General Vanier Intermediate School
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General Vanier Intermediate School (GVIS) is a public intermediate school located in Cornwall, Ontario
, Canada
. It shares a building with the catholic high school St. Joe's. After the 2010-2011 school year General Vanier I.S. will be closing. The students from GVIS will then attend Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School
which will become a grade 7-12 school for the 2011-2012 school year.
and Saint Lawrence High Schools. It was named after the governor general at the time, Georges Vanier
. The first two graduating classes, of 1969 and 1970, were temporarily housed at other locations, during the construction of the new High School.
It was a grades 9-13, then grades 9-12 high school when the Ontario government decided to eliminate grade 13. In 2002 grades 11-12 were sent to CCVS
and grades 7 and 8 remained at GVSS. The school was thereafter known as General Vanier Intermediate School.
GVSS and GVIS will close in the fall of 2011. St Josephs Catholic School will be taking over the entire building, which they have shared with General Vanier for several years. There will be a Homecoming weekend, which is currently being organized for July 22 and 23 2011, to coincide with the closing.
students from nearby Akwesasne
or from the growing immigrant community.
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It shares a building with the catholic high school St. Joe's. After the 2010-2011 school year General Vanier I.S. will be closing. The students from GVIS will then attend Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School
Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School
Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School is a high school located in Cornwall, Ontario. It was built in 1806 and is one of the oldest schools in Canada. The school's bicentennial in 2006 attracted over 1500 former students back to the school....
which will become a grade 7-12 school for the 2011-2012 school year.
History
General Vanier Secondary School was opened to students in the fall of 1967 to house students from the overcrowded CCVSCornwall Collegiate and Vocational School
Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School is a high school located in Cornwall, Ontario. It was built in 1806 and is one of the oldest schools in Canada. The school's bicentennial in 2006 attracted over 1500 former students back to the school....
and Saint Lawrence High Schools. It was named after the governor general at the time, Georges Vanier
Georges Vanier
Major-General Georges-Philéas Vanier was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation....
. The first two graduating classes, of 1969 and 1970, were temporarily housed at other locations, during the construction of the new High School.
It was a grades 9-13, then grades 9-12 high school when the Ontario government decided to eliminate grade 13. In 2002 grades 11-12 were sent to CCVS
Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School
Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School is a high school located in Cornwall, Ontario. It was built in 1806 and is one of the oldest schools in Canada. The school's bicentennial in 2006 attracted over 1500 former students back to the school....
and grades 7 and 8 remained at GVSS. The school was thereafter known as General Vanier Intermediate School.
GVSS and GVIS will close in the fall of 2011. St Josephs Catholic School will be taking over the entire building, which they have shared with General Vanier for several years. There will be a Homecoming weekend, which is currently being organized for July 22 and 23 2011, to coincide with the closing.
Students
The approximately 500 students at General Vanier come from a wide array of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Approximately half of the school is white with the other half being either native MohawkMohawk nation
Mohawk are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They call themselves Kanien'gehaga, people of the place of the flint...
students from nearby Akwesasne
Akwesasne
The Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne is a Mohawk Nation territory that straddles the intersection of international and provincial borders on both banks of the Saint Lawrence River. Most of the land is in what is otherwise the United States...
or from the growing immigrant community.
Extra-Curricular activities
Many activities are available to students including concerts and jazz bands, Drama, and many different sports. GVIS competes against other teams in Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry and often competes in EOSSA finals.Famous and Notable Alumni and Staff
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- Gold Medal-Winning Olympian (hockey)