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Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute

February 16, 2024

The Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (GCVI, Guelph C.V.I., GC) is a public high school in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The school is the oldest continuously operating public high school in Guelph, and the third oldest in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute For People
Address
155 Paisley Street

Guelph
,
Ontario
,
N1H 2P3

Canada
Coordinates43°32′34″N 80°15′33″W / 43.54278°N 80.25917°W / 43.54278; -80.25917
Information
School typePublic
MottoHic Patet Ingeniis Campus
("Here lies open the field for the quest of knowledge=Lambo.")
Religious affiliation(s)Public School
Founded1854
School boardUpper Grand District School Board
PrincipalJames Cako
Grades9-12+
Enrollment1555 (October 2016)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Green and white
Team nameGaels
Websitewww.ugdsb.ca/gcvi/

Layout edit

The Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute consists of four main buildings. The Old Building (building A) consists of three levels. The bottom level holds the visual arts department, chemistry department and a general sciences department. The floor above holds the guidance department, main office, geography department, math department and an auditorium that extends up into the top floor. The top floor holds the English department, family studies department and the biology department.

Building B (the New Building) has three levels as well. The business and economics departments, as well as the physics department and the nurse's office, are located on the lowest floor. A computer education department is located on the second level. The history and current languages departments are on the upper floor. Building C is divided into two floors. Three distinct gymnasiums are located on the first floor. The cafeteria of the school is shown above. The school's technology and music departments are housed in Building D. There are nine separate shops in the technological sector. They include: integrated technology, transportation technology, manufacturing technology, construction technology, communication technology, technological design, computer engineering technology and computer information science.

Architecture edit

The Old Building of the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute consists of building styles that are unique only to that school in the City of Guelph. The original oak doors are still present from the building's original construction in 1923. Marble and granite encase all of the hallway floors throughout The Old Building. The hallways on the main floor of The Old Building measure an outstanding 18 ft. in height. The main entrance way into the school is surrounded by a large archway. It is easy to see the vast number of students who have walked the halls of G.C.V.I. as there are large indents that have been left in the granite stairways of the school from many thousands of feet walking up and down them each day.

Notable alumni edit

Influence on Canadian history edit

  • Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker married a GCVI teacher, and made two prominent visits to the school including a stop as opposition leader in 1957, just weeks before being sworn in as Prime Minister, and one as Prime Minister in 1963 just before losing the next election to Liberal Leader Lester B. Pearson
  • John Diefenbaker's first visit launched the 17-year political career of Alfred Dryden Hales, alumnus of G.C.V.I. Hales chaired the Public Accounts Committee for 6 years, and was beloved by his constituents.
  • Less than 24 hours before Diefenbaker's first visit Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent stopped at the school. Diefenbaker drew a much larger and much more enthusiastic crowd (a sure sign of what was to come in the election).
  • John Diefenbaker had replaced George Alexander Drew (a former GCVI Student) as leader of the Conservative Party less than a year before becoming Prime Minister in 1957.
  • During the Ontario provincial elections of 1943, 1945 and 1948, both the Premier George Alexander Drew and Opposition Leader Edward Bigelow (Ted) Jolliffe were former GCVI Students, so regardless of who won the election the Premier of Ontario would have been a GCVI alumnus.[1]
  • George Alexander Drew was the second GCVI student to hold the position of Federal Leader of the Opposition, following Hugh Guthrie, who held the post for little under a year in the early half of the 20th century.

See also edit

References edit

Philip Clendenning. Soviet Observer. A Memoir of my very small Part in the Collapse of the Soviet Union (Newtonville, MA 2012). Long chapter on student life at GCVI, 1955–1960.

