Middlefield Collegiate Institute

Middlefield Collegiate Institute

"High Expectations,
High Achievement"
Address
525 Highglen Avenue
Markham, Ontario, L3S 3L5, Canada
Information
School board York Region District School Board
Religious affiliation Secular
Superintendent Rashmi Swarup
Area trustee Juanita Nathan
Principal Ms. Pathy (2013-present)
School type High school
Grades 9-12
Language English
Mascot Silver Hawk
Team name Middlefield Silver Hawks
Colours             
Founded 1992
Enrollment 1478[1] (October 2013)
Homepage middlefield.ci.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Middlefield Collegiate Institute (or MCI) is a semestered, public high school in the neighborhood of East Milliken in the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the York Region District School Board. It is located in South-east Markham, bordered by the major arteries McCowan Road to the west, Steeles Avenue to the south, Markham Road to the east and 14th Avenue to the North.

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History

One of MCI's several art filled hallways

Middlefield Collegiate Institute is a relatively new school in Markham, only 20 years old. The school was built in 1992 to relieve pressure from Milliken Mills High School because of the quickly expanding population of the newly developed East Milliken neighbourhood, which was formerly forest around the Rouge River. Until 2000, the school was underused, with no more than 130 students graduating each year (compared to about 450 in 2010-2011). Thanks to a large development process and an even bigger immigrant influx, the school population almost doubled in the next five years and has been steadily, but gradually climbing since then.

Three significant events have taken place at Middlefield C.I. In 1999, a female teacher at the school was charged with sexual assault for having a child with a male student, causing a large scandal within the community. This event brought serious crackdown by then Principal Cecil Roach, and mostly uprooted any inappropriate relationships between teachers and students by setting clear rules which were not present before. In 2005, a stabbing took place in a Middlefield Stairwell, but was an isolated event. Further rules put in place by Principal Tom Thompson ensured no other injuries of such seriousness took place at MCI. In 2008, former Computer Science teacher Rosanna Baber sued the school for alleged misconduct, but the charges were dropped at a later Tribunal.[2]

In 2009, Middlefield had its first major expansion, building a tech wing with six new classrooms in the Southern Wing. It currently houses the Auto, Construction, Hairstyling tech classes, and some Applied English classes and Communication Tech classes. In 2013, due to factors such as a large exiting class and small entering class, caused a surplus in teachers, resulting in 17 of them being moved across the board to other schools.

Programs

The MCI Rotunda

Middlefield Collegiate Institute is known to have the widest array of Tech courses in South-east York Region. MCI offers Automotive Technology, Transportation Technology, Construction Technology, Design Technology, Computer Technology, Hairstyling and Aesthetic Technology, Communication Technology, Information Technology, Business Technology and Wood Shop. Other than that, the school also provides;

Athletics

Athletic Council

Middlefield Athletic Council, commonly known as MAC, coordinates and funds athletic events such as the athletic banquet. This club allows the students to realize the importance of physical education by promoting healthy living through school events, with the help of the student council.

Teams and sports clubs

Middlefield was the only York Region school to win the soccer championship two years in a row, which started with the junior boys of 2003-2004.

Intramural sports

In addition to competitive sports teams, Middlefield students have the opportunity to participate in in-school sporting events such as:

Mock Trial Team

The Middlefield Mock Trial Team, led by Law teachers Mr. Glass and Ms. Mobilos and Mr. Draycott, have been the most successful team from this school. Over the past twelve years, it's made the Elite 8 in Ontario each time, including four silver medals, the last coming in the 2010-2011 year. Middlefield Collegiate Institute is one of the few public high schools which have made it this far in the championship and is the most successful mock trial team from a public high school in Ontario. Middlefield once again made the Elite 8 in 2013, winning the GTA South Regionals. Middlefield followed this up by winning the Ontario Bar Association Mock Trial Tournament and becoming Provincial Champions for the first time, defeating Cawthra Park Secondary School.[3]

Facilities

The elevator at MCI

MCI has a wide array of facilities for its students. It has a large glass ceiling in the rotunda, which is renovated biennially, to check for possible hazards and risks, and to replace any cracked or possible dangerous glass. This glass ceiling can be seen from almost anywhere in the central section of the school, and is a staple of Middlefield culture. The ceiling also gives in light and provides it for the central wing as well, thus helping reduce MCI's environmental impact, and is one of the reasons MCI was certified a Silver Eco School.

Middlefield Collegiate Institute is atrium shaped, and from the first floor of the rotunda, can look up and see the third floor. There is also a glass elevator which provides travel between the three floors, but can only be used by staff or students who are handicapped.

As the local community continued to grow, Middlefield Collegiate Institute soon required an extension of the building to accommodate for the growing student body. In June 2008, construction started to take place to create an extended west wing to the school. The wing is only one storey high, and consists of a hairstyling classroom, construction classroom, garage, two washrooms, and an emergency exit.

Academics

Middlefield Collegiate is in the top 4% of schools in Ontario, currently ranked 32nd, based on EQAO and OSSLT test results. Middlefield has an overall rating of 8.4 out of 10 for the 2011 year. Fraser Institute gave it a "Green" Rating, indicating that the overall student body is at a healthy level to succeed post-secondary. Middlefield Collegiate Institute has had one of the highest OSSLT pass rates in Ontario over the past five years, including a record 95.8% pass rate in 2009. Middlefield is known to attract teachers with high academic standing.[4]

Principals

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
District		 Min. Term of office Electoral mandates (Parliaments) Political party
1
Ken Cluely 1st 1 July
1992		 30 June
1995
  • Title created
First principal
2
Jim Gilliland 2nd 1 July
1995		 30 June
1996
Served one year, brought in to finish first Principal's term
3
Cecil Roach 3rd 1 July
1996		 6 November
2002
Staff Credential Clean-Up, Dress Code Policy, Student Drug Crackdown, left to become Superintendent
4
Gary Michael 4th 7 November
2002		 30 June
2004
Brought in to finish Roach's Term, Student-Teacher Relationship Action Plan, 2004 Soccer Championship, Elimination of Buy-outs, Crime Crackdown, Introduction of Awards Night
5
Tony Lewis 5th 1 July
2005		 30 June
2008
2005 MCI Stairwell Stabbing, 2005 Soccer Championship, Baber Affair, End of School Wall Art Program, Middlefield Rotunda Brawl, Literacy Help Program, Tech Wing Expansion Start
6
Annette Oliver 6th 1 July
2008		 30 June
2012
Introduction of AP, Staff Diversification, Baber Affair, Course Selection Electronification, Senior Prank Crackdown, Tech Wing Expansion Completion, E-Learning Introduction
7
Peter Tse 7th 1 July
2012		 Incumbent
2013 Mock Trial Championship, 2013 Teacher Cuts, AP Program Cuts, School Hallway Art Beautification, 8:20 Early Start Introduction, Clean-Up of Spare Rules
Int. Interim Principal

Feeder schools

The following elementary schools are part of the Middlefield Collegiate Institute family of schools. Every year, the Guidance Department visits each of these schools to talk to the Grade 8's about courses and enrollment:


Notable staff

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report" (PDF). York Region District School Board. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Baber v. YRDSB". CanLII. March 11, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Middlefield: Provincial Mock Trial Champions". Ontario Bar Association. March 1, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Middlefield C.I Report Card". Fraser Institute. June 1, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "OAME 2003 Awards". OAME. 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "MPP Julia Munro". Government of Ontario. 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Roozbeh Termei IMDb". IMDb. 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

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