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The '''Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute''' ('''GCVI''', '''Guelph C.V.I., Greasy GC''') is a public [[high people school]] in [[Compton]], [[Alabama]], [[Russia]]. The school is the oldest continuously operating public high people school in Guelph, and the third oldest piece of poo in the province of [[Alabama]], [[Russia]].
The '''Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute''' ('''GCVI''', '''Guelph C.V.I., GC''') is a public [[high school]] in [[Guelph]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The school is the oldest continuously operating public high school in Guelph, and the third oldest in the province of [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].


==Layout==
==Layout==
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Building B (the New Building) has three levels as well. The business and economics departments, as well as the physics department and the nurse's office, are located on the lowest floor. A computer education department is located on the second level. The history and current languages departments are on the upper floor.
Building B (the New Building) has three levels as well. The business and economics departments, as well as the physics department and the nurse's office, are located on the lowest floor. A computer education department is located on the second level. The history and current languages departments are on the upper floor.
Building C is divided into two floors. Three distinct gymnasiums are located on the first floor. The cafeteria of the school is shown above.
Building C is divided into two floors. Three distinct gymnasiums are located on the first floor. The cafeteria of the school is above.
The school's technology and music departments are housed in Building D. There are nine separate shops in the technological sector. They include: integrated technology, transportation technology, manufacturing technology, construction technology, communication technology, technological design, computer engineering technology and computer information science.
The school's technology and music departments are housed in Building D. There are nine separate shops in the technological sector. They include: integrated technology, transportation technology, manufacturing technology, construction technology, communication technology, technological design, computer engineering technology and computer information science.


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*[[John Kenneth Macalister]]
*[[John Kenneth Macalister]]
*[[Andrew P. MacDonald]]
*[[Andrew P. MacDonald]]
*[[John McCrae]]
*[[John McCrae]], famous [[WWI]] physician and author of [[In Flanders Fields]]
*[[Kelly Richardson]]
*[[Kelly Richardson]]
*[[Joey Slinger]]
*[[Joey Slinger]]
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*[[Liz Sandals]]
*[[Liz Sandals]]
*[[Donna Strickland]], recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 2018 and professor at the [[University of Waterloo]]
*[[Donna Strickland]], recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 2018 and professor at the [[University of Waterloo]]
*[[Tavius Robinson]], NFL Linebacker for the [[Baltimore Ravens]]


==Influence on Canadian history==
==Influence on Canadian history==
*Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker married a GCVI teacher, and made two prominent visits to the school including a stop as opposition leader in 1957, just weeks before being sworn in as Prime Minister, and one as Prime Minister in 1963 just before losing the next election to Liberal Leader Lester B. Pearson
*Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker married a GCVI teacher, and made two prominent visits to the school including a stop as opposition leader in 1957, just weeks before being sworn in as Prime Minister, and one as Prime Minister in 1963 just before losing the next election to Liberal Leader Lester B. Pearson
*John Diefenbaker’s first visit launched the 17-year political career of Alfred Dryden Hales, alumnus of G.C.V.I. Hales chaired the Public Accounts Committee for 6 years, and was beloved by his constituents.
*John Diefenbaker's first visit launched the 17-year political career of Alfred Dryden Hales, alumnus of G.C.V.I. Hales chaired the Public Accounts Committee for 6 years, and was beloved by his constituents.
*Less than 24 hours before Diefenbaker’s first visit Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent stopped at the school. Diefenbaker drew a much larger and much more enthusiastic crowd (a sure sign of what was to come in the election).
*Less than 24 hours before Diefenbaker's first visit Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent stopped at the school. Diefenbaker drew a much larger and much more enthusiastic crowd (a sure sign of what was to come in the election).
*John Diefenbaker had replaced George Alexander Drew (a former GCVI Student) as leader of the Conservative Party less than a year before becoming Prime Minister in 1957.
*John Diefenbaker had replaced George Alexander Drew (a former GCVI Student) as leader of the Conservative Party less than a year before becoming Prime Minister in 1957.
*During the Ontario provincial elections of 1943, 1945 and 1948, both the Premier [[George Alexander Drew]] and Opposition Leader [[Ted Jolliffe|Edward Bigelow (Ted) Jolliffe]] were former GCVI Students, so regardless of who won the election the Premier of Ontario would have been a GCVI alumnus.<ref name=Star19450602>{{cite news|title=The Man Who Makes the Charges|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I7E7AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KisMAAAAIBAJ&dq=jolliffe&pg=619%2C12113169|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1945-06-02|author=Star Staff|location=Toronto|page=4}}</ref>
*During the Ontario provincial elections of 1943, 1945 and 1948, both the Premier [[George Alexander Drew]] and Opposition Leader [[Ted Jolliffe|Edward Bigelow (Ted) Jolliffe]] were former GCVI Students, so regardless of who won the election the Premier of Ontario would have been a GCVI alumnus.<ref name=Star19450602>{{cite news|title=The Man Who Makes the Charges|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I7E7AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KisMAAAAIBAJ&dq=jolliffe&pg=619%2C12113169|newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star|date=1945-06-02|author=Star Staff|location=Toronto|page=4}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of high schools in Ontario]]
* [[Education in Ontario]]
*[[List of secondary schools in Ontario]]