  1. ^ Star Staff (1945-06-02). "The Man Who Makes the Charges". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 4.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute GCVI Guelph C V I GC is a public high school in Guelph Ontario Canada The school is the oldest continuously operating public high school in Guelph and the third oldest in the province of Ontario Canada Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute For PeopleAddress155 Paisley StreetGuelph Ontario N1H 2P3CanadaCoordinates43 32 34 N 80 15 33 W 43 54278 N 80 25917 W 43 54278 80 25917InformationSchool typePublicMottoHic Patet Ingeniis Campus Here lies open the field for the quest of knowledge Lambo Religious affiliation s Public SchoolFounded1854School boardUpper Grand District School BoardPrincipalJames CakoGrades9 12 Enrollment1555 October 2016 LanguageEnglishColour s Green and whiteTeam nameGaelsWebsitewww wbr ugdsb wbr ca wbr gcvi wbr Contents 1 Layout 2 Architecture 3 Notable alumni 4 Influence on Canadian history 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLayout editThe Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute consists of four main buildings The Old Building building A consists of three levels The bottom level holds the visual arts department chemistry department and a general sciences department The floor above holds the guidance department main office geography department math department and an auditorium that extends up into the top floor The top floor holds the English department family studies department and the biology department Building B the New Building has three levels as well The business and economics departments as well as the physics department and the nurse s office are located on the lowest floor A computer education department is located on the second level The history and current languages departments are on the upper floor Building C is divided into two floors Three distinct gymnasiums are located on the first floor The cafeteria of the school is shown above The school s technology and music departments are housed in Building D There are nine separate shops in the technological sector They include integrated technology transportation technology manufacturing technology construction technology communication technology technological design computer engineering technology and computer information science Architecture editThe Old Building of the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute consists of building styles that are unique only to that school in the City of Guelph The original oak doors are still present from the building s original construction in 1923 Marble and granite encase all of the hallway floors throughout The Old Building The hallways on the main floor of The Old Building measure an outstanding 18 ft in height The main entrance way into the school is surrounded by a large archway It is easy to see the vast number of students who have walked the halls of G C V I as there are large indents that have been left in the granite stairways of the school from many thousands of feet walking up and down them each day Notable alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations December 2017 Mike DeAngelis guitarist the Arkells Arthur William Cutten George Alexander Drew Charley Fox Beth Goobie Hugh Guthrie K C M P Alfred Dryden Hales William Ernest Hamilton James Jerome Hill Harry Howell played for the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters Edward Johnson Ted Jolliffe Ontario CCF Leader Luke Kirby Jean Little John Kenneth Macalister Andrew P MacDonald John McCrae Kelly Richardson Joey Slinger Virginia to Vegas stage name of Derik Baker Liz Sandals Donna Strickland recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018 and professor at the University of WaterlooInfluence on Canadian history editFormer Prime Minister John Diefenbaker married a GCVI teacher and made two prominent visits to the school including a stop as opposition leader in 1957 just weeks before being sworn in as Prime Minister and one as Prime Minister in 1963 just before losing the next election to Liberal Leader Lester B Pearson John Diefenbaker s first visit launched the 17 year political career of Alfred Dryden Hales alumnus of G C V I Hales chaired the Public Accounts Committee for 6 years and was beloved by his constituents Less than 24 hours before Diefenbaker s first visit Prime Minister Louis St Laurent stopped at the school Diefenbaker drew a much larger and much more enthusiastic crowd a sure sign of what was to come in the election John Diefenbaker had replaced George Alexander Drew a former GCVI Student as leader of the Conservative Party less than a year before becoming Prime Minister in 1957 During the Ontario provincial elections of 1943 1945 and 1948 both the Premier George Alexander Drew and Opposition Leader Edward Bigelow Ted Jolliffe were former GCVI Students so regardless of who won the election the Premier of Ontario would have been a GCVI alumnus 1 George Alexander Drew was the second GCVI student to hold the position of Federal Leader of the Opposition following Hugh Guthrie who held the post for little under a year in the early half of the 20th century See also editList of high schools in OntarioReferences editPhilip Clendenning Soviet Observer A Memoir of my very small Part in the Collapse of the Soviet Union Newtonville MA 2012 Long chapter on student life at GCVI 1955 1960 Star Staff 1945 06 02 The Man Who Makes the Charges The Toronto Daily Star Toronto p 4 External links edithttp www ugdsb ca gcvi Main Page http www gcviactanostra com GCVI Yearbook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute amp oldid 1203900485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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