Walter Murray Collegiate Institute
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| Walter Murray Collegiate | |
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| Address | |
| 1905 Preston Avenue South Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7J 2E7, Canada |
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| School board | Saskatoon Public School Division |
| Principal | Bruce Bradshaw |
| Vice principal | Jack Nepjuk |
| Administrator | Cody Hanke |
| 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. This public secondary school is supported by the infrastructure of the Nutana Suburban Centre, a part of the Nutana Suburban Development Area. 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.
Also, Walter Murray offers many successful athletic programs, such as its cross country team, which is a 2 time defending city championship winning team, wrestling team, who's girls won cities in 2007 and boys were runners-up, as well as their football program, where Walter Murray had made it to the city final 3 of the past 4 years and their junior football team, who sported the only unbeaten record in the city.
[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
- Graham Potts, political scientist
- Hubert Buydens, Football and rugby player
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