Harbord Collegiate Institute
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Virtus et Doctrina
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| 286 Harbord St. Toronto, Ontario, M6G 1G5 Canada |
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| School type | High school |
| Founded | 1892 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Area trustee | Chris Bolton |
| Principal | Vince Meade |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | Approx. 1000 students |
| Language | English, French, |
| Colour(s) | Orange and black |
| Mascot | Bengal tiger[citation needed] |
| Team name | Harbord Tigers |
| Website | www |
Harbord Collegiate Institute (H.C.I. or Harbord) is a public secondary school located in downtown Toronto, Canada. The school is located in the Palmerston-Little Italy/The Annex neighbourhood, situated on the north side of Harbord Street, between Euclid Ave. and Manning St. The school has 1000 students enrolled and 50 faculty members.
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History
Harbord was opened in 1892 as Harbord Street Collegiate Institute.
Harbord's first centennial
The college opened in 1892. Harbord's first centennial was celebrated in 1992 and included the inauguration of the Harbord museum, a repository of Harbord memorabilia. To mark the event, Harbord's alumni group, the Harbord Club, published a 300-page history of the school entitled The Happy Ghosts of Harbord, which traces the history of the school from its opening in 1892 to 1992.
Remembrance Day 2005
On November 11, 2005, a Remembrance Day ceremony took place at Harbord. With the donations from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation and many other corporate sponsors and individuals, the rededication of the 1921 World War I monument back to its original splendor was held. The master of ceremony was Syd Moscoe while addresses were given by President of George Weston Ltd. Galen Weston, former Minister of Defence Barney Danson, Canadian Armed Services Chief of Land Staff Lieutenant-General Marc Caron, and Chairperson of the TDSB Sheila Ward. Harbord's Jazz Band played a piece written by band teacher Mr. Alberts, called On Remembrance Day. The Cantemus Choir also performed and poems written by students Kevin Tung and Michael Lee were read. The ceremony ended with a picture that was taken of the students, teachers, alumni and neighbours in front of the school.
In May 2007, a second monument created to remember World War II was revealed in another ceremony.[1]
Harbord Club
The Harbord Club has 2600 members. It was established in 1978 by Elsie Affleck, who brought along other alumni including Ken Prentice, Willie Zimmerman, Johnny Wayne, Max Goldhar and Julius Molinaro.
The Harbordite, founded in 1979, is the Harbord Club newsletter that keeps former students of the school in contact with one another and up-to-date on Harbord activities. The Harbord Charitable Foundation was also created at this time, supporting both student scholarships and alumni activities. The Directors of the Harbord Club are as follows: Syd Moscoe, Ben Lee, Sid Ingham, Belinda Medeiros-Felix, Vasan Persad, Diana Dasilva and Sierra Medeiros-Felix.[2]
Notable alumni
- Charles Best - co-discoverer of Insulin
- Kathleen Coburn - leading scholar on the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- David Cronenberg - filmmaker
- Charles Trick Currelly - founder and first curator of the Royal Ontario Museum
- Victor Feldbrill - Former Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- Frank Gehry - renowned architect, based in Los Angeles
- Adam Giambrone - former Toronto city councillor and TTC chair
- Philip Givens - former Toronto Mayor
- Eddie Goodman - former Lawyer and politician
- Paul James, award-winning Canadian blues and roots musician; stage name of Paul James Vigna.
- Max Kerman - Juno Award-winning Lead Singer of Arkells
- Stephen Lewis - former leader of the Ontario NDP, former UN Ambassador, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Robert Morritt- author Stones That Speak
- Joe Pantalone - former Toronto city councillor
- Bob Rae - former Ontario Premier
- Louis Rasminsky - former Governor of the Bank of Canada
- Morley Safer - CBS News Anchor
- Anna Sandor - screenwriter
- Sam Shopsowitz - founder of Shopsy's restaurant
- Sam Sniderman - founder of Sam the Record Man
- Steven Staryk - violinist
- Kiefer Sutherland - actor
- Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (Wayne and Shuster) - comedians
- Philip White - former Mayor of York, Ontario
Multiculturalism
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From the 1920s to the 1950s, about 90% of the student body was Jewish. Today, the student body largely consists of students of Chinese and Portuguese descent, which is representative of the surrounding neighbourhoods. Many of the clubs at Harbord are reflective of the ethnic groups present. The Harbord language program offers courses in Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Latin, French, Portuguese and German.
