John Polanyi Collegiate Institute
| John Polanyi Collegiate Institute | |
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 John Polanyi C.I. occupies the former Bathurst Heights school. | |
| Address | |
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640 Lawrence Avenue West North York, Toronto , Ontario , M6A 1B1 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°43′03″N 79°26′24″W / 43.717586°N 79.440122°WCoordinates: 43°43′03″N 79°26′24″W / 43.717586°N 79.440122°W |
| Information | |
| Former names | Sir Sanford Fleming Secondary School |
| School type | High school |
| Motto | Motto: Scientia Est Potentia ("Knowledge Is Power") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Sister school | and |
| School board | Toronto District School Board (North York Board of Education) |
| Superintendent | Curtis Ennis LN04 |
| Area trustee | Shelley Laskin Ward 8 |
| School number | 3437 / 906736 |
| Principal | Deborah Blair |
| Grades | 9-12/13 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and white |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Team name | Fleming Chargers (1964-2011) Polanyi Jaguars (2011-present) |
| Rival | Downsview Secondary School |
| Newspaper | The [Paw] Print |
| Website | jpci |
John Polanyi Collegiate Institute (JPCI), formerly Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School is a public high school housed in the former Bathurst Heights Secondary School building. Located in the North York district of Toronto, near Lawrence Avenue West and Allen Road in the area of Lawrence Heights community. Prior to 1998, the school was part of the North York Board of Education.
It is a semestered school offering a "full range of university, college and apprenticeship programs."[1] The school was originally named after the Scottish-Canadian inventor of time zones Sandford Fleming.
History[]
Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School was constructed and opened in September 1964. The building shares the same design as Newtonbrook Secondary School. The teams name was known as the Chargers. On September 6, 2011, the school was renamed to John Polanyi Collegiate Institute with the Fleming staff and students moved into the former Bathurst Heights Secondary School on Lawrence and Allen.[2]
Origins of Bathurst Heights[]
Bathurst Heights Secondary School opened on September 4, 1951, as North York's second high school (the first being Earl Haig Secondary School) and officially opened on May 29, 1952. Six additions were made throughout the years and adult education was introduced before its program being abolished in 2000. After years of enrollment declining, Bathurst Heights was closed its doors as a regular operating school on June 23, 2001.
In 2004 the school was used in the filming of the Zero Hour episode: Massacre at Columbine High.[3]
In the 2000s, the Toronto Catholic District School Board used the Bathurst Heights building to house the students from Brebeuf College School during re-construction and later Dante Alighieri Academy Beatrice Campus.
The former school's building is now leased out by the Toronto District School Board to several tenants:
- Swim camp
- Toronto ESL Learning Centre
Notable alumni (Bathurst Heights)[]
- Rosalie Abella, justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Denham Brown, basketball player
- Paul Godfrey, municipal politician and newspaper publisher
- Urjo Kareda, late theatre and music critic
- David Shiner, municipal politician
References[]
- ^ "John Polanyi Collegiate Institute". Toronto District School Board. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ Constable, Mike. "School prepares for big move." . February 22, 2011. Retrieved on October 14, 2018.
- ^ "Alternate universe Columbine...in Canada! (Part 1)".
- High schools in Toronto
- Schools in the TDSB
- Educational institutions established in 1964
- 1964 establishments in Ontario
- Toronto District School Board