Grand River Collegiate Institute
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Grand River Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school in Kitchener, Ontario
. The school is located at 175 Indian Road, Kitchener, Ontario. It is part of the Waterloo Region District School Board
. Grand River's principal is Deborah Tyrrell.
Grand River Collegiate Institute's sports teams are known as the Renegades (or Rens).
As the fifth collegiate in K-W, Grand River Collegiate Institute (GRCI) was built on a 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) site in the Natchez Road area of Kitchener at the cost of $3,832,000. Grand River was chosen among other names like Parkwood, Sand Hills, and Natchez, as the name for the new school. GRCI officially opened on September 6, 1966, with about 850 students and 55 teachers present. GRCI is located at the eastern end of Kitchener.
Currently there are approximately 1,450 full-time students at Grand River Collegiate Institute. Grand River has about 100 academic staff. Within its existence, Grand River has had 5 principals:
Mr. Ross L. Shaver (1966 to 1984)
Mr. Gary A. Boug (1984 to 1995)
Mr. Ray Teed (1996 to Jan 2008)
Ms. Agnes Dufournaud (Feb 2008 to Aug 2009)
Mr. Scott Lomax (Aug 2009 to Jan 2011)
Grand River has athletic groups which include: alpine skiing, archery, badminton, basketball, cross-country, curling, dance, field hockey, football, ice hockey, nordic skiing, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
They also have several clubs and activities to choose from such as Amnesty International, badminton, chess, dance, debating, DECA, Enviro-thon, hiking, intramurals, Key Club, math league, multicultural, newspaper, OSAID, photography, Rainbow, robotics, stage crew, weight training and work crew.
GRCI has several fundraising events such as "Kenya Dig It" where they raise money to try to dig a well in Kenya.
Grand River Collegiate Institute has a club called the ACCT club. ACCT club stands for Acknowledge, Challenge, Change and Teach. Every October Grand River hold an "ACCT OUT" day where selected students can reach out through the strength of their friends and fellow students at a one day workshop.
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. The school is located at 175 Indian Road, Kitchener, Ontario. It is part of the Waterloo Region District School Board
Waterloo Region District School Board
Waterloo Region District School Board is the public school board for the Region of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It operates 103 elementary schools, 16 secondary schools, and other facilities, serving 60,000 students in the Region of Waterloo. It has approximately 5500 staff and a budget of $675...
. Grand River's principal is Deborah Tyrrell.
Grand River Collegiate Institute's sports teams are known as the Renegades (or Rens).
As the fifth collegiate in K-W, Grand River Collegiate Institute (GRCI) was built on a 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) site in the Natchez Road area of Kitchener at the cost of $3,832,000. Grand River was chosen among other names like Parkwood, Sand Hills, and Natchez, as the name for the new school. GRCI officially opened on September 6, 1966, with about 850 students and 55 teachers present. GRCI is located at the eastern end of Kitchener.
Currently there are approximately 1,450 full-time students at Grand River Collegiate Institute. Grand River has about 100 academic staff. Within its existence, Grand River has had 5 principals:
Mr. Ross L. Shaver (1966 to 1984)
Mr. Gary A. Boug (1984 to 1995)
Mr. Ray Teed (1996 to Jan 2008)
Ms. Agnes Dufournaud (Feb 2008 to Aug 2009)
Mr. Scott Lomax (Aug 2009 to Jan 2011)
Grand River has athletic groups which include: alpine skiing, archery, badminton, basketball, cross-country, curling, dance, field hockey, football, ice hockey, nordic skiing, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
They also have several clubs and activities to choose from such as Amnesty International, badminton, chess, dance, debating, DECA, Enviro-thon, hiking, intramurals, Key Club, math league, multicultural, newspaper, OSAID, photography, Rainbow, robotics, stage crew, weight training and work crew.
GRCI has several fundraising events such as "Kenya Dig It" where they raise money to try to dig a well in Kenya.
Grand River Collegiate Institute has a club called the ACCT club. ACCT club stands for Acknowledge, Challenge, Change and Teach. Every October Grand River hold an "ACCT OUT" day where selected students can reach out through the strength of their friends and fellow students at a one day workshop.
Notable alumni
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, Olympic pole vaulter - Kelly VanderBeekKelly VanderBeekKelly VanderBeek is a Canadian alpine skier originally from Kitchener, Ontario. She currently resides in Chilliwack, British Columbia with husband David Ford...
, Olympic alpine skier - Jill HennessyJill HennessyJillian Noel "Jill" Hennessy is a Canadian actress and musician known for her television roles on Law & Order and Crossing Jordan.-Early life:...
, actress - Mark ScheifeleMark ScheifeleMark Scheifele is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft....
, NHL Hockey player, Winnipeg Jets