Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute
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Guelph
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. Centennial offers many programs at their facilities, including: Science, Math, English, French, Latin, and Japanese. The school colours are gold and purple.
History
The school is located in the south side of the city of GuelphGuelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. Centennial was opened in 1967, 100 years after Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
, as indicated by its name and is operated by the Upper Grand District School Board
Upper Grand District School Board
The Upper Grand District School Board is a school board in Ontario, Canada. It spans an area of 4211 km² and covers the regions of Dufferin County, Wellington County and the City of Guelph, in the region to the west and north of Toronto....
. Centennial is known for its academic reputation--it hosts a variety of extracurricular contests and is known for producing university-bound students. The high school was ranked 3rd of 719 in the Fraser Institute Report Card on Ontario Secondary School's 2007 Edition. 1
Many Centennial athletes have gone on to become successful in their careers. One example of this is Victor Davis
Victor Davis
Victor Davis, CM was a Canadian Olympic and world champion swimmer, a well known breaststroker from Canada. He also enjoyed success in the individual medley and the butterfly.-Biography:...
, who was a successful Canadian swimmer, and Olympic Medalist. Other athletes have gone on to compete in national and international events, or have plans on doing so when they have left school.
Centennial boasts occasional extracurricular achievements, such as winning the McMaster University
McMaster University
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BrainBee for seven years running, sending many athletes, particularly baseball players, to the national and international high school levels, and more.
Centennial also prides itself on the success of the arts program at the school. Every year, the school sends students to competitions all around Guelph and the surrounding area. This year, the school took part in 2 main "Science Olympics", as well as a Science Fair in Alberta, with two competitors going. Both projects taking Honorable Mentions, as well as Scholarships for one particular project. The Science Department staff have many specialist teachers on the subject of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. One teacher also specializes in Microbiology and offers specialized courses on it.
Besides Science, Centennial is a constant contestant in other events all over Southern Ontario. Every year, Centennial competes in the Classics Conference, in which students of Latin, and Classical studies, have a chance to compete against other schools in the region. Also, Centennial sends a team for "Reach for the Top", where their team is able to compete against other schools from the region in general knowledge competitions. In the past years, Centennial has consistently made their appearance on the television round of the competition. Centennial also becomes in such events around the community, such as: Me to We, The Amazing Raise, Raise Your Game and more. The school is an active participant of recycling programs (which they are currently testing for the UGDSB), and community composting initiatives.
Music Knights
Centennial is known to have an excellent Music Program rivaling that of Universities surrounding the area. Led by the two music teachers at the school, Centennial's bands and choirs perform, not only for school performances, but around the city as well.The school offers many bands and choirs for all types of musicians, which include; Jazz Band, Dixie Band, Symphonic Winds, Meister Singers, Concert Choir, and Concert Band. These ensembles perform throughout the year at various community events, and performances at the school. The school has participated in the Kiwanis Festival, taking home gold and silver standards in all categories. The Concert Choir has made many appearances at the River Run Center in shows. The choir also sang at the opening of Guelph's new City Hall, with a soloist singing "God Save the Queen" followed by the rest of a select few students singing "O Canada".
In addition, The Jazz Band "Eh" is known for its unique soloing and being very elite in the music world around Guelph's high schools, this year, taking a Silver "Plus" medal at the Kiwanis Festival. The Symphonic Winds band (made up of students from grades 10-12+), has made a similar impact, making appearances at many school functions.
Alumni
Atlanta FalconsAtlanta Falcons
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General Manager
General manager
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Thomas Dimitroff
Thomas Dimitroff
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attended Centennial while his father coached the Guelph Gryphons
Guelph Gryphons
The Guelph Gryphons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west division.-Varsity...
university football team.
Novelist and archaeologist David Gibbins
David Gibbins
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attended Centennial from 1975 to 1980.