Barrie North Collegiate Institute
| Barrie North Collegiate Institute | |
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110 Grove Street East , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 44°24′01″N 79°41′22″W / 44.40028°N 79.68944°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1957 |
| School board | Simcoe County District School Board |
| School number | 893323[1] |
| Principal | Greg Brucker |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1200 (2018[1]) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Green and Gold |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Website | nor |
Barrie North Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1957 as part of the Simcoe County District School Board in southern Ontario. The principal is Greg Brucker.
Barrie North has hosted numerous public speaking events open to the community, featuring keynotes such as David Suzuki, Margaret Atwood, Jay Ingram, Romeo Dallaire and Craig Kielburger. It was also the first Ontario high school to hold a major Writer's Conference for students and the public in May 2008, run by the iDeology students.
Barrie North CI has a large catchment area of North Barrie, Downtown Barrie and a large rural portion of Springwater Township (villages of Midhurst & Minesing).
Clubs
The school offers many extracurricular activities such as sports teams, concert band and choir, jazz ensembles, and numerous clubs such as Free the Children and Canoe club.
Barrie North's improvisational team won Gold in 2009/2010 for the Canadian Improv Games (Toronto Region). The team placed 9th in Canada at the Canadian Improv Game National Championship beating out 600 teams cross-country.
Gifted Program
Barrie North offers a gifted program open to all students. Gifted courses may move at a quicker pace than standard courses and cover material in more depth. Some gifted courses include Math, Science, English, Art, Geography, Latin, and Civics and Careers. Gifted courses are available in grades 9 and 10, and AP (advanced placement) courses which are an extension of the gifted program are available in grade 12. Certain pre-AP courses are also available in grade 11.
Feeder schools
- Andrew Hunter ES
- Emma King ES
- Codrington PS
- Cundles Heights PS
- Hillcrest PS
- Maple Grove PS
- Minesing PS
- Oakley Park PS
- Portage View PS
- West Bayfield ES
References
- ^ a b "Barrie North Collegiate Institute". Secondary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
External links
- Barrie North Collegiate Institute
- Barrie North's Studio 168
- Profile at the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) web site
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