| Hon W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Institute | |
| Address | |
| 245 Tecumseh Road East Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | Greater Essex County District School Board |
| Principal | Mr. A. Timmies |
| Vice principal | Mr. Boulos |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 9 through 12 |
| Language | English |
| Motto | "Altiora Peto" "We seek higher things." |
| Mascot | The Clipper Ship |
| Team name | Clippers |
| Colours | Blue and Gold |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Enrolment | 800+
enrollment fee= $50 |
| Homepage | Website |
Honourable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Institute is a secondary school (grades 9 through 12) located in central Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB). Allan Timmins is the current principal.
The school is located in the heart of Windsor, Ontario along Tecumseh Road and just east of Ouellete Avenue, one of the city's main throughfares. It is affectionately called 'The Castle' because of its prominent location and its distinctive turreted architecture.
Opened in October 1929, Kennedy Collegiate was named after the Honourable William Costello Kennedy, a Windsor politician who had served as Minister of Roads and Canals.
Kennedy Collegiate is renowned throughout Ontario for its outstanding swim program. The Kennedy swim team has experienced twenty three consecutive WECSSAA championships from 1978 to 2001 and ten Overall provincial OFSAA championships from 1991 to 2001. The Kennedy swim team holds the record for the greatest number of OFSAA team championships banners (30) won of all high school swim programs. The Kennedy swim program has also developed national record holders such as Mike McWha, a representative of Team Canada at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Kennedy swim team's success is the product of the program set in place by Coach Dave Pells, now retired, who was involved with Kennedy for 37 years. Currently, the team is overseen by Head Coach and former swimmer Michel Eastman, and assistant coaches Adam Mailloux, David Law, and Lindsay Tome.
Kennedy has also had a very successful Cross Country team. In 2006, the team tied for the WECSSAA AAA/A team championship even though Kennedy is considered an AA/A school. Kennedy’s senior girls' A-team won the gold medal for both WECSSAA and SWOSSAA. All of this was possible thanks Coach Hnidei.
Kennedy also has had a very successful Senior Boys Soccer team. In 2005, the team won the University of Windsor Tournament by beating L'Essor in the final by a score of 5-0. In addition, they won the WECSSAA AAAA/AAA championship by defeating Brennan in the final, 7-1, even though Kennedy is considered an AA/A school. They succeeded in beating St. Patrick's of Sarnia in the SWOSSAA AAA final by a score of 4-3, which allowed them to compete in London for the AAA OFSAA championships. The following year (2006), they won the Essex Raiders Indoor tournament and made it to the WECSSSA final where they placed second. In the 2007 season, the team won the WECSSAA A/AA championship by going undefeated through the regular season and the play-offs. All of this was possible thanks to coaches J.J. Dowhan and Brian Brown.
Kennedy hosts an annual dodge-ball competition, at an overnight school function. For the competition, students recruit classmates to make a team to get together, name their team, and compete in an epic battle. The victors gain bragging rights over the other teams, although since the winner tends to be the group known as the "Mann Team", many students have given up making their own groups to combat this foe. Although, in recent times the "BJ monkeys" set to give BJ's to the Mann Team, and win the dodge ball title.
Kennedy is well known for many of its community activities, such as the Children's Christmas Party (CCCP) for underprivileged grade school kids from the feeder schools and 30-Hour Famine to raise awareness about poverty. Clippers also participate in the annual Terry Fox run/walk for cancer research, and in smaller events including food drives and toy drives.