Emery Collegiate Institute

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Emery Collegiate Institute
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Address
Emery Collegiate Institute
3395 Weston Road

Toronto
,
Ontario
,
M9M 2V9

Canada
Coordinates 43°44′55″N79°32′19″W / 43.7485°N 79.5386°W / 43.7485; -79.5386
Information
Former nameEmery Senior High School
Emery Junior High School
Type Public high school
Motto Latin: Enisus Caelum Inveniat
(One who strives may reach the sky!)
Established1961 (1961)
School board Toronto District School Board
(North York Board of Education)
PrincipalMaria Palermo
Grades 9–12
Schedule typeSemestered
Colour(s)Red, White, Black    
MascotEagle
Team nameEmery Eagles
Website schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/emeryci

Emery Collegiate Institute is a public semestered and adult high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, part of the Toronto District School Board. [1] Prior to 1998, it was part of the North York Board of Education

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History

The school is named for the nearby neighbourhood of Emery. It was built in 1960 and opened in September 1961, to serve a then-new suburban housing development. [2] In the main hallway, the school has a visible display of its original bell from when it was first built. Charlie Brown served as the first principal in the school, alongside Allen S. Merritt, who served as the first Vice-Principal. The building was designed by architects James Murray & Henry Fliess. [3]

Emery Junior High School operated in this building until 1985 when the school merged with G. B. Warren Junior High School (formerly Humbermede Junior High School) to form Humber Summit Middle School. The Collegiate has solely since operated grades 9-12 only with an adult program attached.

In 2000, Toronto Police arrested 4 people in relation to a shooting that happened in the school parking-lot, which injured 3. One of the 4 arrested was charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm, attempted murder, and discharging a firearm. [4] In 2007, the school was investigated by the Toronto District School Board for possible gang-related activity. [5]

In 2009, students from the school came third among 875 others, in a NASA-organized science competition. [6] In 2014, students representing the school came in first place at the Art of Physics Competition organized by the Canadian Association of Physicists. [7]

In 2015, the school was included in a list of schools that may possibly get shut-down (due to various reasons, such as underpopulation, age, et cetera) by the government. [8]

In 2017, the school was listed among the bottom 20 (worst-rated) schools in Ontario, by the Fraser Institute. Receiving an FI Rating of 1.5/10, the school ranked 730th out of 747 schools. [9]

In 2013, the school was shut down temporarily due to flooding in the hallways. [10] [11]

Clubs

There are many student-organized clubs within the school, including, but not limited to the Business Club, Student Council, Athletic Council, Art Club, Environmental Club, Chess Club, Board-games Club, H.E.R.O. (Helping to Educate Regarding Orientation), and Africana.

Competitive teams

Emery Collegiate Institute has competitive teams for Basketball, Soccer, Wrestling, Water Polo, Running, and Robotics. [12]

Population

As of December 31, 2017, there are 259 girls and 358 boys in the school, [13] and 50% or more of the school population speaks a primary language other than English. [13] 29.4% of the student body is defined as ESL under provincial regulations. [9] 30.6% of the student population is also defined as Special Needs. [9] 66.4% of student test scores are below the provincial education standard. [9]

Notable alumni

See also

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  2. ↑ "Our Our History and Philosophy".
  3. ↑ [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. ↑ "Fourth arrest in Emery Collegiate shooting | CBC News". CBC. February 26, 2000. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  5. ↑ "Gang wars feared at Jane-Finch school | The Star". thestar.com. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Toronto student's space colony design wins NASA contest". CBC. May 8, 2009. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  7. ↑ "Emery CI Students Impress at Art of Physics competition". Toronto District School Board. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  8. ↑ "Name(s) of School Considered for Closure" (.pdf). Toronto. 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Emery Collegiate Institute Toronto Ontario Academic school ranking". ontario.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  10. ↑ "Emery C.I. closed due to flooding: TDSB". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  11. ↑ "r/toronto - So, my school (Emery Collegiate Institute, 3395 Weston Road) has been overdue for a renovation for the longest time. They had us wait outside in a false fire alarm in the -22°C weather, for around 20 minutes. Why cancel school buses due to extreme cold, but not cancel school due to safety hazards?". reddit. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
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