Barrie North Collegiate Institute
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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. It currently has an enrollment of approximately 1300 students. The administrative staff includes Michael J. Schneider (principal), Marnie Rideout-Craig (vice-principal) and Mark Ruzylo (vice-principal). The current Student council president is Madeline Leisk. Barrie North celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 2007.
Barrie North is home to Barrie's first Communications Technologies program, and offers a Specialist High Skills Major in Broadcasting (TV, Film and Journalism), Automotive, and Business. Other specialized academic programs include Geostudies, a 4-credit environmental outdoor ed. program and iDeology, a combination of English and writer's craft credits.
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 Anime
club.
Barrie North has hosted numerous public speaking events open to the community, featuring keynotes such as David Suzuki
, 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.
Also, its 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.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
(grades 9-12) located in Barrie
Barrie
Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was established in 1957 as part of the Simcoe County District School Board in southern Ontario. It currently has an enrollment of approximately 1300 students. The administrative staff includes Michael J. Schneider (principal), Marnie Rideout-Craig (vice-principal) and Mark Ruzylo (vice-principal). The current Student council president is Madeline Leisk. Barrie North celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 2007.
Barrie North is home to Barrie's first Communications Technologies program, and offers a Specialist High Skills Major in Broadcasting (TV, Film and Journalism), Automotive, and Business. Other specialized academic programs include Geostudies, a 4-credit environmental outdoor ed. program and iDeology, a combination of English and writer's craft credits.
The school offers many extracurricular activities such as sports teams, concert band and choir, jazz ensembles, and numerous clubs such as Free the Children
Free The Children
Free The Children is an international charity and youth movement founded in 1995 by children's rights advocate Craig Kielburger. The organization is largely youth-funded, based on the concept of "children helping children." It specializes in sustainable development in countries of Kenya, Ecuador,...
and Anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
club.
Barrie North has hosted numerous public speaking events open to the community, featuring keynotes such as David Suzuki
David Suzuki
David Suzuki, CC, OBC is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a Ph.D in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department of the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001...
, Jay Ingram, Romeo Dallaire
Roméo Dallaire
Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, is a Canadian senator, humanitarian, author and retired general...
and Craig Kielburger
Craig Kielburger
Craig Kielburger, CM, MSM, OMC is a Canadian activist for the rights of children. He is the founder of Free The Children and co-founder of Me to We. On February 20, 2007, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada.-Early life:Kielburger was born in Thornhill,...
. 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.
Also, its 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.
External links
- Barrie North Collegiate Institute
- Barrie North's Studio 168
- Profile at the Education Quality and Accountability OfficeEducation Quality and Accountability OfficeThe Education Quality and Accountability Office is an arm’s-length Crown agency of the Government of Ontario, Canada, legislated into creation in 1996 in response to recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Learning in February 1995....
(EQAO) web site