Western Technical-Commercial School is a high school in the High Park North neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada oversighted by the Toronto District School Board. It shares the same building with Ursula Franklin Academy and The Student School. The school was founded in 1927 and was part of the Toronto Board of Education until 1998. Originally two schools when it was opened, Western Branch Technical School and Western High School of Commerce, the present school is now the product of the merger of the two. Western, commonly called WTCS or Western Tech, offers courses from grade 9 through 12 in Applied, Academic, or Gifted/Enriched levels. The gifted/enriched department is one of many highlights, taken by students who have been identified as gifted or applied as enriched.

Origins

The main

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building was constructed in 1927, with the addition being constructed in 1967–1970. The school features such amenities such as a pool and two gyms, a greenhouse, a large library, a media lab, and many computers throughout the building.

Media

''The Hidden Agenda'' was the school's traditional newspaper, with the last issue printed in 2011. It reports heavily on student events and was run by students with final approval by the administration. Recently, with the work of students and teachers it plans to make it come back in late 2022/early 2023. It has been renamed ''The Horseshoe''.

Athletics

The school has a wide variety of teams and intramurals, from the traditional soccer, basketball, hockey, water polo and baseball to ping pong and a Reach for the Top quiz team. Intramurals include floor hockey, volleyball, and basketball, among others. Western has a full size pool, and runs Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross courses at greatly reduced prices for students of the school. Current aquatics leadership students are welcomed to assist in teaching the program.

Manufacturing Technology/Robotics

Western Technical-Commercial School offers a number of manufacturing technology courses utilizing the schools machine shop facilities. The school also has a successful FIRST Robotics team (865/Warp7).

Notable alumni

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- hockey player * Gwendolyn McEwen - poet

References

External links

Western Technical-Commercial School official website

Western Technical-Commercial School profile on the Toronto District School Board website

Western Technical-Commercial School Music Department
{{Toronto High Schools High schools in Toronto Schools in the TDSB Educational institutions established in 1927 1927 establishments in Ontario