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, colours = Blue, gold, and white , url = William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute (W.L. Mackenzie C.I.; locally known as Mackenzie) is a semestered

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located in

, Canada.Mackenzie TDSB School Profile 2008Toronto District School Board
Retrieved July 14, 2009. The school was opened in 1960 by the

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. It is located near Sheppard Avenue West and Allen Road, close to Sheppard West subway station.

History

The school, originally called Southview Heights Secondary School, was built in 1959. The purpose of the school was twofold: to accommodate the skyrocketing number of new students in the area, and to ease overcrowding at

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. The school opened in September 1960. It was originally slated to be a

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. A contest for the school's name was held and

William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie (March12, 1795 August28, 1861) was a Scottish Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify elite members of Upper Canada. He represented Yor ...

, the first mayor of Toronto and leader of the

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in 1837, was selected. The school, in its inception, had 90% of the Jewish student population that lived in the

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neighborhood.

Students

The school is known for the high academic standards of its students. The

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ranks it as the best

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secondary school. Over 95% of its graduating students are accepted into a post-secondary institution. Additionally, 50% of graduating students earn an 80% average in all of their subjects (down from 66% in 2006, when the average was based on the top three subjects), qualifying them to become

Ontario Scholar Ontario Scholars are high school graduates in the Canadian province of Ontario who attain an average of 80% or greater in their six best Grade 12 courses. The award is granted by the Ontario Ministry of Education, and consists of a certificate f ...

s. In 2013, the students with the highest averages in the entire TDSB were Mackenzie students Geoffrey Yu and Ryan Gotesman, with averages of 99.7%. The school is also known for its student-run organization, SWITCH (Solar and Wind Initiatives Towards CHange). Founded in 2006, SWITCH's goal is to make Canada more environmentally friendly through various environmental initiatives — the most prominent of which is the installation of solar panels and wind turbines on school grounds. Through this organization, Mackenzie has gained national media attention due to events featuring

David Suzuki David Takayoshi Suzuki (born March 24, 1936) is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department at th ...

, Steven Page of the

Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reach ...

MuchMusic Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. MuchMusic launched on August 31 ...

and members of

Sum 41 Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. Originally called Kaspir, the band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason "Cone" McCas ...

Specialty programs

MaCS Program

The MaCS Program began in 1985; it offers enriched English, Mathematics, Science and Technology courses for advanced students. Students applying for the MaCS Program must undertake an entrance exam and complete a comprehensive application package. The MaCS Program begins at grade nine and runs until grade twelve. Students may apply in grade 8 for a spot in the grade 9 class. Students may also apply in grade 9 for a spot in the grade 10 class, although for a reduced number of spots. A significant number of the school's students are part of the MaCS Program - there are 90 positions for students joining the MaCS program in grade nine. The acceptance rate for the MaCS program was 12.8% for the 2018–2019 school year. Students in the MaCS program can take Advanced Placement exams and start computer science courses in grade nine, which is a field that is normally not available until grade ten. The MaCS program was one of the first enriched math, science and technology programs created for secondary school students.

Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute (Marc Garneau CI, MGCI or Garneau), formerly known as Overlea Secondary School, is a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and part of the Toronto District School Board. It is the host school of the Talented Off ...

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program is similar.

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has also developed a similar TOPS program in recent years.

Gifted Program

The Gifted Program is an enriched program available to gifted students. The program begins at Grade Nine and runs until Grade Twelve. Five to ten percent of William Lyon Mackenzie's student population is part of the Gifted Program.

Advanced Placement (AP) Program

The

Advanced Placement Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course ...

Program has been active at the school since 2002 with the AP Computer Science course (ICS 4U0). AP Calculus and Chemistry has also been added to the school's Advanced Placement Program. The AP Biology and AP French will be implemented for students who wish to pursue enriched learning in 2011. As of 2018 the only available AP classes were Calculus, Economics, and Computer Science

FIT Program

The school offers a national certification program known as the FIT Program that will enable students to earn industry standard certifications in programming and engineering, and in Media & Communications Arts. The program is made possible through the Information and Communications Technology Council of Canada as part of the Education/Sector Council Partnership Project. Usually, it is the students in the MaCS program that attain the FIT certification.. Retrieved November 24, 2011. Students who completed all the required courses are eligible for the FIT Plus Certificate if they do a Cooperative component or summer internship in a field related to Engineering, Programming or Media Communication & Arts. The following courses must be completed to receive the FIT Certificate: Computer Science (ICS 3U + ICS 4U), Cisco IT Essentials (TEJ 3M + TEJ 4M), Media Arts (TGJ 3M + TGJ 4M), and (for the FIT Plus certificate only) a co-operative education component.

Sports

The school's sports teams include:

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, boys' and girls' field hockey, boys' and girls'

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, boys' and girls' soccer, and boys' varsity

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Clubs and Councils

* Animanga Club * Athletic Council * Baycrest-Mackenzie Partnership * Biology Club * Black Student Alliance Council * Book Club * Business Council (FBLA and Target Alpha) * Central Arts Council * Chemistry Club * Choir * Debate Club * DECA * Gardening Club * History Club * HOSA * Jewish Culture Club * Linguistics Club * Mackenzie Chess Club * Mackenzie Computer Programming Team * Mackenzie Creative Writing Club * Mackenzie Engineering Club * Mackenzie Science Club * Mac Radio Announcers * Math Club * MEDLIFE *

Model United Nations Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. At a MUN conference, students work as the representative of a count ...

