North Toronto Collegiate Institute

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North Toronto Collegiate Institute
Address
70 Roehampton Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1R2, Canada
Information
School number 930504
School board TDSB
Superintendent Rauda Dickinson
Area trustee Josh Matlow
Principal Joel Gorenkoff
Vice principal Ken Do
Mary Laszlo
School type High School
Grades 9-12
Language English
Mascot Norseman
Colours Red and Grey
Founded 1910
Homepage http://www.ntci.on.ca/

North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI) is a non-semestered public high school of about 1,000 students located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board.

NTCI is centrally located steps away from the Eglinton subway station. Its academic reputation and central location attracts a large number of out of district students. Many students commute from various areas downtown, midtown (Forest Hill, East York), North York, Scarborough, Pickering, Mississauga and even from Thornhill and Richmond Hill.

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[edit] History

North Toronto High School was founded in 1910 and was originally housed in the North Toronto Town Hall. The original part of the present school building, which had five rooms, was completed in 1912 (the same year that the town of North Toronto became part of the City of Toronto). (Plans for the 100th anniversary of the school are already underway.) The school was three stories, and is now included in the north part of the old building. The south part of the school was built later, and a third floor was added. Other additions include the 1956 math (east) wing, swimming pool, cafeteria and auditorium. Later, the science wing was added. Boarding was installed several years ago because of fear of falling debris from the seriously run-down building. Some years ago, camera crews from CTV toured the school and documented some of the many problems.

North Toronto Collegiate Institute will move to a new building in 2010. With a much improved building which will cost an estimated 3 million dollars. Which includes an artificial grass field.

[edit] Student life

The School Song, often sung at school events, goes as follows:

Oh hail, North Toronto, we praise thy name,
We shall endeavour to bring thee fame and glory.
True, ever faithful, in Red and Grey,
Our North Toronto leads the way.
Oh, onward, yet onward, to victory!
We'll keep alive the spirit of N.T.C.I.
Proud of our colours, cheer Red and Grey,
Our North Toronto leads the way.
Who are we? Can't you see?
It begins with a big N.T.
After T., then comes C.
North Toronto, Holy gee!
N-O-R-T-H TORONTO!
Yeah team! Fight! Fight! Fight!
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[edit] Clubs and teams

North Toronto Collegiate Institute boasts many school clubs and sports teams. Clubs include the Student Council, Drama Council, Music Council, NT Buddies, the Charity Committee, Robotics Club, Chess Club, Classics Club, Debating Team, Girls' and Boys' Athletic Associations, Graffiti (the school newspaper), Hot Air (the school announcement team) Stage Crew and others. N.T.C.I. also has the following sports teams; Girls' and Boys' Rugby, Girls' and Boys Basketball, Swim Team, Track Team, and Football, among others.

Every year, in January, students run a "Charity Week" to raise money for a chosen charity. In addition, proceeds from the student-organized Fashion Show go to the selected charity. In recent years, fundraising has increased dramatically; for example, in 2006, students raised $41,000 to support the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

The North Toronto Norsemen Boys Varsity Hockey Team Won The TDSSA Championship in 2006, for the first time since 1952.

North Toronto has two newspapers, the school sponsored "Graffiti" and the student published "Red and Grey", also known as the "RAG". Graffiti is made up entirely of volunteers, while students studying writer's craft constitute the RAG's staff.

[edit] Academics

Courses currently offered at N.T.C.I include Intro to Financial Accounting, Intro to Business, Intro to IT in Business, Computer and Information Science, Geographies, Music (Strings, Band and Vocal), Biology, Special Education, French, Ancient Greek, Latin, German, Spanish, Drama, Media Studies, Mathematics, Physical Education and Health, Chemistry, Co-op Education, English, Studies in Literature, Drama, Canadian History Since World War I, Civics, American History, World History to the 16th Century, The Individual and the Economy, Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology, Canada: History, Identity and Culture, Modern Western Civilizations, Economics, Individuals and Families in a Diverse Society, Physics, Visual Arts, and Yearbook.[1]

Students also have a 4 day timetable, with 4 subjects each day, with day 1 and 3 having the same subjects, and 2 and 4 having the same subjects.

[edit] Arts and music

MUSIC: North Toronto is one of few schools in the TDSB with a full-time band teacher, a full-time vocal teacher and a full-time strings teacher. Each music teacher runs at least one of the many extracurricular music ensembles. There are currently more than ten different musical ensembles. Instrumental groups include a Junior Band, a Junior Strings ensemble, a Symphonic Band, a Senior Strings ensemble, a Marching Band, a Stage Band and a Symphony Orchestra. Vocal ensembles include a Choral Ensemble, a Chorus, a Jazz Choir, a Women's Chorus, and a Chamber Choir. Throughout the year, the ensembles participate in various musical events, such as the Kiwanis Music Festival, the Ontario Vocal Festival and the Contemporary Music Showcase. Twice a year, the school puts on major concerts: the Fall Fare in November and Maytime Melodies in Spring. Any student taking a music class is allowed to participate in or try out for any of these musical ensembles, as long as they are part of the musical ensemble associated with their class (e.g. Band students in grade 9 and 10 must be part of the Junior Band if they wish to be part of another ensemble). The only exception to this rule is for the chorus, which is open to all students in the school. The chorus sings O Canada, God Save the Queen, the School Song and the Finale of the show.

North Toronto is also the only high school in the GTA with a performance marching band. The band practices weekly before school from September to November to prepare for its annual appearance in the Toronto Santa Claus Parade and other Santa Claus parades in the GTA.

[edit] Awards

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North Toronto has had some success in city-wide high school sports leagues such as the TDSB Tier 2 Senior Boys' Rugby League, in which the team has won the last two championships after undefeated seasons. The school also gives out yearly awards to recognize the best students in categories such as sports, academics, music and drama.

[edit] Notable alumni and faculty

[edit] References

  1. ^ North Toronto CI: Departments. NTCI Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2001. North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
  3. ^ Allinson, Ashley. David Cronenberg. Senses of Cinema. Retrieved on 2006-08-08.
  4. ^ a b c d e North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2002. North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
  5. ^ Gordon, Cameron. Unknown. The Village Post. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
  6. ^ Weisblott, Marc. "Keanu's speed:Tracing the steps of our Toronto homeboy", Eye Weekly, 1997-07-10. Retrieved on 2006-08-08. 
  7. ^ North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2005. North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-08-18.
  8. ^ North Toronto Collegiate Institute Foundation New Spring 2003. North Toronto Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.

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