Port Arthur Collegiate Institute
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Port Arthur Collegiate Institute was a Collegiate institute
operated by the Lakehead District School Board
in Thunder Bay
, Ontario
from 1910 to 2007. The building was designated a historic building in 1984 and is located at the west end of Waverly Park
. The school's teams were named "PACI Redmen". Its amenities included a gymnasium
, a 200-seat theatre, a large library and a modern music room. The building was granted Historical Heritage Site status in 1983, and was transferred to Lakehead University
in 2008, in which capacity is will host a law faculty from 2013.
The original Port Arthur High School was opened on January 8, 1889. The cornerstone of the new building was laid by James Conmee
on July 7, 1909. The building was designed by architect Henry Simpson in the Queen Anne style
using Simpson Island
Stone, and opened on September 6, 1910. Four more classrooms were added in 1925, and a large gymnasium was added in 1974.
The first Vox Studentium was published in 1915. The Principal was William B.L. Howell, staff Messrs Cranston, Milne, Rosevear, and Whiddon and Misses Aitcheson and Cloney. Howell had been appointed principal of the high school in 1904, succeeding Andrew McCulloch.
In 2007, students from Port Arthur Collegiate Institute were relocated to Hillcrest High School when their school closed. Hillcrest High School closed in 2009, and in September of that year students will attend Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute
.
The Lyrics are follows:
Cheer Cheer for P A C I
Raise up the anthem, she'll never die
Our great rampart on the hill
Has never fallen, never will
Call us the Redmen
Call us the Free
Go on the field and get victory
Raise the banner, hold it high
For Good Ol' P A C I
Collegiate institute
A collegiate institute is a term that can refer to a school either of secondary education or of higher education. It has a complex definition that varies regionally, and has been largely unused outside of Canada since the early 20th century.-Canada:...
operated by the Lakehead District School Board
Lakehead District School Board
The Lakehead District School Board oversees all secular English-language public schools in the Thunder Bay CMA and the townships of Gorham and Ware in Ontario, Canada. It administers education at 22 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and an adult education centre.Elementary Schools*Agnew H....
in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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from 1910 to 2007. The building was designated a historic building in 1984 and is located at the west end of Waverly Park
Waverley Park (Thunder Bay)
Waverley Park is a public park located in the north end of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It is the second oldest municipal park in Ontario. The park forms the centre of the Waverley Park Heritage Conservation District, a collection of historical homes, churches, schools, and other buildings at the...
. The school's teams were named "PACI Redmen". Its amenities included a gymnasium
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
, a 200-seat theatre, a large library and a modern music room. The building was granted Historical Heritage Site status in 1983, and was transferred to Lakehead University
Lakehead University
Lakehead University is a public research university in Thunder Bay, and Orillia, Ontario, Canada.Lakehead University, shortened to 'Lakehead U', or 'LU', is non-denominational and provincially supported. It has undergraduate and graduate programs and a medical school.The school has more than 45,000...
in 2008, in which capacity is will host a law faculty from 2013.
The original Port Arthur High School was opened on January 8, 1889. The cornerstone of the new building was laid by James Conmee
James Conmee
James Conmee was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Algoma West from 1885 to 1902 and Port Arthur and Rainy River from 1902 to 1904 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Thunder Bay and Rainy River in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1911 as a Liberal...
on July 7, 1909. The building was designed by architect Henry Simpson in the Queen Anne style
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
using Simpson Island
Simpson Island
Simpson Island is an island in Lake Superior, situated off the north shore at the entrance to Nipigon Bay, in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is located about five km from the mainland and approximately thirteen km southwest of the locality of Rossport...
Stone, and opened on September 6, 1910. Four more classrooms were added in 1925, and a large gymnasium was added in 1974.
The first Vox Studentium was published in 1915. The Principal was William B.L. Howell, staff Messrs Cranston, Milne, Rosevear, and Whiddon and Misses Aitcheson and Cloney. Howell had been appointed principal of the high school in 1904, succeeding Andrew McCulloch.
In 2007, students from Port Arthur Collegiate Institute were relocated to Hillcrest High School when their school closed. Hillcrest High School closed in 2009, and in September of that year students will attend Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute is a high school in Thunder Bay, Ontario and is part of the Lakehead District School Board system. The school opened in September, 2009.-History:...
.
School Song
The school song was titled Cheer! Cheer! For P.A.C.I, and was written to the score of the Notre Dame Victory MarchThe Lyrics are follows:
Cheer Cheer for P A C I
Raise up the anthem, she'll never die
Our great rampart on the hill
Has never fallen, never will
Call us the Redmen
Call us the Free
Go on the field and get victory
Raise the banner, hold it high
For Good Ol' P A C I