Richview Collegiate Institute
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| Richview Collegiate Institute | |
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1738 Islington Avenue , Ontario , M9A 3N2 | |
| Coordinates | 43°40′43.39″N 79°32′23.87″W / 43.6787194°N 79.5399639°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Monumentum Aere Perennius (a monument more lasting than bronze) |
| Founded | 1958 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Superintendent | Susan Winter |
| Area trustee | Christopher Glover |
| School number | 2808 |
| Principal | Joanne Zimny |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 960 (2006) |
| Language | English or French immersion |
| Campus | Urban |
| Area | Etobicoke |
| Colour(s) | Scarlet and Gold |
| Team name | Saints |
| Newspaper | Richview Epiphany |
| Affiliation | none |
| Website | http://www.classpc.nl |
Richview Collegiate Institute is a secondary school in Etobicoke, in the west end of Toronto, Ontario. It is in the Toronto District School Board.
The school was founded in 1958. Richview’s Latin motto, "Monumentum Aere Perennius" means "a monument more lasting than bronze". Its traditional rival is the Etobicoke Collegiate Institute "Rams" to the south. Richview's current Principal is Joanne Zimny, and the two Vice Principals are Julie Ardelle and Hossam Iskandar.
Reputation
About one-third of the students are enrolled in the extensive French Immersion program. Approximately 90 percent of students pursue post-secondary education. Richview is also one of the few remaining schools in Toronto that runs on a non-semestered, year-long schedule (meaning all classes last all year on an alternating day schedule). Most schools in Toronto offer semestered schedules.
According to a 2008 study conducted by The Fraser Institute, it is currently ranked 27 out of 725 Ontario Schools.[1]
Students
As of spring, 2006, the total enrollment was 960 — 520 females, and 440 males.
Courses
Richview offers a range of diverse educational courses, including a French Immersion program. Courses include those in Arts, Business Studies, Canadian and World Studies, Classical and International Languages, English, French, Guidance and Career Education, Health and Physical Education, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and The Humanities, Broad-Based Technology Education, and Computer Studies. There are a large number of business based programs for grade 11 and 12 students.
Extracurricular activities
Richview is well-known for its strong athletic programs. Richview's sports teams are called the Saints and the school colours are scarlet and gold. School teams compete in badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, cross country running, football, golf, ice hockey, curling, skiing, slo-pitch, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, archery and volleyball.
Richview also has an elite power cheerleading team, which cheers at football games, and compete at a national level throughout the year.
The Richview Ski team is one of the only school teams to have been to the Ontario finals (OFSAA), 18 years in a row. In 2010, the boys level 1 skiers placed first in all of Ontario. In 2011, the girls level 1 team placed first in Toronto for slalom, Giant slalom, and combined. The boys level 1's placed 3rd, however the captain qualified on his own for OFSAA. Lead by Mr. A. Nunes, the ski team is one of the school's most successful (yet unacknowledged) team.
The Richview baseball program is well known due to the emergence of Major League Baseball player, Joey Votto. The Baseball team had an excellent season in 2006, winning the West division title, after being winless in 2005. During the 2008 season, the baseball team won the City Championships, the first in school history.
Both Richview Basketball teams (Junior and Senior) were weak in 2007.
Richview's Football teams are some of the better in Toronto, as both teams won their division and advanced to the cities.
Students may also participate in: Beginner, Intermediate, or Senior Band, Stage Band, Junior Orchestra/Symphony, Senior Strings, Choir, Charity Week Activities, Fashion Show, Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, Soccer, Cross Country, Track & Field, Athletic Council, Student Council as well as various activities in the dramatic arts such as short plays, the SEARS Drama Festival Production and the Improv Team.
Richview football
Richview is known for its Canadian football program. They won the Metro Bowl in 1991 and 2001. They have won the Toronto Bowl 4 times, in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and most recently, 2010. The Junior Team also won several Etobicoke titles in the 1980s and 1990s. The Sr. Football team has managed to win the west region championship many times since its beginning in 1958 and haven't lost on their home field since 1996.
Student newspaper
The Richview Epiphany is the official school newspaper, although in the past recent attempts to launch the paper has failed, the 2008-2009 school year marked the successful relaunch of the Richview Epiphany.
Notable alumni
- Stephen Harper, 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada
- Sheila Hawkins, Producer of many Television shows and Movies including The Tudors and Queer as Folk
- Nicole Stamp, host of Reach For The Top
- Margo Timmins, 1970s, Lead Singer of Canadian band Cowboy Junkies
- Joey Votto, MLB first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, 2010 NL MVP
- Paul Watson (journalist), 1994 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Toronto Star Journalist
- Bob Weeks, TSN golf analyst, author and editor, SCOREGolf Magazine
- Katheryn Winnick, Canadian Actress
- Scott Mellanby, retired NHL forward played for Atlanta, Florida, Philadelphia
- Elliott Richardson - (Defensive Back for the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL)
- Lisa Ray - model, Bollywood actress (Water, I Can't Think Straight)
- Gurdeep Ahluwalia - television broadcaster for CP24
- Sean Nowlan - Film Producer
- Gordon Weiske - Film Producer (Night Vision) and Philanthropist
References
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- Richview Collegiate Institute. (2004) Current School Profile with EQAO Assessment Results. Retrieved July 11, 2005.
- Richview Collegiate Institute Student Alumni: 1970s. Retrieved July 11, 2005.
- Fraser Institute Report [1]. Retrieved November 9, 2009
External links
- Richview Collegiate Institute website.
- Toronto District School Board Richview Collegiate Institute.
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