Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute
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| Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute | |
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 Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute in 2013. | |
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3663 Danforth Avenue Birch Cliff, Toronto , Ontario , M1N 2G2 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°41′52″N 79°15′35″W / 43.69778°N 79.25972°WCoordinates: 43°41′52″N 79°15′35″W / 43.69778°N 79.25972°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Latin: Vertias Omnia Vincit (Truth Conquers All) |
| Founded | 1964 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board (Scarborough Board of Education) |
| School district | South-east |
| Superintendent | Brendan Browne LC3, Executive Peter Chang LN18 |
| Area trustee | Parthi Kandvel Ward 18 |
| School number | 4118 / 895016 |
| Administrator | Beatrice Kay |
| Principal | Melissa Spencer |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 982 (2014-15) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Gold, Black and White |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Team name | Birchmount Park Panthers |
| Website | schoolweb |
Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute (Birchmount Park CI, BPCI, or Birchmount Park) is a high school located in Scarborough, a part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It operates under the Scarborough Board of Education with the latter board merged into the present Toronto District School Board. The school sits atop the Scarborough Bluffs overlooking Lake Ontario and Birchmount Park itself. The motto is Vertias Omnia Vincit ("Truth conquers all").
History[]
To provide additional crowds in the southern Scarborough community, Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute was constructed in May 1963 and accepted by the Scarborough Board of Education in July 1964. The school, as the tenth collegiate, opened its doors on September 8, 1964, with its first principal, John H. Edwards. The structure of the 1900-pupil school were designed by architects Sidney Bregman and George Hamann. Prior to the opening, the students in the area previously attended nearby collegiates such as R.H. King, Midland, and W. A. Porter as well as Malvern in the eastern end of Toronto.
Birchmount Park's Adult Re-Entry program for the Scarborough Board of Education was established in November 1977 with one teacher and fifteen students that evolved into Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies in September 1986 opened at Tabor Park Vocational School on Midland Avenue.
The school became a movie feature of the 1986 film Youngblood and 2003 film How to Deal as well as the 2004 film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.[1]
The school along with other schools in greater Toronto area started to offer an "anti-black racism course" to combat racism in the communities starting in 2021.[2]
A former teacher at this school (Jonathan Wong) was charged with voyeurism in 2021. [3]
Overview[]
Facilities[]
Birchmount Park Collegiate is located in a 9.057-acre site. The structure is combined with load-bearing walls and steel-frame construction as well as window area reduced to save costs (although the design bear resemblance to Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts).
The 181,114-square-foot campus has 22 classrooms, lecture room, music room, drama room, six science labs, art room, home economics room, a library, three gymnasia (that can be partitioned into smaller gyms), a weight room, 1045-seated auditorium built in a style of a theatre, cafeteria with kitchen, administrative and guidance offices, and technical shops for electrical, automotive, carpentry and metal. Attached to Birchmount Park is Birchmount Stadium with the 400m race track and sports field with artificial turf.
Athletics[]
The school started the Birchmount Exceptional Athlete Program (BEAP) in September 1989, Two classes from the BEAP program were among the 12 courses cancelled at this school in 2019 due to funding cuts.[4]
Notable alumni[]
- Aaron Brown, Olympic medalist[5]
- Clifton Dawson, professional football player[6]
- Crispin Duenas, Olympian; archer[7]
- Brandon Pirri, professional hockey player[8]
- Wayne Simmonds, professional hockey player [9]
- Devante Smith-Pelly, professional hockey player[10]
- Tim Smith, professional baseball player[11]
- Anthony Stewart, professional hockey player [12]
- The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), Grammy Award-winning musician[13]
- Jemal Thompson, professional football player[14]
- Tyler Toffoli, professional hockey player[15]
- Justyn Warner, Olympian; professional track athlete[16]
- Ian Warner, Olympian[17]
- Russell Williams, serial killer[18]
- Peter Zezel, professional hockey player[19]
See also[]
- List of high schools in Ontario
References[]
- ^ "Movies Filmed at Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute". Movie Maps. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Little, Olivia. "Schools in Toronto will offer a course on anti-Black racism starting this year". blogTO. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Former TDSB teacher charged in Toronto voyeurism investigation". 19 April 2021.
- ^ https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/0/docs/Article%20Documents/Impact_of_Class_Size_Average_Increase_Secondary_Course_Selection.pdf
- ^ "The Olympic Connection". 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Argos happy to play waiting game for Ivy league star". Toronto Star. 12 August 2008.
- ^ "London Olympics: Canadian archer Crispin Duenas takes dead aim at return to Games". Toronto Star. 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Beach native Brandon Pirri wintering in Florida - but it's no vacation". Toronto.com (in Canadian English). 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Scarborough's NHL six-pack produces two career years". 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Scarborough's NHL six-pack produces two career years".
- ^ Zwolinski, Mark (June 24, 2004). "Jays end D-Rays' streak with 10th-inning rally; Tampa Bay loses for first time after 12 straight wins Catalanotto hints quick return from injury isn't likely".
- ^ "Scarborough hockey players lace up in post season". 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Why the Weeknd is truly Toronto's very own".
- ^ http://www.tdcaa.org/track/Resultstdcaaboys.htm
- ^ Kalchman, Lois (3 January 2008). "Tyler Toffoli, Toronto Jr. Canadiens AAA". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "The Olympic Connection". 26 July 2012.
- ^ "The Olympic Connection". 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Col. Russell Williams: A serial killer like none police have seen | The Star". thestar.com. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "Street naming ceremony remembers great 'Scarborough son' Peter Zezel". 11 July 2014.
- "Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute School Profile" (PDF). Toronto District School Board. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- "Welcome to Birchmount Park CI". Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute. 2009-05-12. Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
External links[]
- High schools in Toronto
- Schools in the TDSB
- Education in Scarborough, Toronto
- Educational institutions established in 1964
- 1964 establishments in Ontario