Windsor Park Collegiate
| Windsor Park Collegiate | |
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| Address | |
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1015 Cottonwood Road Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2J 1G3 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°51′42″N 97°04′28″W / 49.8617°N 97.0744°WCoordinates: 49°51′42″N 97°04′28″W / 49.8617°N 97.0744°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Secondary school |
| Motto | Classical: Wisdom Patience Courage Traditional: Where Pride Counts New: Bold Education. Inspired Minds. |
| Founded | 1960 |
| School board | Louis Riel School Division |
| Superintendent | Duane Brothers |
| Principal | Marilyn Thorington |
| Staff | 38 Teachers, 36 Support Staff |
| Grades | Grades 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 510 (2009) |
| Language | English/Français Partiel |
| Area | Windsor Park |
| Colour(s) | Purple and Silver |
| Mascot | The Duke of Windsor A.K.A. The Duke (Willy P. Cat) |
| Team name | Royals |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: February 15, 2010 | |
Windsor Park Collegiate (WPC) is a public secondary school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, within the Louis Riel School Division.
"In the year of nineteen hundred and sixty, in the community of Windsor Park, there opened a school that became a legend. Only one other school in North America had this unique hexagonal architecture. The first principal of the school, Windsor Park Collegiate, was Mr. D. M. Slater, and the faculty population was 27. The first school President was R. D. McClelland. The school had a population of 619, ranging from Grade 7 to Grade 12. 93 of the students were graduating that year." Taken from the 1978 Yearbook
Currently, Windsor Park Collegiate is a Grade 9 to Grade 12 school serving 490 students. Its 34 teachers and 40 support staff strive to maintain an environment that promotes student learning. The school offers an English Language Program.
The building was designed by local Winnipeg firm 'Green Blankstein Russell', and construction began in 1959. The design is notable for its use of multiple two-storey hexagonal pods joined by hallways. The only other school know to feature the "unique hexagonal architecture" is Donald D. Lum Elementary School in Alameda, California, which opened in 1961. A larger gym, designed by firm 'Duncan Rattray Peters Searle' was later added in 1969.
Windsor Park Collegiate was built during the cold war, and rumors of a large bomb shelter in the foundation of the school have been propagated by students, staff and alumni for decades. Despite the school being constructed with a large, open area in its foundation, there is no evidence that it was ever designed as any sort of bomb shelter. This unused underground space is accessible though a crawlspace near the former basement cafeteria, and a door near the main gym changing rooms.
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