| Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute | |
| Address | |
| 400 Anderson Street Whitby, Ontario, L1N 3V6, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 882025 |
| School board | Durham District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Area trustee | Christine Winters Kim Zeppieri |
| Principal | Karen Allan |
| Vice principal | Michelle Crawford-Eade Alex Toulis |
| School type | Public High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Colours | Red and Grey |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Enrolment | 1047 (2009) |
| Homepage | http://www.acvi.ca/ |
Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute is located in Whitby, Ontario within the Durham District School Board. The school has students in grades 9–12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. Anderson is well known for its robust Arts program, particularly Drama.
In 2007, then Anderson Principal John Morrison was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principals.[1]
The Culture of Peace Committee works on a wide variety of social and humanitarian issues within the school and in the community. Sub-committees of this organization often work on things like Remembrance Day assemblies, Amnesty International efforts, and bringing in guest speakers like Eva Olsson, a Holocaust survivor, Roméo Dallaire, a former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, and James K. Bartleman, a Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
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Anderson's Dramatic Arts program is well known throughout the region. Early teachers such as Mr. L. Kosurko set the standard for the inclusive nature of the department. The extracurricular program began to flourish in 1992 with a production of Macbeth. (The 2008 school production is rumoured to be the musical, Jesus Christ Superstar.) Performances became more and more ambitious, largely due to the close teacher team: Ms. K. Ennis, Mr. A. Epema, Mrs. M. Rodgers, Mr. M. Trites and Mr. D. Craven (the so-called "Big Five"). Productions include: Neil Simon's Rumors, James Reaney's Handcuffs, Romeo and Juliet, The Martian Chronicles, The Who's Tommy and Amadeus. Romeo and Juliet (dir: Epema), starred A. J. Cook as Juliet. Anderson was the first high school in the Durham Region of Ontario to produce The Laramie Project (dir: Rodgers), amid some controversy. Anderson's funnier students have aired their comic sensibilities at Lunchbag Theatre (dir: Trites), Stay Tuned (dir: Craven) and an Improv Team (which has been student lead for fifteen years). Anderson is a regular participant in the Sears Drama Festival. The success of the Drama Program has largely been due to the dedication of staff and students, and the strength of the community which has grown up around the Drama Room, 107.
In the Technology Department, a number of ambitious projects are underway. In 2005, two students constructed cedar strip canoes as their Independent Study Project under the tutelage of Mr. Mark Backman. Another project is pulling together skills from all the shops. It is the construction, from scratch, of a clone of the iconic 1960s Lotus 7 sports car. The project is based on the specifications for a Locost sports car design by British educator and engineer, Ron Champion. Project Co-ordinator is Mr.Austin Epema, automotive consultant is Mr. Dave Dickie, and Metal Fabrication consultant is Mr. Dave Clarke. Computer aided design and blueprinting is supervised by Mr. Stefan Stravato. The project is being built primarily by students. Generous financial aid has come from local businesses. The finished product will be raffled off with proceeds going to local charities.