* Physics Club * Project Metropolis (school website) * Rainbow Club * Smash Club * Student Council * TED Club * The Flounder (school satirical newspaper) * The Lyon (school newspaper) * Tree Huggers (ecology and Eco-activism) * Yearbook Team * Wellness @ MAC * Women in Stem

Notable alumni

* Honey Sherman - billionaire, wife of Apotex founder

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Mark S. Fox Mark Stephen Fox (born 1952) is a Canadian computer scientist, Professor of Industrial Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Urban Systems Engineering at the University of Toronto, known for the development of Constraint Directed Scheduling in ...

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computer science professor *

Howie Mandel Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel voiced the character Gizmo in the 1984 film ''Gremlins'' and the 1990 sequel '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch''. I ...

- comedian, actor, and host of

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. (Expelled, did not graduate) *

Mark Adler Mark Adler (born 1959) is an American software engineer. He is best known for his work in the field of data compression as the author of the Adler-32 checksum function, and a co-author together with Jean-loup Gailly of the zlib compression librar ...

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(2011–2015) for the Toronto riding of

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Roman Baber Roman Baber (born 1980) is a Russian-Canadian politician who was the Member of Provincial Parliament (Canada), member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for York Centre (provincial electoral district), York Centre from 2018 to 2022. Baber was elect ...

- Member of Provincial Parliament (2018–Present) for the Toronto riding of

Chin Injeti Pranam "Chin" Injeti (born April 9, 1973 in India) is a Canadian singer, musician, and music producer. He got his start as a founding member of Juno Award-winning group Bass is Base. He frequently collaborates with producer DJ Khalil; together th ...

- musician,

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, member of

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-winning 1990s R&B group

Bass Is Base Bass is Base was a Canadian Contemporary R&B, R&B group based in North York, Ontario. History In 1993, Chin Injeti and Ivana Santilli were in the music group Syndicate 305. At the 1993 Music West conference in Vancouver, Injeti and Santilli met MC ...

Avery Saltzman Avery Saltzman (born 17 June, 1956), is a Canadian actor and theater director. He is artistic director of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre. Saltzman was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and te ...

- actor, co-artistic director of the

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Company *

Lorne Rubenstein Lorne Rubenstein (born 25 June 1948 in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian golf journalist and author. He was the golf columnist for the Globe and Mail in Canada from 1980 to 2013. Rubenstein has written 16 books about golf. He maint ...

- golf writer / expert * Jack Newman - pædiatrician and breastfeeding advocate *

Karen Mock Karen Rochelle Mock, is a human rights consultant, well known as a dynamic lecturer, workshop coordinator and facilitator. She was Executive Director and CEO of the ''Canadian Race Relations Foundation'' from 2001 to 2005 and prior to that was Na ...

- human rights activist *

Lorne Lofsky Lorne Lofsky (born May 10, 1954) is a Canadian jazz guitarist who was a member of the Oscar Peterson Quartet. Lofsky began playing rock music at school dances but later took an interest in jazz after hearing the album ''Kind of Blue'' by Miles D ...

- jazz musician and professor *

DerHova Harout Arthur Der-Hovagimian (sometimes spelled "Ter-Hovakimyan"; born 22 February 1974) is a Canadian-Armenian composer, songwriter and record producer. Career Harout Arthur Der-Hovagimian signed his first recording contract at the age of 17 wit ...

- music producer, founder of the group

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Jerry Levitan Jerry Levitan (born 1954) is a Canadian best known as "the kid who interviewed John Lennon". He produced and starred in the animated short ''I Met the Walrus'' about his meeting with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1969. Th ...

- Emmy-winning producer *

Matti Friedman Matti Friedman ( he, מתי פרידמן) is a Canadian-Israeli journalist and author. He is an op-ed contributor for the New York Times, and columnist for Tablet magazine. Biography Matti Friedman was born to a Canadian Jewish family and gre ...

- journalist and author * Mel Cappe -

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(2002–2006) *

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- former CEO,

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Yank Azman Yank Azman (born October 19, 1947) is a Canadian television and film actor. Early life Azman was born in a displaced persons camp in Bad Wörishofen, Germany to Cesia (née Waishand), a sales clerk, and Kuba Zajfman, a tailor and furrier, Holoca ...

- actor *

Jeanne Beker Jeanne Beker, (; born 19 March 1952) is a Canadian television personality, fashion editor, and author. Family Jeanne Beker was born in Toronto, Ontario to father Joseph Beker and mother Bronia Beker, two Jewish Holocaust survivors born in Koz ...

- Canadian television personality and magazine editor *

Herbert L. Becker Herbert Lawrence Becker (born 1951) is an American former magician, escapologist, stunt performer, author, and businessman. As a magician, Becker performed as ''Kardeen''. Biography Early life Herbert Lawrence Becker was born in Hollywood, F ...

- actor, author, magician, TV producer *

Tinsel Korey Tinsel Korey (born March 25, 1980) is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for portraying Emily Young in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series. Life and career Prior to moving to Vancouver, Korey had already appeared in s ...

- actress in the ''Twilight'' series *

Ben Mink Benjamin Mink (born January 22, 1951) is a Canadian songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer best known as a longtime collaborator of Canadian singer k.d. lang. He plays several string instruments, notably the guitar, violin, and the m ...

- musician and composer *

Alice Panikian Alice Panikian ( hy, Ալիսա Փանիկյան; bg, Алис Паникян) (born May 23, 1985) is a Bulgarian-Canadian journalist, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2006 and Miss Reinado Inte ...

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2006 *

Alex Shnaider Alexander Yevseyevich Shnaider (russian: Алекса́ндр Евсе́евич "А́лекс" Шнайдер; he, אלכסנדר (אלכס) שניידר; born 3 August 1968) is a Russian-born Canadian entrepreneur and former commodities tra ...

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and

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* Rayne Fisher-Quann - sex education activist

References

External links

Official website

MaCS Program

Official announcements website

SWITCH Initiative

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