Harbord has three French programs: Immersion, Extended and Core French. These classes offer students an opportunity to become bilingual in Canada's official languages. There is a French Club within Harbord.
Harbord has a full ESL (English as a Second Language) program which helps all students new to Canada to learn English. Harbord's International Club helps students become accustomed to Toronto and their new environment. The club hosts activities throughout the year to help new students become involved in the school and give them the chance to socialise with other students.
Clubs
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The Boys' Athletic Association (BAA) and the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), areclubs in Harbord that work together to organise most athletic events, such as the annual Athletic Banquet and intramural games.
The Harbord Debating Society is a place to enhance students’ political awareness as well as their oratorical skills. Each year, students participate in tournaments, such as the Ontario Model Parliament and the Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly.
The Empowered Student Partnership is a new club at Harbord that works with the TDSB, the Toronto Police Service and the Toronto Catholic District School Board to make the school and the community a safer and better place. They work towards minimizing violence, drug use, graffiti, guns and racism.
"Key Club is an international student-led organisation which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership."[4] Members of Harbord C.I.'s Key Club have volunteered for Epilepsy Toronto, the Canadian Cancer Society, The Liver Foundation, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon and many other non-profit organisations.
Tiger Talk is Harbord's official newspaper. It covers topics in and out of school.
The Business Club gather at lunch and/or after school to learn about business topics. They participate in the business competition DECA. See www.hcibit.com for more information.
Sports offered at Harbord are:
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Visual arts
Harbord offers a visual arts program for each grade exposing students to materials, concepts and skills. Studios offer lessons in drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography, animation, design, and life drawing. Studies in design allow students to partake in fashion design (an annual fashion show), architectural design and interior design as well as text and graphic design. Art history is woven into the assignments as is theory in aesthetics.
Harbord has alumni studying visual arts and design at post secondary institutions throughout Canada, including Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Concordia, Ryerson, and OCAD university. Student work can be viewed at the Creative Arts Festival held every year.
Music program
Harbord has a range of musical programs.
Band
The band program goes from the Grade 9 Beginner Band to the Grade 12 Senior Band. Harbord's Jazz Band is conducted by Mr. Alberts. Instruments in the band include flute, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, trombone, tuba, bass guitar, keyboard, drums, baritone and trumpet. The band performs at assemblies and concerts which includes the Remembrance Ceremony, Senior Showcase, Feeder School Concert, Commencement and the Farewell Assembly.
Vocal
The classes range from Grade 9 Beginner Vocal to Senior Vocal. There is a Cantemus Choir at Harbord that sings for events inside and outside of Harbord. The choir has participated at the Kiwanis Festival multiple times.
Strings
The classes include the Grade 9 Beginner Strings, the Junior Strings and the Senior Strings. Instruments available for strings at Harbord include: violin, viola, cello and bass. Harbord's String Quartet won First Prize at last year's Kiwanis Festival. The Chamber Orchestra has performed at other venues such as Massey Hall, and George Weston Hall. The Strings Chamber Orchestra plays at school events such as the Awards Assembly, Feeder School Concert and Senior Concert, and accompanies the Cantemus Choir.
"Onward Harbord"
"Onward Harbord" is Harbord's official song, it is sung along with the school band playing at the same time. Generally at the behest of the principal ("One more time!"), the song gets sung twice. The lyrics are as follows:[5]
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See also
- List of high schools in Ontario
- List of educational institutions in Toronto
- List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto
- Education in Toronto
References
- ↑ World War Two Monument by Jared Malcolmson, from Tiger Talk Newspaper, issue #6 June 2007, June 2007.
- ↑ Harbord Club
- ↑ Principal's Address by Ms. Parkin, from HCI Yearbook 2004-2005, February 2006.
- ↑ http://www.keyclub.org/keyclub/about/objects.asp
- ↑ HCI Agenda 2013-2014
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