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| '''Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School''' is one of sixteen ]s in the ]. | '''Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School''' is one of sixteen ]s in the ]. | ||
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| Galt offers a complete academic and extra-curricular experience to a population of more than 1,300 students in a wide-range of academic and vocational programs. | |||
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| GCI has been designated as an historic landmark in the ] area and is the oldest continuously-operating educational institution in Ontario. 2002 was its 150th anniversary year. | |||
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| The school was founded in 1852, with ] as Headmaster, after it was decided to move the ] in ] to ]. ] became headmaster in 1853. <!-- there were only 10 students in 1853--> Under his leadership, the school, informally known as "Tassie's School", gained a reputation as one of the top schools in Ontario. It graduated many men who later rose to prominence, such as ]. It was one of the first ]s in the province. | |||
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| However, by 1881 Tassie's methods of teaching were felt to be outdated, and the entire staff resigned. ] became principal and new staff were brought in, including ], who became principal in 1884. The school, which had formerly been a ] for boys, became a day school for boys and girls. There were 70 students in 1881. | |||
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| In 1905 a major addition was made to the two-story building. The three-storey addition, made of stone quarried from the adjacent ], opened in 1906. | |||
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| Carscadden stepped down as principal in 1914. Between 1914 and his death in 1925, ] was principal. During ], Galt saw a larger proportion of its residents enlist in relation to its population than anywhere else in Canada. Three hundred fifty present and former students enlisted, 48 of whom died while serving. After the war, a plaque was erected in the school commemorating these 48 former students. | |||
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| Also after World War I, the concept of ] gained popularity in Ontario. The name of the school was changed from "Galt Collegiate Institute" to the present name, and another large addition was made to the school to accommodate vocational classes. | |||
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| GCI alumni include ], ] (inventor of IMAX film format). | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| *Carscadden, Dr. Thos. (1925). "History of the Galt Collegiate Institute 1881–1914". ''Thirteenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, Waterloo, Ontario'' '''13''': 134–148. | |||
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| *Jaffray, Miss K. F. (1926). "The Galt Collegiate Institute, 1914–1926". ''Fourteenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, Waterloo, Ontario'' '''14''': 179–184. | |||
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High school in Cambridge, Ontario| Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School | |
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| 200 Water St. N Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 6V2 | |
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| School type | High School |
| Motto | Semper Paratus (Always Prepared) |
| Founded | 1852 |
| School board | Waterloo Region District School Board |
| Principal | Stuart Cross |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | ~1300 (September 2006) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Downtown / North Galt |
| Colour(s) | Red, Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Ghost |
| Team name | Galt Ghosts |
| Website | http://gci.wrdsb.on.ca/ |
Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School is one of sixteen secondary schools in the Waterloo Region District School Board.
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