Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute
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Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute is located in Whitby, Ontario
within the Durham District School Board
. The school has students in grades 9–12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. Anderson is well known for its robust Arts program, particularly Drama
.
In 2007, then Anderson Principal John Morrison was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principals.
The Culture of Peace Committee works on a wide variety of social and humanitarian issues within the school and in the community. Sub-committees of this organization often work on things like Remembrance Day
assemblies, Amnesty International
efforts, and bringing in guest speakers like Eva Olsson, a Holocaust survivor, Roméo Dallaire
, a former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
, and James K. Bartleman
, a Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
.
.) Performances became more and more ambitious, largely due to the close teacher team: Ms. K. Ennis, Mr. A. Epema, Mrs. M. Rodgers, Mr. M. Trites and Mr. D. Craven (the so-called "Big Five"). Productions include: Neil Simon's Rumors, James Reaney's Handcuffs, Romeo and Juliet, The Martian Chronicles, The Who's Tommy and Amadeus. Romeo and Juliet (dir: Epema), starred A. J. Cook as Juliet. Anderson was the first high school in the Durham Region of Ontario to produce The Laramie Project (dir: Rodgers), amid some controversy. Anderson's funnier students have aired their comic sensibilities at Lunchbag Theatre (dir: Trites), Stay Tuned (dir: Craven) and an Improv Team (which has been student lead for fifteen years). Anderson is a regular participant in the Sears Drama Festival. The success of the Drama Program has largely been due to the dedication of staff and students, and the strength of the community which has grown up around the Drama Room, 107.
sports car design by British educator and engineer, Ron Champion. Project Co-ordinator is Mr.Austin Epema, automotive consultant is Mr. Dave Dickie, and Metal Fabrication consultant is Mr. Dave Clarke. Computer aided design and blueprinting is supervised by Mr. Stefan Stravato. The project is being built primarily by students. Generous financial aid has come from local businesses. The finished product will be raffled off with proceeds going to local charities.
Whitby, Ontario
Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...
within the Durham District School Board
Durham District School Board
The Durham District School Board is a public school board in Ontario, Canada. The DDSB serves most of the Regional Municipality of Durham, except for schools within the Municipality of Clarington, which belongs to the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board...
. The school has students in grades 9–12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. Anderson is well known for its robust Arts program, particularly Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
.
In 2007, then Anderson Principal John Morrison was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principals.
The Culture of Peace Committee works on a wide variety of social and humanitarian issues within the school and in the community. Sub-committees of this organization often work on things like Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth...
assemblies, Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
efforts, and bringing in guest speakers like Eva Olsson, a Holocaust survivor, Roméo Dallaire
Roméo Dallaire
Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, is a Canadian senator, humanitarian, author and retired general...
, a former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
The United Nations Assistance Mission In Rwanda was a mission instituted by the United Nations to aid the implementation of the Arusha Accords, signed August 4, 1993, which were meant to end the Rwandan Civil War. The mission lasted from October 1993 to March 1996...
, and James K. Bartleman
James K. Bartleman
James Karl Bartleman, O.Ont is a Canadian diplomat, author, and was the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007....
, a Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
.
Drama
Anderson's Dramatic Arts program is well known throughout the region. Early teachers such as Mr. L. Kosurko set the standard for the inclusive nature of the department. The extracurricular program began to flourish in 1992 with a production of Macbeth. (The 2008 school production is rumoured to be the musical, Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
.) Performances became more and more ambitious, largely due to the close teacher team: Ms. K. Ennis, Mr. A. Epema, Mrs. M. Rodgers, Mr. M. Trites and Mr. D. Craven (the so-called "Big Five"). Productions include: Neil Simon's Rumors, James Reaney's Handcuffs, Romeo and Juliet, The Martian Chronicles, The Who's Tommy and Amadeus. Romeo and Juliet (dir: Epema), starred A. J. Cook as Juliet. Anderson was the first high school in the Durham Region of Ontario to produce The Laramie Project (dir: Rodgers), amid some controversy. Anderson's funnier students have aired their comic sensibilities at Lunchbag Theatre (dir: Trites), Stay Tuned (dir: Craven) and an Improv Team (which has been student lead for fifteen years). Anderson is a regular participant in the Sears Drama Festival. The success of the Drama Program has largely been due to the dedication of staff and students, and the strength of the community which has grown up around the Drama Room, 107.
Technology
In the Technology Department, a number of ambitious projects are underway. In 2005, two students constructed cedar strip canoes as their Independent Study Project under the tutelage of Mr. Mark Backman. Another project is pulling together skills from all the shops. It is the construction, from scratch, of a clone of the iconic 1960s Lotus 7 sports car. The project is based on the specifications for a LocostLocost
A Locost is a home-built clone of the Lotus Seven. The car features a space frame chassis usually welded together from mild steel square tubing. Front suspension is usually double wishbone with coil overs. The rear is traditionally live axle, but has many variants including independent rear...
sports car design by British educator and engineer, Ron Champion. Project Co-ordinator is Mr.Austin Epema, automotive consultant is Mr. Dave Dickie, and Metal Fabrication consultant is Mr. Dave Clarke. Computer aided design and blueprinting is supervised by Mr. Stefan Stravato. The project is being built primarily by students. Generous financial aid has come from local businesses. The finished product will be raffled off with proceeds going to local charities.
Notable alumni
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- Keri Ferguson - CHEX Television news anchor