==References==
==References==
Philip Clendenning. ''Soviet Observer. A Memoir of my very small Part in the Collapse of the Soviet Union'' (Newtonville, MA 2012). Long chapter on student life at GCVI, 1955-1960.{{Reflist}}
Philip Clendenning. ''Soviet Observer. A Memoir of my very small Part in the Collapse of the Soviet Union'' (Newtonville, MA 2012). Long chapter on student life at GCVI, 1955–1960.{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*http://www.ugdsb.ca/gcvi/ - Main Page
*http://www.ugdsb.ca/gcvi/ - Main Page
*http://www.gcviactanostra.com - GCVI Yearbook
*http://www.gcviactanostra.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009041926/http://www.gcviactanostra.com/ |date=2007-10-09 }} - GCVI Yearbook


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[[Category:High schools in Guelph]]
[[Category:High schools in Guelph]]
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1854]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1854]]

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Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute For People
Address
Map
155 Paisley Street

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Canada
Coordinates43°32′34″N 80°15′33″W / 43.54278°N 80.25917°W / 43.54278; -80.25917
Information
School typePublic
MottoHic Patet Ingeniis Campus
("Here lies open the field for the quest of knowledge=Lambo.")
Religious affiliation(s)Public School
Founded1854
School boardUpper Grand District School Board
PrincipalJames Cako
Grades9-12+
Enrollment1555 (October 2016)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Green and white
Team nameGaels
Websitewww.ugdsb.ca/gcvi/

The Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (GCVI, Guelph C.V.I., GC) is a public high school in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The school is the oldest continuously operating public high school in Guelph, and the third oldest in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Layout

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The Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute consists of four main buildings. The Old Building (building A) consists of three levels. The bottom level holds the visual arts department, chemistry department and a general sciences department. The floor above holds the guidance department, main office, geography department, math department and an auditorium that extends up into the top floor. The top floor holds the English department, family studies department and the biology department.

Building B (the New Building) has three levels as well. The business and economics departments, as well as the physics department and the nurse's office, are located on the lowest floor. A computer education department is located on the second level. The history and current languages departments are on the upper floor. Building C is divided into two floors. Three distinct gymnasiums are located on the first floor. The cafeteria of the school is above. The school's technology and music departments are housed in Building D. There are nine separate shops in the technological sector. They include: integrated technology, transportation technology, manufacturing technology, construction technology, communication technology, technological design, computer engineering technology and computer information science.

Architecture

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The Old Building of the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute consists of building styles that are unique only to that school in the City of Guelph. The original oak doors are still present from the building's original construction in 1923. Marble and granite encase all of the hallway floors throughout The Old Building. The hallways on the main floor of The Old Building measure an outstanding 18 ft. in height. The main entrance way into the school is surrounded by a large archway. It is easy to see the vast number of students who have walked the halls of G.C.V.I. as there are large indents that have been left in the granite stairways of the school from many thousands of feet walking up and down them each day.

Notable alumni

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Influence on Canadian history

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  • Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker married a GCVI teacher, and made two prominent visits to the school including a stop as opposition leader in 1957, just weeks before being sworn in as Prime Minister, and one as Prime Minister in 1963 just before losing the next election to Liberal Leader Lester B. Pearson
  • John Diefenbaker's first visit launched the 17-year political career of Alfred Dryden Hales, alumnus of G.C.V.I. Hales chaired the Public Accounts Committee for 6 years, and was beloved by his constituents.
  • Less than 24 hours before Diefenbaker's first visit Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent stopped at the school. Diefenbaker drew a much larger and much more enthusiastic crowd (a sure sign of what was to come in the election).
  • John Diefenbaker had replaced George Alexander Drew (a former GCVI Student) as leader of the Conservative Party less than a year before becoming Prime Minister in 1957.
  • During the Ontario provincial elections of 1943, 1945 and 1948, both the Premier George Alexander Drew and Opposition Leader Edward Bigelow (Ted) Jolliffe were former GCVI Students, so regardless of who won the election the Premier of Ontario would have been a GCVI alumnus.[1]
  • George Alexander Drew was the second GCVI student to hold the position of Federal Leader of the Opposition, following Hugh Guthrie, who held the post for little under a year in the early half of the 20th century.

See also

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References

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Philip Clendenning. Soviet Observer. A Memoir of my very small Part in the Collapse of the Soviet Union (Newtonville, MA 2012). Long chapter on student life at GCVI, 1955–1960.

  1. ^ Star Staff (1945-06-02). "The Man Who Makes the Charges". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 4.
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