing is seemly, unless with Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom")
Address
495 Jarvis St.
Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2G8, Canada
Information
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. In 1839, Strachan became the first Anglican bishop of Toronto, living grandly in a home known as the "Palace" and signing his name (following the "first name / diocese" format customary for Anglican bishops) "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 celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2007.

[edit] Jarvis Jargon

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The Jarvis Jargon is the school's official newspaper, whose slogan is: "For the students, by the students".

[edit] Editors-in-Chief

  • 08 / 09 - Emma Abramowicz, Muna Osman, Rallye Shen, Flora Yu
  • 07 / 08 - Emma Abramowicz, Zalika Reid-Benta, Nick Spector.
  • 06 / 07 - Max Barkley, Dana Marson, Pedram Mossallanejad, Giorgio Traini.[1]
  • 05 / 06 - Justine Voutt, Max Barkley, Niko Block, Stewart Jackson.[2]
  • 04 / 05 - Dominic Alford-Duguid, Kelley Baldwin, Adrick Brock, Leah Del Vecchio.[3]
  • 03 / 04 - Caitlin McCarthy, Subha Arulvarathan.[4]
  • 02 / 03 - Molly Gardner & Nicole Smith.[5]
  • 01 / 02 - Kate Ranachan, Raki Singh & Tema Smith.[6]
  • 00 / 01 - Chris Woodin, Brianna Julien
  • 99 / 00 - Jeff Cooper, Sarah Houghton.[7]
  • 98 / 99 - Chris Shantz, Ian Ha


[edit] Additional Information

  • Jarvis teacher David Reed has been a staff advisor to the Jargon since 1987.[8]
  • The Jarvis Jargon also has its own website.

[edit] Awards

The Jarvis Jargon has consistently been recognized since 1996 through the annually-held Toronto Star High School Newspaper Awards [9].

Year Award(s) and Recipient(s)
2006/2007
  • Max Barkely, Dana Marson, Pedram Mossallanejad, Giorgio Traini, First prize, Best High School Newspaper
  • Brian Ly, First prize, Best Electronic Newspaper
  • Brian Ly, First Prize, Electronic Newspaper, Layout and Design
  • Brian Ly, Second Prize, Electronic Newspaper, Layout and Design
  • Max Barkely, First Prize, Editorial Writing
  • Dana Marson, First Prize, Reporting
  • Sathyan Arulvarathan, First Prize, Sports Writing
  • Saeda Raghe, Second Prize, Sports Feature
  • Balazs Szilagyi, Second Prize, Feature Photography
2005/2006
  • Anshudeep Mathur, First prize, Best Electronic Newspaper
  • Anshudeep Mathur, First Prize, Electronic Newspaper, Layout and Design
  • Niko Block, First Prize, News/Reporting
  • Max Barkley, Third Prize, Humour
  • Sara K. Maston, Third Prize, Crticial Writing, Arts
2004/2005
  • Adrick Brock, Dominic Alford-Duguid, Kelley Baldwin, Leah Del Vecchio, First prize, Best High School Newspaper
  • Anshudeep Mathur, First Prize, Electronic Newspaper, Layout and Design
  • Ledah McKellar, First Prize, Feature Writing
  • Dominic Alford-Duguid, First Prize, Column/Opinion Writing
  • Thomas Buchanan, First Prize, Humour
  • Dylan Berryman, Second Prize, Comics
  • Anshudeep Mathur, Second Prize, Best Electronic Newspaper
  • Kelley Baldwin, Third Prize, Feature Writing
2003/2004
  • Leo Lepiano, First prize, Best Electronic Newspaper
  • Emily Abrahams, Third prize, Sports Feature Writing
  • Leo Lepiano, Subha Arulrarathan, Caitlin McCarthy, Third prize, Newpaper layout
  • Tom Buchanan, Second prize, Humour column
2002/2003
  • Molly Gardner and Nicole Smith Third Prize, Best Newspaper (Credit Course Newspaper)
  • Daniela Scur, First Prize, Electronic Newspaper, Layout and Design
  • Daniela Scur, Second Prize, Layout and Design (Credit Course Newspaper)
  • Caleb Timmermans, First Prize, Sports Writing, Feature
  • Eric Lee, Second Prize, Sports Writing, Feature
  • Sophia Saunders, Third Prize, Feature Writing
  • Alistair Bowdidge, Third Prize, Column/Opinion Writing
2001/2002
  • Kate Ranachan, Raki Singh & Tema Smith, First Prize, Best Newspaper
  • David Empey & Raki Singh, First Prize, Electronic Newspaper, Layout and Design
  • Melinda Maldonado, First Prize, Feature Writing
  • Raki Singh, Second Prize, Newspaper Layout and Design
  • Raki Singh, Second Prize, Page Layout and Design
2000/2001
  • Brianna Julien & Chris Woodin, First Prize, Best Newspaper
  • Vanessa Rankin, First Prize, Sports Writing, Reporting
  • Chris Woodin, Second Prize, Editorial
  • Kate Ranachan, Third Prize, Sports Writing, Column
1999/2000
  • Tema Smith, "Everybody In"... the Same Clothes, First Prize, Critical Writing: T.V., Film, Video
1999
  • Patrick Cameron, Second Prize, Column/Opinion Writing
1998
  • Kate Meehan, The Myth of Beauty , First Prize, Opinion/Column
  • Gilah McHugh, The Disappearing Female Athlete, First Prize, Sports Feature
  • Ian Ha, Students Dismayed Over Admission Procedures, Second Prize, News Reporting
  • Elisabeth Finney, Where Have All the Students Gone? Second Prize, Feature
  • Kevin Motley, Neo-Materialism in Hip-Hop, Second Prize, Critical Writing/Music
1997
  • Christian Lander, First Prize, Sports Writing, Reporting
  • Simon Turnbull, First Prize, Critical writing, music
  • Dan Barnes, Second Prize, Sports Writing, Reporting
  • Alexandra Kimball, Second Prize, Feature writing
  • Anna Cohen, Third Prize, Sports writing, feature writing
  • Nitai Bessette, Third Prize, Layout and design
1996
  • Alexandra Kimball, Best Column/Opinion Writing, The Other Side of the Street
  • Jeremiah Tobias, Best Feature Writing, Best Critical Writing: T.V., Film, Video
  • Dan Barnes, Trainspotting

