Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute

Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute
Address
400 Anderson Street
Whitby, Ontario, L1N 3V6
Canada
Coordinates 43°53′15″N 78°55′28″W / 43.88750°N 78.92444°W / 43.88750; -78.92444Coordinates: 43°53′15″N 78°55′28″W / 43.88750°N 78.92444°W / 43.88750; -78.92444
Information
School type Public Secondary School
Motto Scientia crescat, vita colatur  (Latin)
(English: "Increase knowledge, enrich life")
Founded 1960 (1960)
School board Durham District School Board
Area trustee Christine Winters
Kim Zeppieri
School number 882025
Principal Andrea Pemberton
Vice Principals Jacqueline Crosby
Dawn White
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 932[1] (2015)
Language English
Colour(s) Red and Grey
        
Mascot Raider
Website http://ddsb.ca/school/andersoncvi/

Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute (Anderson CVI, Anderson Collegiate, Anderson, or ACVI) is located in Whitby, Ontario within the Durham District School Board. Established in 1960, the school has students in grades 9–12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. Anderson is the only high school in Whitby that offers the gifted program, providing an enriched and accelerated curriculum for students in specific courses from grades 9–11. Anderson's feeder elementary schools are Bellwood Public School, C. E. Broughton Public School, Dr. Robert Thornton Public School, Pringle Creek Public School (regular and gifted), and Jack Miner Public School (gifted only).

In 2007, then Principal John Morrison was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principals.[2]

Several organizations within the school have worked on a wide variety of social and humanitarian issues in the school and in the community. Committees around the school have worked on Remembrance Day assemblies, Black History Month assemblies, and Amnesty International efforts. As well, guest speakers like Eva Olsson, a Holocaust survivor; Roméo Dallaire, a former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda; and James Bartleman, then Lieutenant Governor of Ontario have been invited to speak at the school.

Drama

Anderson's Dramatic Arts program is well known throughout the region. Early teachers such as L. Kosurko set the standard for the inclusive nature of the department. The extracurricular program began to explode in 1992 with a production of Macbeth. Performances became more and more ambitious, largely due to the close teacher team: K. Ennis, A. Epema, M. Rodgers, M. Trites, and D. Craven. Productions have included Neil Simon's Rumors, James Reaney's Handcuffs, Romeo and Juliet, The Martian Chronicles, The Who's Tommy and Amadeus. Romeo and Juliet (dir: Epema), starred A. J. Cook as Juliet. Anderson was the first high school in the Durham Region of Ontario to produce The Laramie Project (dir: Rodgers), amid some controversy. The real comedians perform at D-Bag Theatre (dir: Trites), Stay Tuned (dir: Craven) and an Improv Team (which has been student-led for fifteen years). Anderson was a regular participant in the Sears Drama Festival. The success of the Drama Program has largely been due to the dedication of staff and students, and the strength of the community which has grown up around the Drama Room, 107.

During 2014, the improvisation lunch meetings were a huge success for the school, followed by a production of Spontaneous Combustion, a play written by members of the school. It was followed the next year with Gamer Girls, another student-written play, directed by D. Craven. At the same time, another play was introduced titled The Mudbone Chronicles, written by S. Stravato. This play was another successful project for the school, grossing the highest yet for any school production.

Technology

In the Technology Department, a number of ambitious projects are underway. In 2005, two students constructed cedar strip canoes as their Independent Study Project under the tutelage of Mr. Mark Backman. Another project is pulling together skills from all the shops. It is the construction, from scratch, of a clone of the iconic 1960s Lotus 7 sports car. The project is based on the specifications for a Locost sports car design by British educator and engineer, Ron Champion. Project Co-ordinator is Mr. Austin Epema, automotive consultant is Mr. Dave Dickie, and Metal Fabrication consultant is Mr. Dave Clark. Computer aided design and blueprinting is supervised by Mr. Stefano Stravato. The project is being built primarily by students. Generous financial aid has come from local businesses. The finished product was raffled off with proceeds going to local charities.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ddsb.ca/AboutUs/FacilitiesAccommodations/StudentEnrolement/Documents/Enrolment_Projections_October_2016.pdf
  2. ↑ "Canada's Outstanding Principals". The Learning Partnership. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  3. ↑ https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/8683709-whitby-mayor-don-mitchell-seeks-2nd-term/
  4. ↑ http://kingstonlife.ca/sitepages/?aid=1107%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
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