Parkside Collegiate Institute
| Parkside Collegiate Institute | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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241 Sunset Drive St. Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3C2 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 42°45′21″N 81°11′33″W / 42.75595°N 81.19249°WCoordinates: 42°45′21″N 81°11′33″W / 42.75595°N 81.19249°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary School |
| Motto | Animi Cultus Est Pretiosior Auro |
| Founded | 1967 |
| School board | Thames Valley District School Board |
| Superintendent | Mr. Don Macpherson |
| School number | 2260 |
| Administrator | Mrs. Tricia Coombes |
| Principal | Mr. Andrew smith |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1031[1] (31 October 2007) |
| Language | English & French (Immersion) |
| Colour(s) | Blue/White |
| Mascot | Stampy |
| Team name | Stampeders |
| Website |
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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" (PDF). 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