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Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (K.C.V.I.) is a secondary school in Kingston , Ontario , Canada located at 235 Frontenac Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3S7. Founded in 1792 by Reverend John Stewart based upon a grant for secondary education in the colony of Upper Canada, it moved to its present location in 1892 . It is considered the oldest secondary school in Ontario. Girls were first admitted as students in January, 1877 and the school has remained co-educational since.The oldest remaining wing of the school is the 1915 wing, which now houses science laboratories. The original wing was burned down in a fire and replaced. K.C.V.I was Kingston's only secondary school until the opening of Queen Elizabeth Collegiate And Vocational Institute (Q.E.C.V.I.) in 1955 and Loyalist Collegiate And Vocational Institute (L.C.V.I.) in 1963. Notable graduates include Peter Milliken , Helen Cooper , David Usher , and the members of The Tragically Hip . ATHLETICS The team colours are blue and white. The team name for all sports is "The Blues" and the mascot is a blue bear. The school competes in various sports including, but not limited to: football, rugby, hockey, basketball, volleyball, rowing, soccer, cross-country, track and field, mountain biking, curling, tennis, badminton, and skiing, along with various other sports. COAT OF ARMS A new coat of arms was formally conferred on K.C.V.I. by His Excellency The Right Honourable Ramon A. Hnatyshyn , Governor General Of Canada in 1992. It celebrated K.C.V.I.'s 200th anniversary. IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM KCVI is one of 83 schools in Canada which runs the International Baccalaureate program. The IB diploma program is offered at KCVI during the last two years of secondary school. However there is also the Pre-IB program to prepare the Gr. 9 and 10 students for the rigorous pace of the IB curriculum. Also, if students do not want to enroll in the complete IB diploma program, they may apply for IB certificates in the course of their choosing. KCVI CLUBS KCVI has many different activities going on through out the school year, such as:the improv team, pizza & power, the MUN ( Model United Nations), robotics club and the knitting club. As well, the KCVI Athletics Association runs activities like: the climbing club, 3v3 Basketball. There is also the Ski Team, Curling Team, Swim team, Cheerleading, and Hockey Teams. Also, there is X-country during the fall, indoor track during early spring and track and field during summer. CKVI AND THE RADIO BROADCASTING FOCUS PROGRAM KCVI houses the CKVI Radio, a CRTC-licensed community radio station. It is the first such station in Canada. The radio station is operated in conjunction with a countywide high school radio program of the Limestone District School Board. It can be found at 91.9 on your local Kingston FM dial. Students come from miles around the city of Kingston, to work exclusively at the radio station for a semester of classes. There is a daily classroom period where a whole curriculum devoted to radio is taught. Students also earn credits for working at keeping the station broadcasting by doing interviews, programming some specialty shows, and learning to follow computer generated logs for preprogrammed shows. They help organize benefit concerts by high school bands --there are many in Kingston-- to help raise funds for the station. They learn about microphone use, delivery, digital editing, sound production, “Person on the street” contact and interview techniques. The interviews include community organization representatives, people in the news, visiting dignitaries, experts or people with specialized knowledge, and interviews with the bands whose music they play at their station. Anyone within the vicinity of 3 km can tune in their radio to catch this program. STREET SMART Street Smart is a Community Education Centre of the Limestone District School Board. They provide on-site secondary education for students aged primarily 16-20 who require an alternative setting for earning high school credits. They are staffed with certified Secondary School Teachers. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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