Waterloo Collegiate Institute
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Waterloo Collegiate Institute (also known as WCI) is a public high school in Waterloo
, Ontario
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Performing Arts: Coffee Houses, Concept, Woodstock, Multicultural Show, Arts Festival, Special Education Film Festival, Annual Viking Film Festival, and WCI Idol.
Publications: Norse Star (newspaper), Saga (yearbook), Literary Magazine, Writers' Guild
Music: Junior Bands and Orchestras, Senior Bands and Orchestras, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Spirit Band, Jazz Choir, Concert Choir, Music nights, and Martisor.
Clubs: Math Club, Debating Team, Science Club, Chess Club, Spirit Club, Federal-Provincial Conference Simulation, Trivia Club, Unity in Diversity, DECA, Japanese Animation Club, The Classics Club, Footsteps Christian Fellowship, Computer Science Club, Gay Straight Alliance, the Writers Guild and History Club.
Special Events: Dances, Assemblies, Grade 9 Party, Grad Auction, Spirit Days, Sports Nights, Movie Nights, Spirit of Waterloo,Valentine's Formal, Charity and Food Drives, Charity Golf Tournament, and Dance-a-thon.
Athletics: Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Track & Field, Cross-Country Running, Field Hockey, Nordic and Alpine Skiing, Football, Curling, Tennis, Soccer, Hockey, Golf, Badminton, and Rugby.
is the Cisco Certified on-line learning course for computer networking and computer engineering. From a completely online curriculum, students learn how to create networks, and repair, build & format computers. This course is unique to Waterloo Collegiate Institute as it is the only location in southern Ontario to offer Cisco Certified courses. Cisco later extended to other secondary schools in South Western Ontario including St. Christopher Secondary School.
One of the aspects of the Waterloo Collegiate String Program is its extra-curricular String Orchestra program. Waterloo Collegiate's Junior and Senior String Orchestras had received numerous top awards at international and regional competitions. The Waterloo Collegiate String Orchestras have performed at the Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Awards, Ontario Newspaper Awards (held last year in Waterloo), Kitchener-Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival, in addition to ongoing performances at Waterloo Collegiate’s feeder schools and surrounding high schools.
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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General
Waterloo Collegiate Institute is a secondary school in Waterloo, Ontario. It normally has between 1200 and 1400 students, with an average class size of around 30. It has magnet programs including E.S.L., Extended French, Geography, and Strings instruments. On June 4, 2010, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.Clubs
Leadership: Homeroom Representatives (Student Council, Athletic and Charity Reps), Student Council Executive (ABCD), Junior Leadership, Arts Council, Viking Band AssociationPerforming Arts: Coffee Houses, Concept, Woodstock, Multicultural Show, Arts Festival, Special Education Film Festival, Annual Viking Film Festival, and WCI Idol.
Publications: Norse Star (newspaper), Saga (yearbook), Literary Magazine, Writers' Guild
Music: Junior Bands and Orchestras, Senior Bands and Orchestras, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Spirit Band, Jazz Choir, Concert Choir, Music nights, and Martisor.
Clubs: Math Club, Debating Team, Science Club, Chess Club, Spirit Club, Federal-Provincial Conference Simulation, Trivia Club, Unity in Diversity, DECA, Japanese Animation Club, The Classics Club, Footsteps Christian Fellowship, Computer Science Club, Gay Straight Alliance, the Writers Guild and History Club.
Special Events: Dances, Assemblies, Grade 9 Party, Grad Auction, Spirit Days, Sports Nights, Movie Nights, Spirit of Waterloo,Valentine's Formal, Charity and Food Drives, Charity Golf Tournament, and Dance-a-thon.
Athletics: Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Track & Field, Cross-Country Running, Field Hockey, Nordic and Alpine Skiing, Football, Curling, Tennis, Soccer, Hockey, Golf, Badminton, and Rugby.
Cisco Networking Academy
The Cisco Networking AcademyCisco networking academy
Cisco Networking Academy, a global education initiative from Cisco Systems, offers networking programs, like the CCNA and CCNP courses, which prepare students for the certification exams of the same name, and other computer-related courses...
is the Cisco Certified on-line learning course for computer networking and computer engineering. From a completely online curriculum, students learn how to create networks, and repair, build & format computers. This course is unique to Waterloo Collegiate Institute as it is the only location in southern Ontario to offer Cisco Certified courses. Cisco later extended to other secondary schools in South Western Ontario including St. Christopher Secondary School.
