Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute | |
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Address | |
289 College Avenue West , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 43°31′20″N 80°14′52″W / 43.52215°N 80.24787°WCoordinates: 43°31′20″N 80°14′52″W / 43.52215°N 80.24787°W |
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School type | Secondary School |
Motto | Palma Per Ardua (Latin: "Success through hard work") |
Founded | 1967 |
School board | Upper Grand District School Board |
Principal | Scot Bishop |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 1611 (Sept 2013) |
Language | English |
Area | Guelph |
Colour(s) | Purple & Gold |
Mascot | Martin The Spartan |
Team name | Centennial Spartans |
Rival | John F. Ross |
Website | www |
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute is a secondary high school located in Ward Five of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Centennial offers many programs at their facilities, including: Science, Math, English, French, and Japanese. The school colours are gold and purple.
History[]
The school is located in the south side of the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Centennial was opened in 1967, 100 years after Canadian Confederation, as indicated by its name and is operated by the Upper Grand District School Board. The high school was ranked 3rd of 719 in the Fraser Institute Report Card on Ontario Secondary School's 2007 Edition.[1]
Some former Centennial students have gone on to become successful in their careers. One example of this is Victor Davis, who was a successful Canadian swimmer, and Olympic Medalist.
Notable former alumni[]
- Thomas Dimitroff - General Manager of the Atlanta Falcons
- George McPhee - General Manager of the Vegas Golden Knights NHL franchise,
- David Gibbins - Novelist and archaeologist
- Victor Davis - Olympic swimmer/medalist
- Scott Diamond - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher
See also[]
- List of high schools in Ontario
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2008-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), *
External links[]
Related categories for Ontario:
- High (secondary) schools (related article)
- Middle (junior high) schools (related article)
- Elementary (primary) schools (related article)
- High schools in Guelph
- 1967 establishments in Ontario
- Educational institutions established in 1967