Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Veritas Liberat
The Truth Frees
Address
145 Kirkpatrick Street
Kingston, Ontario, K7K 2P4, Canada
Coordinates 44°15′13″N 76°30′07″W / 44.25361°N 76.50194°WCoordinates: 44°15′13″N 76°30′07″W / 44.25361°N 76.50194°W
Information
School board Limestone District School Board
Principal Anne Marie McDonald
Vice principal

David Russell

Tim Orpin
School type Secondary
Grades 9-12
Mascot Patches the Pirate
Team name Raiders
Colours

Red and Black

        
Founded 1955
Enrollment 695
Homepage queenelizabeth.limestone.on.ca

Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI), or "QE", is a High School in north Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

History

QECVI opened in 1955 and since that time has instituted a number of programs focusing on specific career paths. Thriving on the enrichment of the Focus Programs due in part to former principal, J.R. Mulville, the school remained opened after a long debate in 1989 that almost left the school merging with Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. J.R. Mulville referred to the focus programs as "a prime example of new ways of delivering curricula in schools, as well as a better way of teaching math and English for kids that need a different approach to things."[1]

QE has won the K-Rock Partners in Mission Food Drive for the past six years.

Academics

QE offers grades 9 - 12 with a variety of Focus Programs that include Photography & Culture, Theatre Complete, Creative Arts, Cover-up and Upholstery, Culinary Arts and High Performance Athletics. QE now has a Holocaust Museum and educational centre within the school called, Treasures and Testimonies. The students learn about the Holocaust and are trained as docents for the museum.

Theatre Complete Productions

Recent Theatre Complete productions have included:

Athletics

QECVI's sports teams are known as the "Raiders" and participate in a wide variety of sports. Its teams have had recent success in Basketball, Rugby, Girls Hockey and Baseball. QECVI, in recent years has seen success in the sport of Rugby having won three KASSAA rugby championships since 2004 and most recently being ranked #5 in OFSAA A/AA Rugby after winning their third EOSSAA championships. In 2009, Queen Elizabeth Collegiate did not field a football team and the first time in history that the high school did not have fall sports for boys. In the 2009-2010 rugby season,QECVI's senior boy's rugby team finished 3rd in KASSAA standings with a 4-2 record, with a 17-3 defeat over Holy Cross Crusaders in the quarterfinals and 14-7 win over 2nd placed Bayridge, the Raiders looked poised to win a second consecutive KASSAA Rugby Championship, but fell short 17-13 to the rival Napanee Golden Hawks, but went on to defeat South Grenville to win the EOSSAA A/AA Rugby Championship, they failed to win at OFSAA. QECVI's junior boys rugby won only one game failing to make the playoffs with a record of 1-5 . Girls' Rugby was introduced to the school after a failure to form a team after trying for the previous two years,although only in exhibition play.

Red Raiders

They were at one time known as the "Red Raiders" until the name was changed because of perceived racial overtones.

Uniform Colours

The original school colours were also changed from the traditional red, yellow and white to red and black, due to confusion created when QECVI played Sydenham High School in high school sports.

Notable Staff (Former and Current)

Excellence Award

[2] Pamela Simon - Queen's Associate Teacher of the Year Award

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shuttleworth, D (1993). "Enterprise Learning in Action: Education and Economic Renewal for the Twenty-First Century", Routledge, p.79.
  2. ↑ "Education for All:Secondary School Success 21 August 200.

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