R. H. King Academy

R. H. King Academy
R. H. King Academy
	The main archway to the school, one of the original components of the 1922 building, shown in the center (top); Modern school building, partially built in 1975 on the western parking lot (bottom)
Address
	R. H. King Academy R. H. King Academy R. H. King Academy
	3800 St. Clair Avenue East; Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1M 1V3; Canada
Coordinates	43°43′20″N 79°14′15″W
Information
Former name	Scarborough High School (1922-1930); Scarborough Collegiate Institute (1930-1954); R.H. King Collegiate Institute (1954-1989)
School type	Public, alternative magnet high school
Motto	Per Ardua Sapientia; (Through the hard task of wisdom)
Founded	1922
School board	Toronto District School Board; (Scarborough Board of Education)
Oversight	Toronto Lands Corporation
Superintendent	Brendan Browne; LC3, Executive; Diana Panagiotopoulos; LN17
Area trustee	Parthi Kandvel; Ward 18
School number	4148 / 937266
Administrator	Shanta Das
Principal	Niva Kulendran
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1270 (2015-16)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Black, Navy Blue, Light Blue, Grey and Gold
Slogan	Diligimus Quaerimus Servimus; We care, we strive, we serve
Mascot	Kingsley lion
Team name	King Lions
Newspaper	Kingsley Voice
Yearbook	The Bluff
Affiliation	Secular
Website	rhkingacademy.ca

R. H. King Academy (RH King, RHKA or King), formerly known as Scarborough High School, Scarborough Collegiate Institute and R.H. King Collegiate Institute is a secondary school and a de facto alternative school located in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, part of the Toronto District School Board. The school was established in 1922, then became a collegiate in 1930, renamed in 1954 and again in 1989. This school was named after Reginald Harold King (February 16, 1896 - December 4, 1962), a Canadian educator and classicist.

It was the first secondary school built in the former township of Scarborough and second-oldest surviving institution in Scarborough, after Agincourt Collegiate Institute. The R. H. King school motto is "Per Ardua Sapientia" which translates into Through the hard task of wisdom.

History

Founded in 1922 as Scarborough High School, the school became Scarborough Collegiate Institute in January 1930, before becoming R. H. King Collegiate Institute in 1954 and renamed again to R. H. King Academy in 1989.

The school was built on David Pherrill's farm, a member of the Pherrill family who farmed in the area.[1] The first few months of the school year in 1922 began at Birch Cliff Congregational Church.[2] The 1922 Collegiate Gothic building was built by architects Burden & Gouinlock in association with Harold E. Carter, who later worked on the 1952 addition as Carter, Coleman and Rankin Associates.[3]

Allward and Gouinlock worked on the 1962 addition which featured 10 classrooms, a double gymnasium and a new modern entrance in the western side. While the 1952 additions and the archway remain, the majority of the original 1922 structure was demolished in spring 1976. The former structure was replaced by a new, modern structure completed in 1975. The new replacement addition consisted of newer academic and science classrooms, library, swimming pool, offices and cafetorium.

Student Life

Arts

This school provides many opportunities for students to participate in visual arts, dance, photography, arts management, communications, technology, drama, fashion, media, improv, music (voice, band, strings, guitar), musical theatre, presentation skills, technical theatre production, technological design, video production and writers' craft. R.H. King provides a Leadership: Arts and Culture stream where successful students have 4 years of certain arts-based classes.

Athletics

This school provides many opportunities for students to participate in volleyball, basketball, hockey, flag football, cricket, field hockey, curling, lacrosse, golf, cross country, rugby, soccer, swimming, ultimate frisbee, slo-pitch, badminton and track and field.

Leadership

This school provides two different streams for leadership alongside their regular stream.

-Leadership: Future Leaders
-Leadership: Arts and Culture

Musical productions

2019 - Matilda the Musical
2018 - Mamma Mia
2017 - The Wiz
2016 - Sound of Music
2015 - Ghost
2014 - Footloose
2013 - Fame
2012 - A Midsummer’s Night Dream

Notable alumni

Bobby Baun - NHL
Brett Callighen - NHL player
Robbie Robertson - The Band [4]
Andy Donato [5]
Drew Samuels - Licensed Paralegal practicing property tax and assessment law and a Professor at Durham College

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] ttp://static.torontopubliclibrary.ca/da/pdfs/822651.pdf

[2] ttp://www.acotoronto.ca//show_building.php?BuildingID=11110

[3] ttp://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/892

[4] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005371/bio

[5] ttp://italiancanadianww2.ca/images/uploads/transcripts/1277/donato_andy-transcript.pdf - Page 22

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