Harbord Collegiate Institute
| 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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| Coordinates | 43°39′40″N 79°24′51″W / 43.661228°N 79.414272°WCoordinates: 43°39′40″N 79°24′51″W / 43.661228°N 79.414272°W |
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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 |
| Team name | Harbord Tigers |
| Website | www |
Harbord Collegiate Institute (H.C.I. or Harbord) is a public secondary school located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, 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.
Harbord was opened in 1892 as Harbord Street Collegiate Institute.
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.
There exists a legend of a ghost in Harbord- the myth surrounds the renovations the school has undergone, namely that of a boarded-up hallway. The idea is that someone was bricked up inside the corridor, and now haunts the building. Witness accounts soon after completion of the renovations attest to hearing moaning and voices from behind the wall, though it has never been verified whether anyone has actually been trapped in the school walls. But then again, who would want to admit to murder?
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.
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