Parkside Collegiate Institute
Parkside Collegiate Institute | |
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241 Sunset Dr. St. Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3C2, Canada | |
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School number | 2260 |
School board | Thames Valley District School Board |
Superintendent | Mr. Don Macpherson |
Principal | Mr. Paul Sydor |
Vice principal | Mr. Glen Woodburn |
Administrator | Mrs. Pat Campbell |
School type | Public Secondary School |
Grades | 9-12 |
Language | English & French (Immersion) |
Mascot | Stampy |
Team name | Stampeders |
Colours | Blue/White |
Founded | 1954 |
Enrollment | 1031[1] (31 October 2007) |
Parkside Collegiate Institute, with a population of almost 1,000 students, is the largest of four secondary schools in St. Thomas, Ontario. It is part of the Thames Valley District School Board.
Programs
Parkside is a composite school offering pathways for those bound for the workforce, for college and for university. It is also the only secondary school in Elgin County that offers a French Immersion program.
Facilities
Recent facility upgrades include the resurfacing of the rubberized track, the installation of lights around the football field, the construction of a greenhouse, the addition of solar panels to the school roof, and the building of a storage building for the extracurricular Canadian football program.
2007 Fire
In early February 2007 there was a fire at Parkside that damaged the Cafetorium and caused smoke damage in the Music and Art rooms. Repairs were complete by September 2007.
See also
References
- ↑ "Secondary School Student Enrollment". Thames Valley District School Board. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
Parkside Collegiate Institute is also widely known as "PCI". see http://www.tvdsb.ca/Parkside.cfm
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Coordinates: 42°45′21″N 81°11′33″W / 42.75595°N 81.19249°W