Etobicoke Collegiate Institute (ECI, Etobicoke CI), previously known as Etobicoke High School is a high school in

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, Canada. It is located in the

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neighbourhood of the former suburb of

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. It is overseen by the

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. The school was founded in 1928 and was part of the former

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until 1998.

History

Etobicoke High School was founded in the fall of 1928. It is one of Toronto's oldest schools and the first and traditionally central school for

, having celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2003. The school was renamed to ''Etobicoke Collegiate Institute'' in 1949. The 1928 entrance is an example of

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architecture. The high school has about 1,450 students and over 100 teachers. Etobicoke Collegiate Institute is also the second-surviving high school in Etobicoke after the now-defunct

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(whose building now houses John English Junior Middle School). E.C.I's traditional rivals are

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, about north. The two schools compete in football and other sports and share a somewhat similar socioeconomic demographic. The school building has been a shooting location for a few films and commercials, including ''

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'' in 2003. The Etobicoke Collegiate Institute

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list stretches from music to most sports to Model U.N.,

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and the Robotics Team (2185). Competing in the

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, 2007 results include a 23rd-place finish out of 63 teams in GTA championships. It has been described as "The most boring place on Earth". 2008 results include a 64th-place finish out of 66 teams in GTA championships. In 2009, the team won both the Waterloo and Greater Toronto Regional Championships. Going into the 2012 season, with a rookie team, finishing 17 out of 36 teams in GTA East Championships; defeated in the quarterfinals and finishing 44 out of 54 teams in the GTA West Championships; defeated in the semi-finals. Etobicoke Collegiate's Student Administrative Council is made up of 10 elected student leaders.

Athletics

Fall Sports: Basketball, Football, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Volleyball Winter Sports: Ice Hockey, Swimming, Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, Curling Spring Sports: Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Lacrosse

Notable alumni

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and former President of the

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; former Member of Parliament *

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list

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, former cabinet minister in

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's Progressive Conservative government in

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and

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References

External links

Etobicoke Collegiate Institute

TDSB Profile

Etobicoke Collegiate Institute – Toronto District School Board
{{Toronto High Schools Education in Etobicoke High schools in Toronto Schools in the TDSB Educational institutions established in 1928 1928 establishments in Ontario

History

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links