Perth and District Collegiate Institute
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Perth and District Collegiate Institute (PDCI) is the oldest secondary school in the town of Perth, Ontario
Perth, Ontario
Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...

. It is part of the Upper Canada District School Board
Upper Canada District School Board
The Upper Canada District School Board is one of the largest public school boards in Ontario in terms of geographical area. It encompasses the counties in the easternmost portion of the province, including the cities of Brockville, Clarence-Rockland, Carleton Place, Cornwall, and Akwesasne.The...

. PDCI was previously known as Perth Collegiate Institute (PCI) and Perth High School. It is located at 13 Victoria Street, Perth, Ontario. The school boasts a championship basketball program which has won county championships (LCIAA), Eastern Ontario championships (EOSSA) and played in the Ontario Championships (OFSAA).

Notable Former Students

  • Mike Brown
    Mike Brown (swimmer)
    Mike Brown is a Canadian swimmer. He started swimming at age seven and is a student at the University of Calgary. His best finish at a world championships was at the 2005 championships in Montreal, Canada when he finished 2nd in the 200 m breaststroke. Brown won gold at the Commonwealth Games...

     - 2004 and 2008 Olympic Swimming
  • Sultana Frizell
    Sultana Frizell
    Sultana Frizell is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw. Frizell currently trains under the guidance of Anatoliy Bondarchuk in Kamloops, British Columbia. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Career:Frizell started her athletic career in figure skating...

     - 2008 Olympic Hammer Throw
  • Nick Tritton - 2008 Olympic Judo
  • Billy Smith
    Billy Smith (ice hockey)
    William John Smith, better known as Billy Smith, is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and is best known for winning four Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders and being the first goalie to be credited with a goal....

     - NHL Goalie - Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders, winner of four Stanley Cups, Conn Smythe Trophy winner and Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Cody Buchannon - Author (Under the pen name Reston Wielde)
  • Cole Machin - Journalist specializing in electronic gaming,
  • Les Douglas
    Les Douglas
    Leslie Gordon Douglas was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 52 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Detroit Red Wings. Born in Perth, Ontario, he would win one Stanley Cup with the Wings in 1943.- References :*...

     - NHL Forward - Detroit Red Wings, winner of one Stanley Cup
  • Tony Licari
    Tony Licari
    Anthony Licari is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nine games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings.-Playing career:...

     - NHL Forward - Detroit Red Wings
  • Gord Smith
    Gord Smith
    Gordon John "Truck" Smith is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He is the older brother of former New York Islanders goaltender Billy Smith....

      - NHL Defenceman - Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets
  • Floyd Smith
    Floyd Smith
    Ronald Floyd Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres and who coached for 4 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres...

     - NHL Forward - Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres; NHL Coach - Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs; WHA Coach - Cincinati Stingers, NHL General Manager - Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Dan Wicklum
    Dan Wicklum
    Dan Wicklum is a former Canadian Football League football player.Wicklum was raised in Perth, Ontario, in the Ottawa Valley, and attended St. John Catholic School and Perth and District Collegiate Institute. He played football with the Ottawa Sooners of the Canadian Junior Football League...

    - CFL Linebacker - Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, winner of one Grey Cup

Mascot

PDCI's mascot is direct copy of that of Duke University coloured blue. Students refer to themselves as blue devils.

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