West Hill Collegiate Institute

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West Hill Collegiate Institute
Address
350 Morningside Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M1E 3G3, Canada
Information
School board Toronto District School Board
Superintendent Don McLean
Area trustee Patrick Rutledge
School type high school
Grades 9-12
Language English
Area West Hill, Toronto
Motto Surgo in Lucem (I rise to the light)
Enrollment 1256 (2005)

West Hill Collegiate Institute is a public highschool in Toronto, located in eastern Scarborough. The school was opened in 1955 and named after the community of West Hill, Toronto in which the school is located. The school's motto is Surgo in Lucem which translates into English as I rise to the light.

The school was the focus of a minor controversy in 1998 when it erected a sign and sent letters to parents of students, indicating that the budget cuts to education made by the provincial government would result in teachers having less time to organise clubs or coach sports teams. The MPP for the area, Steve Gilchrist, threatened to cancel a scholarship he had previously awarded to the school's top student in math and science.[1] His actions were criticised by Frances Lankin[2] in the provincial parliament.

On February 7, 2002, Denham Brown scored 111 points playing for West Hill in a game against R.H. King Academy, setting a record for a Canadian high school student[3].

[edit] Famous Alumni

  • Denham Brown - Former UConn Basketball Star & Current Player for NBA team Seattle Supersonics.
  • Rowan Barrett - Former St. John's University (NY) Basketball Star & Canadian Basketball Team Star.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Yen Chu (1998-06-18). School signs stir up a fuss. NOW On.
  2. ^ Transcript of the Meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for June 17, 1998.
  3. ^ Brown's Biography University of Connecticut Huskies. Retrieved on [[2006 August 21]].

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