Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute | |
 "Success through hard work" |
|
| Address | |
| 289 College Avenue West Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Information | |
| School board | Upper Grand District School Board |
| Principal | Maggie Roe |
| Vice principal | Stephen Magee, Carolyn Chesney |
| School type | Secondary School |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Guelph |
| Mascot | Martin the Spartan |
| Team name | Centennial Spartans |
| Colours | Purple & Gold |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Enrollment | around 1600 (October 2006) |
| Homepage | centennialcvi.com |
Centennial C.V.I. is a secondary high school located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
[edit] History
The school is located in the south side of the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Centennial was opened in 1967, 100 years after Canadian Confederation, as indicated by its name and is operated by the Upper Grand District School Board. Centennial is known for its academic reputation--it hosts a variety of extracurricular contests and is known for producing top class university-bound students.
Many Centennial students have gone on to become successful in their careers. A prominent example of this is Victor Davis, who was perhaps the greatest Canadian swimmer.
Currently, Centennial is the top-ranked school in the Upper Grand District School Board and is one of the top ranked free public secondary institutions in Ontario, ranking #18 in the 2007 Fraser Institute ranking of Ontario secondary schools. Centennial boasts much extracurricular achievements, such as winning the McMaster University BrainBee for three years running, sending many athletes, particularly basketball players, to the national and international high school levels, and more.
[edit] Trivia
 |
Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones. |
- Centennial was used as the set in the made-for-TV movie, Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story (2001), a film depicting the life of victim Jonathan Wamback, an Ontario teen who is attacked by a gang outside his school.
- On January 17, 2007, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion visited Centennial to give a short speech on the role of Quebec in Canada.
- Atlanta Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff attended Centennial while his father coached the Guelph Gryphons university football team.
[edit] External links
Related categories for Ontario:
- High (secondary) schools (related article)
- Middle (junior high) schools (related article)
- Elementary (primary) schools (related article)
|
||||||||||
