Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute


imagesize=
motto= Palma Per Ardua
motto_translation= "Success through hard work"
streetaddress= 289 College Avenue West
city= Guelph
province= Ontario
areacode= 519
phone= 821-0360
fax= 519-823-5471
url= centennialcvi.com
schoolnumber=
schoolboard= Upper Grand District School Board
affiliation=
trustee=
principal= Maggie Roe
viceprincipal= Stephen Magee, Carolyn Chesney
administrator=
schooltype= Secondary School
grades= 9 to 12
language= English
area= Guelph
mascot= Martin the Spartan
teamname= Centennial Spartans
colours= Purple & Gold
founded= 1967
enrollment= around 1600
enrollment_as_of= October 2006

Centennial C.V.I. is a secondary high school located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

History

The school is located in the south side of the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Centennial was opened in 1967, 100 years after Canadian Confederation, as indicated by its name and is operated by the Upper Grand District School Board. Centennial is known for its academic reputation ^{citation needed}--it hosts a variety of extracurricular contests and is known for producing university-bound students ^{citation needed}.

Many Centennial students have gone on to become successful in their careers. One example of this is Victor Davis, who was a successful Canadian swimmer.

Centennial boasts occasional extracurricular achievements, such as winning the McMaster University BrainBee for three years running, sending many athletes, particularly basketball players, to the national and international high school levels, and more.

Trivia

* Centennial was used as the set in the made-for-TV movie, (2001), a film depicting the life of victim Jonathan Wamback, an Ontario teen who is attacked by a gang outside his school, the school was chosen for the film due to its large gang populous
* On January 17, 2007, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion visited Centennial to give a short speech on the role of Quebec in Canada.
* Atlanta Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff attended Centennial while his father coached the Guelph Gryphons university football team.

External links

* [http://www.centennialcvi.com Centennial's website]