York Memorial Collegiate Institute

York Memorial Collegiate Institute
Address
2690 Eglinton Avenue West
Silverthorn, Toronto, Ontario, M6M 1T9
Canada
Coordinates 43°41′25″N 79°28′35″W / 43.69028°N 79.47639°W / 43.69028; -79.47639Coordinates: 43°41′25″N 79°28′35″W / 43.69028°N 79.47639°W / 43.69028; -79.47639
Information
School type Public, high school
Motto Macte Nova Virtute
(Go Forth With New Strength)
Religious affiliation(s) Non-aligned
Founded 1929
School board Toronto District School Board
(Board of Education for the City of York)
School district North-West
Superintendent Vicky Branco
Area trustee Chris Tonks
School number 6697 / 954683
Principal Donna Drummond[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 904 (2017–18)
Language English
Area Toronto
Colour(s) Red     
Mascot Mustangs
Team name York Memorial Mustangs
Website schools.tdsb.on.ca/yorkmemorial/

York Memorial Collegiate Institute (York Memorial CI, YMCI, York Memorial, or Memo) is a public secondary school that is part of the Toronto District School Board in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is located at 2690 Eglinton Avenue West, at the corner of Eglinton Ave. W. and Trethewey Drive. The school is often referred to as "Memo" by its students.

History

York Memorial Collegiate Institute opened on January 30, 1930.[2]

Advanced Placement

York Memorial has Roadmap to University with Success with Honours (RUSH) and Advanced Placement (AP) programs. The RUSH program is an enrichment program that trains students for the full AP program. AP courses are offered in a wide variety of subjects.

There is also a Pre-Advanced Placement program (10 English, 11 Biology, 11 Physics, 11 Chemistry) which students attend in grades 10 to 11 before taking the AP program in grade 12.

In literature

This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, a novel by Gordon Korman, featured a picture of York Memorial on the cover of the 2003 edition.

Notable alumni

[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Administration". SchoolWeb.TDSB.on.ca. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  3. ↑ "Microsoft OneDrive - Access files anywhere. Create docs with free Office Online". groups.MSN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  • Official website
  • TDSB Profile
  • "York Memorial Collegiate Institute School profile" (PDF). Toronto District School Board. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  • "York Memorial Collegiate Institute" (PDF). Tdsb.on.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  • Library webpage
  • Computer studies at York Memorial
  • CBC archives: Recording of Runnymede Collegiate Institute versus York Memorial Collegiate on the radio quiz show "I.Q.".
  • Our Heritage
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