C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute

C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute
Address
340 Sentinel Road Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1T9, Canada
Information
School board	Toronto District School Board
Religious affiliation	None
Superintendent	Glenford Duffus
Area trustee	Stephnie Payne
Principal	Audley Salmon
Vice principal	Michael Harvey, Lorna Looby-Crosse
School type	High school
Grades	9-12
Language	English
Mascot	Saints
Team name	Saints
Colours	Blue     , Yellow
Founded	1965
Enrolment	795 (2007)
Homepage	[1]

C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute is a semestered public secondary school in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Overview

Named after Charles William Jefferys, a Canadian artist whose work has contributed much to education in the areas of Canadian History and Art, the school is home to the Visual Arts Program offered in facilities by a teaching staff, many of whom are practicing artists. The first Head of the Art Department was James Meechan, the stained glass artist, who selected only professional artists for the department staff. Additionally, it is home to the ESTeM Enriched Science, Technology and Mathematics Program - a project based, hands on, exploratory approach to the Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Technology. Students at C. W. Jefferys consistently rank among the top winners in mathematics and science competitions, and each year, many of them are recipients of numerous bursaries and entrance scholarships to some of the province's top colleges and universities. The post-secondary acceptance rate is 75%^{[citation needed]}. This helped by student success initiatives supporting "at risk" students through the Learning to 18 pilot project, "Stay Connected" and the credit recovery program offered at the school.

Notable alumni

• Gabe Gala, Canadian soccer player.
• Mark Simms
• Paul Nguyen
• Paul Godfrey
• Luther Brown, choreographer/judge on So You Think You Can Dance Canada

Athletics

• Badminton (Co-ed)
• Baseball (Boys)
• Basketball (Girls & boys)
• Heroes (Co-ed)
• Chess
• Cricket (Boys)
• Cross Country (Co-ed)
• Football (Boys)
• Soccer (Girls & boys)
• Softball (Girls) [Upcoming]
• Swimming (Co-ed)
• Track & Field (Co-ed)
• Ultimate Frisbee (Co-ed)
• Volleyball (Girls, boys & co-ed)
• Wrestling (Boys)

Extra Curricular Clubs

• Anime club
• Boundless Adventures
• Choir
• Drumline
• Ecological team
• Equity
• Gay-Straight Alliance
• Jazz band
• Rock band
• Robotics
• Leaders Today
• Go LOCAL
• Chess club
• Generation Change
• Prom Committee

Incidents

2007 murder of Jordan Manners

On May 23, 2007, the school was the site of a fatal shooting. Jordan Manners, a grade 9 student who turned 15 years old the week prior, was shot and killed. The school was placed in lockdown mode for nearly 4 hours due to a police investigation. The police investigation also prompted the cancellation of classes at that school the next day.

The shooting was high-profile in Ontario and received national media attention as the first fatal school shooting (primary and secondary grades) in Toronto's history and the first in Canada since the Dawson College Shooting in 2006. The case raised questions about the safety of Toronto's inner-city schools, video surveillance of schools and national gun control laws. The school remained closed for the following day due to the ongoing police investigation.

The school scheduled a candlelight vigil on May 24, 2007, the day after the tragedy to remember Manners. An overflow crowd of between 800 to 1,000 people attended his funeral.

Regular classes resumed for the first time following the deadly shooting on May 25, 2007.

Two 17-year-olds were arrested on May 27, 2007, and were charged with first-degree murder. Charges on both men were dropped in 2011 due to lack of evidence.

School board reaction

A lack of surveillance cameras was quickly called into question by an editorial in the national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. The schools operated through the Toronto District School Board will review the security measures which were introduced in September 2006. The board also announced a panel to review school safety.

Allegations of sexual abuse

See also: Sexual abuse

Allegations of unreported sexual assaults targeting Muslim female students emerged during an inquiry into conditions at the school following the May shooting death of Grade 9 student Jordan Manners. The Toronto police upon investigation arrested 6 male students. Additionally in December 2007, police charged the school's former principal and two former vice-principals under the Ontario Child and Family Services Act for failing to report the alleged incident. However these charges were dropped because too much time had passed between the alleged assault and the charges. The six youths had their charges dropped as well.

2008 stabbing of 16-year old

On November 11, 2008, A stabbing occurred, a grade 11 student was stabbed in the stomach and was rushed to Sunnybrook Hospital in serious condition.

See also

• List of school related attacks

References

• Caroline Alphonso, Timothy Appleby, and Unnati Gandhi (2007-05-23). "School shooting shocks Toronto". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070523.wshootingupdate0523/BNStory/National/home. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 

External links

• C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute at the Toronto District School Board website