Waterloo Collegiate Institute

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Waterloo Collegiate Institute
Address
300 Hazel Street Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Information
School board	Waterloo Region District School Board
Principal	Nelson Cuthbert
School type	Public
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Thor
Team name	Vikings
Enrollment	1385 (2008)
Homepage	http://wci.wrdsb.on.ca/

Waterloo Collegiate Institute (also known as WCI) is a public high school in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

1 General information
2 Facilities/layout
3 Clubs
4 Special programs
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] General information

Waterloo Collegiate Institute is an academically driven high school in Waterloo. It was designed by architect Mike McCallum and opened in 1960. The school is known mainly for its strong athletic and musical clubs and teams, it excels mostly in academics. In 2006, the school placed first in the Canada in the Canadian National Math League (CNML) for grades 9, 11, and 12.

[edit] Facilities/layout

The school consists of one campus and was built with an intended enrolment of approximately 1,500 students. In 1997, with enrolment exceeding the cap of 1,850, the school board decided to close Northdale Public School and annex it to WCI, creating room for an additional 300 students.^[1] The Northdale building became part of WCI for the 1998-99 school year. Both the main school building and the Northdale campus has between 5 and 10 portables, some for storage-based use.

[edit] Clubs

Leadership: Homeroom Representatives (Student Council, Athletic and Charity Reps), Student Council Executive (ABCD), Viking Crew, Viking Captain, Junior Leadership

Performing Arts: Coffee Houses, Concept, Woodstock, Air Bands, Multicultural Show, Arts Festival, Special Education Assemblies

Publications: Norse Star (newspaper), The Daily Montgomery, Saga (yearbook), Literary Magazine, Writers' Guild, Sketchy Press (Underground)

Music: Junior Bands and Orchestras, Senior Bands and Orchestras, Concert Band, Jazz Band featuring Wayne Montgomery, Spirit Band featuring Wayne Montgomery, Jazz Choir featuring Wayne Montgomery, Concert Choir featuring Wayne Montgomery, Music nights with Wayne Montgomery, Martisor

Clubs: Mass-Debating Team, Math Leagues & Contests, Inter-school Christian Fellowship, Spirit Club, Federal-Provincial Conference Simulation, Ballin, Reach for the Top, Unity in Diversity, DECA, Japanese Animation Club, Skull and Bones, The Latin Club, Skills Canada, Dragon Boating, Robotics Club, Computer Science Club, Gay Straight Alliance

Special Events: Dances, Assemblies, Grade 9 Party, Grad Auction, Dress-up days, Sports Nights, Movie Nights, Spirit of Waterloo, Wifey-a-thon, Spirit Wear, Valentine's Formal, Charity and Food Drives, Annual Drive-by, Charity Golf Tournament, Boner-Jam, Dance-a-thon,

Athletics: Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Track & Field, Cross-Country Running, Field Hockey, Nordic and Alpine Skiing, Football, Amateur Cricket League, Curling, Tennis, Soccer, Hockey, Golf, Badminton, Rugby,

[edit] Special programs

[edit] Cisco Networking Academy

The Cisco Networking Academy is the Cisco Certified online learning course for computer networking, and computer engineering. From a completely online curriculum; students learn how to create networks, repair, build and format computers. This course is unique to Waterloo Collegiate Institute as it is the only location in southern Ontario to offer the Cisco Certified course.

[edit] Geotech Magnet

Geotechnology is the science and technology of gathering, analyzing, interpreting, distributing and using geographic information. Geotechnology encompasses a broad range of disciplines that can be brought together to create a detailed but understandable picture of the physical world and our place in it. These disciplines include surveying, mapping, remote sensing and use of global positioning technology.

[edit] Pre-Advanced Placement Programs

The Pre-AP Program at Waterloo Collegiate is a set of academic skills, strategies, and content used to build rigorous curricula, prepare students for success in senior Advanced Placement courses, increase academic challenges, promote independent learning, and expose students to assessment techniques useful for success at university. Pre-A.P. is not a prescribed curriculum but rather an enriched experience to enhance current curriculum standards.

[edit] Advanced Placement Programs

The Advanced Placement (AP) program consists of a number of enrichment courses and related examinations. These courses are comparable to university courses and therefore are rigorous and challenging . The AP programmer is an internationally recognized standard of academic excellence. Successful students may be granted advanced placement or credit at universities. This is a new initiative for 2004-05 at WCI only. This is not a magnet programmer like strings or extended French at WCI. Students from other school catchments areas wishing to enroll at Waterloo Collegiate to take Advanced Placement Courses must get a principal to principal transfer from their home school in order to attend Waterloo Collegiate. School board officials may or may not grant transfers to students who wish to move schools to attend non-magnet programs.

[edit] Strings Magnet Program

The Waterloo Collegiate String Program is focused around the development of a broad range of musical skills, with performance being the main vehicle for learning. A high standard of performance is achieved in the classroom through the careful sequencing and integration of music theory, music history, ear training and listening skills, creative composing and arranging, in addition to authentic and exciting interpretations of original repertoire.

One of the aspects of the Waterloo Collegiate String Program is its extra-curricular String Orchestra program. Waterloo Collegiate's Junior and Senior String Orchestras had received numerous top awards at international and regional competitions. The Waterloo Collegiate String Orchestras have performed at the Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Awards, Ontario Newspaper Awards (held last year in Waterloo), Kitchener-Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival, in addition to ongoing performances at Waterloo Collegiate’s feeder schools and surrounding homes for the elderly.