In 1888 Parkdale Collegiate Institute founded in Toronto as a public high school. Parkdale Collegiate Institute is located on Jameson Avenue and is a certified International Baccalaureate World School that began in April 2007. Parkdale has a rich history of athletics.
Parkdale has a reputation as the "gem" of the community. Parkdale Collegiate Institute is characterized by a caring, inclusive, and welcoming learning environment. Parkdale Collegiate Institute programming is continually evolving to meet students' needs and interests in developing communities; diversity is a strength, and Parkdale proudly welcomes all students.
Principal: Julie Ardell
History:
The original school, designed by architect G.M. Miller, was renamed Jameson Avenue Collegiate Institute in 1901, a name which it bore proudly until 1910. In 1910, the school was renamed Parkdale Collegiate Institute. The original Victorian building served the community until 1928, when it was demolished; the present structure was completed in 1929. Two significant additions, the last being in the 1960s, followed. Parkdale Collegiate Institute is the second oldest secondary school in the old City of Toronto.
Mission Statement:
Parkdale Collegiate is a safe and caring academic school where pupils and teachers from all ethnicities, religions, and cultures learn, work, and strive for excellence as a community of learners. Its partnerships distinguish Parkdale school in academic and extra-curricular plans, which connect Parkdale students to the community and develop them for the future and a changing world.
Parkdale Collegiate Institute offers a variety of business and cooperative education courses.
Also, Parkdalecompete regularly in DECA.
Parkdale Business team is:
Ms. Leah Cosgrove
Ms. Marlena Rivett (ACL)
Mr. Gorian Surlan
Parkdale Cooperative Education teacher is:
Ms. Leah Cosgrove
Parkdale is characterized, among other practices, by the tradition of and serving the association and reflecting its diversity. Parkdale students and staff continue to earn widespread recognition for advocacy and service initiatives and all their work with community partners. As Mission Statement says, partnerships in academic and co-curricular programs correlate Parkdale students to the community and serve them for their futures in a changing world.
Clubs:
Writing CLub
Yearbook Club
Key Club
Math Club/Contests
Eco Club
French For The Future Club
GSA
Chess Club\Poetry in Voice
Student Council
Special Alumni:
Shan Mangal - Business Entrepreneur, director of Pyramid Properties
Goody Rosen - Major League Baseball All-Star outfielder
Anne Mroczkowski - TV reporter and news anchor
Charles Templeton - cartoonist, evangelist, agnostic, politician, newspaper editor, inventor, broadcaster, and author
Marc Hanoman - Vine Star
Alexis Hanoman - Vine Star
Stella Asling-Riis - novelist and club woman
Paul Augustus Bridle - Canadian diplomat
Arun Vasanthakumar - Legend
Bonnie Dobson - folk singer, 1960s and 70s
Faisal Kutty - lawyer and law professor
Athletics:
Fall:
Girls Basketball
Cross Country
Sr. Boys Soccer
Sr. Boys Volleyball
Golf
Girls Ultimate
Jr. Boys Soccer
Jr. Boys Volleyball
Winter
Jr. Boys Basketball
Sr. Boys Basketball
Jr. Girls Volleyball
Sr. Girls Volleyball
Badminton
Hockey
Spring
Girls Soccer
Junior Ultimate Frisbee
Senior Ultimate Frisbee
Badminton
Track & Field
Cricket
Tennis
Boys Baseball
Girls Softball
Co-Ed Volleyball
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