Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
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125 Chatsworth Drive , , Canada | |
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| Motto | Amor Doctrinae Floreat: Let the love of learning flourish. |
| Founded | 1936 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Superintendent | Mr. P. Chang |
| Area trustee | Ward 8 |
| Principal | Ms. L. Jovanovic |
| Enrollment | 1000 |
| Area | Lawrence Park |
| Colour(s) | Gold and Blue |
| Mascot | Black panther |
| Website | schoolweb |
| Last updated: July 2, 2012 | |
Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute is a high school in the Lawrence Park neighbourhood of Toronto. Built in 1936, it is a non-semestered school.
Home to over 1,100 current staff and students, over 90% of its graduates go on to University.[citation needed]
It is home to the city's first band and orchestral program. Lawrence Park offers three streams of music: band, strings, and vocal.
There are over 50 athletic clubs that wear the Panther colours of blue and gold. In recent years Lawrence Park has won TDSB Championships in Swimming, (boys and girls), Cross Country, Curling (girls), Ice Hockey (girls), Soccer (boys and girls), Track and Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding.
In March 2016 both the girls' Curling team and the girls' Hockey team won OFSAA championships.
The drama program hosts annual performances including United Artists for a Cause and the Grade 12 One Act Festival. "Masquerade," a school magazine, showcases the arts at Lawrence Park.
The school donates and runs events for many charities such as United Way, building schools in Africa, and various others such as Right to Play
The building has been the site of several movies and videos:
- Canadian singer Shiloh sang one of her songs in the school in room 102, the girls' washroom on the first floor, the first floor hallway, and outside in the front of the school. As well as many MTV commercials being shot in the school.
- the movie The Pacifier has one of its fight scene taken in the south gym on the first floor.
- Being Erica's pilot episode was shot in the school's basement and main floor hallway
- Scenes for the movies Dick and Model Behavior were filmed at the school.
Canadian singer Neil Young attended Lawrence Park. It is argued that Neil is one of Canada's greatest musicians of all time.
Notable alumni
- Elaine Lui (Reporter)
- Rob Stewart (Filmmaker)
- Neil Young (Musician)
- Amanda Marshall (Musician)
- Lois Maxwell (Actress)
- Beverly Thomson (Journalist)
- Jonathan Crombie (Actor)
- Evan Jones (Canadian poet and critic)
- Lawrence Heisey (Philanthropist and Member of Order of Canada)
- Gord Perks (City Councillor, Activist)
- Robbie Amell (Actor)
- Don McKellar (Actor, Writer, Filmmaker)
- Liane Balaban (Actress)
- Fiona Reid CM (Actress, and Member of the Order of Canada)
- Claudia Casper (Writer)