Martingrove Collegiate Institute

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Martingrove Collegiate Institute
"The Light is Within You"
Address
50 Winterton Drive
Toronto, Ontario, M9B 3G7, Canada
Information
School number 2804
School board Toronto District School Board
Religious affiliation None
Superintendent Susan Winter
Area trustee Chris Glover (Ward 2)
Principal Mr. Nigro
Vice Principals Ms. Mavrou, Mr. Masciotra
School type High School
Grades 9 - 12
Language English
Area Martin Grove Road and Eglinton Avenue
Mascot Bears
Team name Martingrove Bears
Colours Brown, White and Orange             
Founded May 27, 1966
Enrollment 1,400 (March 30, 2010)
Homepage http://www.martingroveci.ca/

Martingrove Collegiate Institute (MCI) is a non-semestered public secondary school located on the southeast corner at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Martin Grove Road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is overseen by the Toronto District School Board. The school is home to the gifted program in Etobicoke. Construction of the school began on May 27, 1966, but by the Fall of 1966 it was still not ready to accept students. All Martingrove students were bused to Burnhamthorpe C.I. for the Fall Term where they shared the school in a "split-shift" with the regular Burnhamthorpe students. The Martingrove students had the afternoon shift, the Burnhamthorpe students had the morning shift. This continued until after the Christmas break. The school celebrated its 40th anniversary in June 2006. Martingrove is host to one of the largest Model United Nations in Ontario, which has been running annually for over 26 years. The event draws on hundreds of students across the Toronto District School Board, as well as notable speakers such as Bob Rae.[1]

Martingrove's school colours are brown, white and orange and its mascot is a bear. The school's motto is Lumen in vobis est (The Light is Within You). The student-run newsmagazine The Martingrove Beacon, has, since its creation in 2002, won 15 Toronto Star High School Newspaper awards.[citation needed]. In 2011, Fraser Institute ranked Martingrove among the top highschools in Toronto.[2] In 2013, the thinktank ranked Martingrove 112th out of 718 Ontario Highschools. [3]

Terry Baytor Scandal

In 2010, former principal Terry Baytor was charged with stealing up to $90,000 from the school's student fund. [4] Baytor, who served as the principal of Martingrove Collegiate Institute from 2002 to 2009 pleaded guilty to charges of theft over $5,000 on November 22nd, 2011. He was given a 18-month conditional sentence, with house arrest for the first year, and 100 hours of community service and was ordered not to return to the Etobicoke school. Baytor apologized in court but did not give an explanation for stealing the money. [5]

Notable alumni

-Ted, Current student

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tdsb.on.ca/about_us/media_room/Room.asp?show=allNews&view=detailed&self=24317
  2. ↑ http://www.torontoneighbourhoods.net/blog/2011/03/toronto-high-school-rankings
  3. ↑ http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/SchoolReportCard-ONSecondary-2012.pdf
  4. ↑ http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11/08/former-principal-charged-with-stealing-student-funds/
  5. ↑ http://www.bramptonguardian.com/sports-story/3074979-sports-hall-of-famer-pleads-guilty/

Coordinates: 43°40′24″N 79°33′39″W / 43.673406°N 79.560810°W / 43.673406; -79.560810

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