Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute

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Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute
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Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute
130 West Churchill Drive

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Canada
Coordinates 48°23′20″N89°16′57″W / 48.38889°N 89.28250°W / 48.38889; -89.28250
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School type High school
MottoTrojan Pride, Trojan Power, Trojan Promise
Founded1965
Closed2018
School board Lakehead Public Schools
PrincipalDavid Isherwood
Grades 7-8 (Elementary) 9-12 (High)
Language English
Colour(s)Maroon, grey and white    
MascotTroy The Trojan
Team nameChurchill Trojans
Website www.lakeheadschools.ca/tag/churchill/

Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute was a high school in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It was part of the Lakehead District School Board system. The school was opened in 1966 and had between 1,100 and 1,500 students enrolled.[ which? ] Students began attending in the fall of 1966 but the building wasn't completed until the end of the same year. Students enrolled in Sir Winston Churchill attended classes in the morning only at nearby Northwood Technical school while Northwood students attended in the afternoon. The school was commonly referred to as SWC. The school was the only one with a pool, which was later sold to the city. SWC was known for its academics and sport teams. During their last year of football, the senior boys won the ciy championship.

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The school was closed in 2018, and demolished in April of 2019. A French-immersion elementary school, Elsie MacGill Public School, sits on the site of the former football field.

Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute was the only school in Thunder Bay that offered the internationally recognized and academically challenging International Baccalaureate Program. The program moved to Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Ontario curriculum students were sent to attend Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute. [1]

Sir Winston Churchill was also the only high school to provide grade 7–12 education in the Lakehead District School Board.

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References

  1. International Baccalaureate. "Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate and Vocational Institute".