York Mills Collegiate Institute
York Mills Collegiate Institute | |
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490 York Mills Road , , M3B 1W6 | |
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School type | Public, High school |
Motto | Labore et Prudentia ('through effort and intelligence') |
Founded | 1957 |
School board | TDSB formerly NYBE |
Superintendent | Johanne Messner |
Area trustee | Gerri Gershon |
School number | 954810 |
Administrator | Jackie Couch Stephanie Cai Leslee Waterston |
Principal | Clara Williams |
Grades | 10-12 |
Enrollment | 1187 (As of spring 2008[update]) |
Language | English French |
Area | formerly City of North York City of Toronto Riding of Don Valley West Toronto City Council Ward 13 |
Colour(s) | Red and White |
Mascot | The Titan |
Team name | Titans Rubber Duckies (Swim Team) |
Feeder schools | Windfields JHS St. Andrews JHS Only French Immersion Students: Don Valley JHS |
Website | TDSB School Profile: York Mills C.I. School Website: Official website |
York Mills Collegiate Institute is a Toronto high school, offering grades 10-12, located in North York along York Mills Road between Leslie Street and Bayview Avenue. The school emphasizes university preparation and leadership training through extracurricular activities. About 70 percent of graduates apply to university.
French immersion and Spanish are offered in all years. Enriched math and English courses are provided as well in grades 10 and 11.
Extracurricular activities at York Mills
School Show
The School Show is now an every other year event at York Mills C.I. and is usually performed in the first week of December, while the production and planning start near the end of the previous school year.
Previous shows include:
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The show is a collaborative staff and student effort with approximately 10% of the student population assisting somehow in the production.
Clubs[1]
Other activities include:
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Sports[1]
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Notable alumni
- [1] Mel Lastman
- John Bitove
- Daniel Clark
- Ethan Cole (Cambridge graduate and amateur playwrite)
- Jason Gleed
- Dave Hodge[4]
- Terry Leibel[4]
- John Parker
- Kim Schraner
- Dan Shulman[4]
- Laura Vandervoort
References and footnotes
- ^ a b Clubs & Teams
- ^ formerly Leo Club, a Lions Club initiative
- ^ formerly Environmental Club and PAW
- ^ a b c Post City Magazines | February 2007, Dave Hodge by Megan Griffith-Greene
External links
- York Mills C.I. Official Site
- Douglas R. Scott Library (York Mills C.I.)
- Titan Times (York Mills C.I. School Newspaper)
- 43°45′08″N 79°22′25″W / 43.752191°N 79.373592°W (Location of York Mills on WikiMapia) Geo-Links for York Mills Collegiate Institute