Runnymede Collegiate Institute

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Runnymede Collegiate Institute
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Location
Runnymede Collegiate Institute
569 Jane Street

Toronto
,
Ontario
,
M6S 4A3

Canada
Coordinates 43°39′48″N79°29′22″W / 43.663387°N 79.489501°W / 43.663387; -79.489501
Information
Former nameRunnymede High School (1927-1928)
School type Public Secondary School
MottoVestigia Nulla Retrorsum
(No Steps Backward)
FoundedSeptember 6, 1927;98 years ago (1927-09-06)
School board Toronto District School Board
(Board of Education for the City of York)
SuperintendentSandy Spyropoulos
LC4, Superintendent
Tracy Hayhurst
LN20
Area trusteeDebbie King
Ward 7
School number6776 / 939609
PrincipalAlbert Cho
Grades 9-12
Enrollment474 (2020)
Language English
Schedule typeSemestered
Area York
ColoursRed, White  
SloganWorth Discovering
MascotThe Raven
Team nameRunnymede Ravens
Runnymede Redmen(1927-1994)
Website schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/runnymedeci/Home.aspx

Runnymede Collegiate Institute (colloquially known as Runnymede CI, RCI, or Runnymede) is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada managed and operated by the Toronto District School Board. The school first opened in 1927 as Runnymede High School by the York Township High School Board, which became the Board of Education for the City of York until 1998.

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Runnymede has a population of 500 students and has a variety of course offerings ranging from computer technology to co-operative education, from modern languages to music.

This school is one of the oldest active surviving high schools in the former City of York and is second oldest high school in York, the other being Weston Collegiate Institute to the north. The motto of this school is Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum ("No Steps Back").

History

Runnymede High School was completed and officially opened on November 11, 1927 by the York High School Township Board, although classes had begun on September 6 for 250 students and a staff of 10 teachers led by Principal Bruce W. Clark. The original Collegiate Gothic building was designed by Charles Wellington Smith and consisted of eight classrooms, three science labs, an auditorium, a library, a gymnasium, a cafeteria and a locker area on three floors. The school adopted the current name, Runnymede Collegiate Institute, in 1928.

Significant additions to the building were completed in 1928, 1958 and 1966. The building now includes over 30 classrooms, a swimming pool, two gyms, computers labs and a large cafeteria.

The school was built on land, which had belonged to John Scarlett. His estate was called "Runnymede" after the field of Runnymede, where King John of England signed Magna Carta. The school's colours, red and white, derive partly from Scarlett's name, and also from the fact that the school opened in the year of Canada's Diamond Jubilee. Owing to their red school jackets, Runnymede students came to be known as Redmen in the 1930s. Over time an Indian head logo was adopted to go with the name.[ citation needed ] The Redmen name and logo were retired in 1994. [1]

In 1998, RCI became part of the newly amalgamated Toronto District School Board after the dissolution of YBE.

Clubs

Runnymede Collegiate Institute offers a number of different clubs and extracurricular activities. Some of the activities that have run in recent years are listed below: [2]

The Robotics Team is the biggest club in Runnymede with over 60 students every year. [3]

Mountview Alternative School

Mountview Alternative School is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school that shares space with Runnymede Collegiate Institute and Humbercrest Nursery School. The school was founded in 1983 in the Keele Street Public School building and has approximately 100 students. [4] [5] Mountview was relocated to its present location at Runnymede Collegiate in 2018.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lalani, Azzura (19 January 2017). "GTA school boards to review Indigenous team names, mascots and logos". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Web site cannot be found". schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca.
  3. ↑ "Runnymede Robotics". sites.google.com.
  4. ↑ "Mountview Alternative Junior School".
  5. ↑ "Elementary Schools: K to M – for King and Country".
  6. 1 2 Dec 01, 2016 Bloor West Villager, https://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/6997819-runnymede-c-i-kicks-off-90th-anniversary-celebration-with-famous-alumni/
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