Humberside Collegiate Institute

Infobox Education in Canada
name = Humberside Collegiate Institute


motto = felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas
streetaddress = 280 Quebec Avenue
city = Toronto
province = Ontario
postalcode = M6P 2V3
areacode = 416
phone = 393-8122
fax = 393-0009
url = http://humberside.on.ca/
affiliation = None
schoolboard = Toronto District School Board
superintendent= Karen Falconer
trustee = Irene Atkinson
principal = June Stavropolous
viceprincipal = Cynthia Abernathy & Eric Dallin
schooltype = High school
grades = 9-12
scheduletype = Non-semestered
language = English, French
teamname = Huskies
colours = Garnet, Grey, and White
founded = 1892
enrollment = 1,019

Humberside Collegiate Institute is a public high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It serves the High Park North and Junction neighbourhoods. Humberside was established in 1892 and has an academic program for students in grades 9 through 12. In addition to the regular curriculum, the school has a strong music program, as well as an Extended French and French Immersion program. Like most high schools in Toronto, it is a non-semestered school, meaning that the students take all eight of their classes through the entire academic year (with the exception of Civics/Careers in grade ten which switches in January). This allows students to have a balanced course load throughout the year, and so that there will not be large periods of time between courses and their prerequisites.

Humberside's motto is “felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas”, a Latin phrase attributed to Virgil which means “Happy is the person who has been able to learn the reasons for things”.

History

Humberside was established in 1892 as "Toronto Junction High School" in the basement of the local Presbyterian church. It moved to the current site in 1894 with the construction of a new building. In 1903, the school was renamed "Humberside Collegiate Institute", after a local street that runs west from Dundas Street West, past Keele Street to the school's main entrance. During World War One, many students lost their lives in battle. The front entrance is now a memorial to those who lost their lives, and for quite some time, it was not allowed to be used, until recently. Names were added to the memorial after World War Two. The school's yearbook, "Hermes", was established in 1925. Since 2002, it has included a DVD to go along with it, called "Video Hermes". The student council was formed in 1931, and three decades later, the school held its first formal dance.

1966 saw major renovations to the school. A new north wing was opened, which houses the modern science laboratories. A new library was also constructed, as well as a new structure at the back which housed the (then) new auditorium, and music facilities. In 1972, Humberside became one of the first schools to introduce computers as part of the curriculum. Extended French and French Immersion programs were introcuded in 1980 and 1983, respectively. Humberside celebrated its centennial in 1992. The school was used in the filming of the TV movie "" in 2005. The first floor hallway was painted green in 2007, much to the disdain of many of the students and teachers, for being rival Western Tech's school colours. At the conclusion of the 2006-2007 school year, principal June Stavropolous apologized during a school assembly for the choice of colour. Her statement was met with roaring applause.

On January 31, 2008, there was a stabbing in the school's basement. [ [http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/299430 Humberside locked down after knifing -- TheStar.com] ]

ports

In 2006, the junior rugby team won the city championship undefeated.

The varsity football team made it to the TDSSAA Tier Two finals in 2007 for the first time in seven years. 2007 was also the year that the volleyball team went undefeated, winning the championship.

The Senior Boys' hockey team made it to the 2007-08 TDSSAA Tier I championship, losing to the Etobicoke Rams 8-1. The game was broadcast on Rogers Television.

The baseball team uses the fields at nearby High Park.

The 2008 football season will be the first time Humberside CI will have a junior football team in 11 years.

Notable Alumni

*George Chuvalo
*Isabel Bassett
*Ali Mukaddam
*Henry Czerny
*Frederick J. Conboy
*Abby Hoffman

References

External links

* [http://www.tdsb.on.ca/SchoolWeb/_site/viewitem.asp?siteid=10054&pageid=7537&menuid=8612 School website]
* [http://www.tdsb.on.ca/scripts/Schoolasp.asp?schno=5515 Humberside Collegiate Institute] at the Toronto District School Board website