Waterloo Collegiate Institute
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300 Hazel Street Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3P2 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°28′45″N 80°31′48″W / 43.4792°N 80.5300°WCoordinates: 43°28′45″N 80°31′48″W / 43.4792°N 80.5300°W |
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| School type | Public |
| Motto | Excelsior |
| Founded | 1960 |
| School board | Waterloo Region District School Board |
| Principal | Ms Heidi Kolb |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1337 (2015) |
| Colour(s) | Red, Blue, White |
| Mascot | Thor |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Website | wci |
Waterloo Collegiate Institute (also known as WCI) is a public high school in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Waterloo Collegiate Institute is a secondary school in Waterloo, Ontario. It normally has between 1200 and 1400 students, with an average class size of around 30. It has magnet programs including E.S.L., Extended French, Geography and Strings instruments. On June 4, 2010, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Leadership: Homeroom Representatives (Student Council, Athletic and Charity Reps), Student Council Executive (ABCD), Junior Leadership, Arts Council, Viking Band Association
Performing Arts: Coffee Houses, Concept, Multicultural Show, Arts Festival, Special Education Film Festival, Annual Viking Film Festival, and WCI Idol.
Publications: TheFjord (online newspaper), Saga (yearbook), Literary Magazine, Writers' Guild
Music: Junior Bands and Orchestras, Senior Bands and Orchestras, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Spirit Band, Jazz Choir, Concert Choir, Music nights, and Martisor.
Clubs: Math Club, Debating Team, Science Club, Chess Club, Spirit Club, Federal-Provincial Conference Simulation, Trivia Club, Media Club, Unity in Diversity, DECA, Japanese Animation Club, The Classics Club, Ignite Christian Fellowship, Computer Science Club, Engineering Club, Gay Straight Alliance, the Writers Guild and History Club.
Special Events: Dances, Assemblies, Grade 9 Party, Grad Auction, Spirit Days, Sports Nights, Movie Nights, Spirit of Waterloo,Valentine's Formal, Charity and Food Drives, Charity Golf Tournament, Semi-formal, and Dance-a-thon.
The Cisco Networking Academy is the Cisco Certified on-line learning course for computer networking and computer engineering. From a completely online curriculum, students learn how to create networks, and repair, build & format computers. This course was unique to Waterloo Collegiate Institute as it was the only location in southern Ontario to offer Cisco Certified courses, but the program was suddenly discontinued in the 2010-2011 year. Cisco later extended to other secondary schools in South Western Ontario including St. Christopher Secondary School.
Geotechnology is the science and technology of gathering, analyzing, interpreting, distributing and using geographic forces. The Geotech Magnet encompasses a broad range of subparticles that can be brought together to create a detailed but understandable picture of the physical world and our place in it.
The Pre-AP Program at Waterloo Collegiate is a set of academic skills, strategies, and content used to build rigorous curricula, prepare students for success in senior Advanced Placement courses, increase academic challenges, promote independent learning, and expose students to assessment techniques useful for success at university. Pre-A.P. is not a prescribed curriculum but rather an enriched experience to enhance current curriculum standards. Pre-AP courses include English, Math, and Science, among other disciplines. The average score on AP exams done by WCI student is 4.31 (out of 5.)
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