[edit] Clubs & Other Groups

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[edit] Stewdent Council

Alice of Wonderland
Queen Elizabeth II
Prachy Mohan
Tanya Akhtar
Jiggly Puff
Tiny Toon (abdicated)

[edit] Sr. Boys Basketball Team (2005-2006)


Jacob Gibson (pg,sg,sf)
Kris Oak (cr)
Jermain (pg)
Ryan T (pf)
Justin Holmes (sg)
Darius S (cr)
Larry Ma (sg)
Awer Ater (sf)
Aaron Makarchuk (pg,sf)
Remeel Phillip (cr)
Joseph Munn (pf,cr)
Coach:Peter M
Assist Coach: Mohit D & Akeem

[edit] Bantam Boys Basketball team


Sathish Muneeswaren
Stephan James
Tony Nguyen
Krosh Krisnirajah
Nirraj Rajalingam
Azaan
TJ
Thisaan
Haidar
Hinock Tekle

[edit] Imusici Chamber Ensemble

[edit] Multicultural Club

2007-2008
Presidents:

Mr. Deb
Kelly Zhang
Snoweria Zhang

Vice Presidents:

Luis Alcantara Moreno
Charlene Liu

Treasurer:

Bonnie Huynh

Communications Director:

Vivian Chan Sasha

[edit] Orchestra

[edit] Science Club

[edit] Senior String Ensemble

[edit] BAA & GAC

BAA (2005-2006)

President: Timothy De Leon Vice President: Michael Yang Vice President: Adam Khan

[edit] MAGNET YEARBOOK

Editors
2007-2008: Ismam Rashid
2006-2007: Saeeda God
2005-2006: Kai Zhu

[edit] Trivia

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In the episode "Birds Of Paradise" (Episode 1x15), of the show Twice In a Lifetime, the inside and outside of the Jarvis auditorium was used during filming.

In the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, there is an exterior shot of the wide entrance of the school.

The current library was the original gym for the school. The upper floors contained an indoor track for use by athletes during the winter.

If you want more information about Jarvis Collegiate because you really wish to know this school, or because you are very curious then what you can do is go to the school website.

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