Advanced Geotech Magnet
Geotechnology is the science and technology of gathering, analyzing, interpreting, distributing and using geographic forces. The Geotech Magnet encompasses a broad range of subparticles that can be brought together to create a detailed but understandable picture of the physical world and our place in it.Pre-Advanced Placement Programs
The Pre-AP Program at Waterloo Collegiate is a set of academic skills, strategies, and content used to build rigorous curricula, prepare students for success in senior Advanced Placement courses, increase academic challenges, promote independent learning, and expose students to assessment techniques useful for success at university. Pre-A.P. is not a prescribed curriculum but rather an enriched experience to enhance current curriculum standards. Pre-AP courses include English, Math, and Science, among other disciplines. The average score on AP exams done by WCI student is 4.31 (out of 5.)Advanced Placement Programs
The Advanced Placement (AP) program consists of a number of enrichment courses and related examinations. These courses are comparable to university courses and therefore are rigorous and challenging . The AP programmer is an internationally recognized standard of academic excellence. Successful students may be granted advanced placement or credit at universities. This is a new initiative for 2004-05 at WCI only. This is not a magnet program but does still attract students from various backgrounds. Students from other school catchments areas wishing to enroll at Waterloo Collegiate to take Advanced Placement Courses must get a principal to principal transfer from their home school in order to attend Waterloo Collegiate. School board officials may or may not grant transfers to students who wish to move schools to attend non-magnet programs.Strings Magnet Program
The Waterloo Collegiate String Program is focused around the development of a broad range of musical skills, with performance being the main vehicle for learning. A high standard of performance is achieved in the classroom through the careful sequencing and integration of music theory, music history, ear training and listening skills, creative composing and arranging, in addition to authentic and exciting interpretations of original repertoire.One of the aspects of the Waterloo Collegiate String Program is its extra-curricular String Orchestra program. Waterloo Collegiate's Junior and Senior String Orchestras had received numerous top awards at international and regional competitions. The Waterloo Collegiate String Orchestras have performed at the Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Awards, Ontario Newspaper Awards (held last year in Waterloo), Kitchener-Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival, in addition to ongoing performances at Waterloo Collegiate’s feeder schools and surrounding high schools.
Alumni
- Ian LoganIan LoganIan Logan is a professional Canadian football safety for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Blue Bombers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played CIS football at Wilfrid Laurier.-College career:Logan played for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks...
, Canadian Football player, Safety for the Winnipeg Blue BombersWinnipeg Blue BombersThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
. - David Halk, former guitarist for avant-garde band What's He Building in There?What's He Building in There?What's He Building in There? was a Canadian experimental metal band, formed in 2006 in Waterloo, Ontario. The band's music combined elements of funk, avant-garde metal and progressive rock. The band, named after a Tom Waits song from Mule Variations, were known for their live show in which they...
. - John MitchellJohn Mitchell-Politics:*John Mitchell *John Mitchel , Irish nationalist*John N. Mitchell , United States Attorney General and Watergate conspirator*John Mitchell , United States Congressman from Pennsylvania...
, currently playing in the NHL for the Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. - C. Ernst HarthC. Ernst HarthCary Ernst Harth is a Canadian actor.Harth was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada. He got his first taste of acting in grade school when the drama club cast the school's largest child to play Santa in their Christmas pageant. Harth was just a kindergartner at the time...
- Character actor known for such films as Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallSmokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallSmokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball is an action crime film directed by P.J. Pesce and starring Tom Berenger, Vinnie Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Autumn Reeser and Ernie Hudson. The film is a prequel to Joe Carnahan's 2007 film Smokin' Aces. The film centers on an FBI desk jockey who is targeted for murder...
, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedScooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 film, and sequel to 2002's Scooby-Doo based on the Hanna-Barbera series classic, Scooby-Doo. It is the second installment in the Scooby-Doo Live-Action film series. It was directed by Raja Gosnell, who also directed the first film, and was written by James...
and Thir13en GhostsThir13en GhostsThirteen Ghosts is a 2001 American horror film directed by Steve Beck. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name by William Castle. It follows the remake of another one of Castle's films, House on Haunted Hill.-Plot:Ghost hunter Cyrus Kriticos Thirteen Ghosts (also known as 13 Ghosts and...
. - Jacob Morris, Producer of The Avenue Web SeriesThe Avenue Web SeriesThe Avenue is a reality-based web series produced by Fisher/Morris Productions starring YouTube personality Gregory Gorgeous. The show premiered on January 25, 2011 and released through blip.tv.The Avenue was co-created by Scott Fisher and Jacob Morris...
. - Michael McDonald (poker player)Michael McDonald (poker player)Mike McDonald is Canadian poker player. McDonald is the youngest person to win an event on the European Poker Tour and the youngest person to win an event on the Epic Poker League ....
- youngest player to ever win an EPT European Poker TourEuropean Poker TourThe Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
main event - Daniel Burd a 16 year old student at Waterloo Collegiate made international headlines by discovering a plastic eating microbe as part of his science fair entry.