York Mills Collegiate Institute | |
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Address | |
490 York Mills Road Toronto, Ontario, M3B 1W6 Canada |
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Information | |
School type | Public, High school |
Motto |
Labore et prudentia ("through effort and intelligence") |
Founded | 1957 |
School board |
TDSB formerly NYBE |
Superintendent | Kathleen Garner |
Area trustee | Gerri Gershon |
School number | 954810 |
Administrator | Michael de Rosario Leslee Waterston |
Principal | J. Chan |
Grades | 10–12 |
Enrollment | 1187 (As of spring 2008[update]) |
Language |
English French |
Area |
formerly City of North York City of Toronto Riding of Don Valley West Toronto City Council Ward 13 |
Colour(s) | Red and White |
Mascot | The Titan |
Team name | Titans Rubber Duckies (Swim Team) |
Feeder schools | Windfield's JHS St. Andrew's JHS Don Valley JHS (Only French Immersion) |
Public transit access |
TTC Subway: York Mills Subway Station TTC Bus Routes: 95 (York Mills) 115 (Silver Hills) 122 (Graydon Hall) |
Website | TDSB School Profile: York Mills C.I. School Website: Official website |
York Mills Collegiate Institute is a Toronto high school, offering grades 10–12, located in North York along York Mills Road between Leslie Street and Bayview Avenue. The school emphasizes university preparation. English and French Immersion courses are provided between grade 10 to 12. Windfields Junior High, St. Andrews Junior High and Don Valley Junior High are the 3 feeder middle schools that make up the majority of York Mills' population.
The School Show is now an every other year event at York Mills and is usually performed in the first week of December, while the production and planning start near the end of the previous school year.
The show is a collaborative staff and student effort with approximately 10 percent of the student population assisting somehow in the production.
York Mills Collegiate is home to a variety of clubs, which include academic clubs (i.e. Math Club, Physics Club, Chemistry Club, etc.), school spirits clubs (i.e. student council, athletic council, Spectrum-Yearbook,WÖRD- School Newspaper Committee, etc.), social trolls clubs (i.e. International Issues, Ambassadors' Club, Greenpaws, etc.), cultural clubs (i.e. Korean club, Persian club, Jewish club, etc.), and general interests clubs (i.e. Model United Nation/Politics Club, Ping Pong Club, Anime Club, etc.).
York Mills offers a wide variety of extracurricular sports including: