John Polanyi Collegiate Institute

John Polanyi Collegiate Institute (JPCI), formerly Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is housed in the former Bathurst Heights Secondary School building. It is located in the North York district, near Lawrence Avenue West and Allen Road in the area of Lawrence Heights. Prior to 1998, the school was part of the North York Board of Education.

John Polanyi Collegiate Institute
John Polanyi C.I. occupies the former Bathurst Heights school.
Address
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640 Lawrence Avenue West

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M6A 1B1

Canada
Coordinates43°43′03″N 79°26′24″W / 43.717586°N 79.440122°W / 43.717586; -79.440122
Information
Former namesSir Sanford Fleming Secondary School
School typeHigh school
MottoMotto: Scientia Est Potentia
("Knowledge Is Power")
Religious affiliation(s)Secular
Founded1964
Sister schoolFlemington Public School and Lawrence Heights Middle School
School boardToronto District School Board
(North York Board of Education)
SuperintendentCurtis Ennis
LN04
Area trusteeShelley Laskin
Ward 8
School number3437 / 906736
PrincipalMargaret Greenberg
Grades9-12/13
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Blue and white   
MascotJaguar
Team nameFleming Chargers (1964–2011)
Polanyi Jaguars (2011–present)
RivalDownsview Secondary School
NewspaperThe [Paw] Print
Websitejpci.ca

It is a semestered school offering a "full range of university, college and apprenticeship programs."[1] The school was originally named after the Scottish-Canadian inventor of time zones Sandford Fleming.

History

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Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School was constructed and opened in September 1964. The building shares the same design as Newtonbrook Secondary School. The teams name was known as the Chargers. On September 6, 2011, the school was renamed to John Polanyi Collegiate Institute with the Fleming staff and students moving into the former Bathurst Heights Secondary School on Lawrence and Allen.[2] The name of the school team was changed to the Jaguars with their colours being blue and black.

Origins of Bathurst Heights

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Bathurst Heights Secondary School opened on September 4, 1951, as North York's second high school (the first being Earl Haig Secondary School) and officially opened on May 29, 1952. Six additions were made throughout the years and adult education was introduced before its program being abolished in 2000. After years of enrolment declining, Bathurst Heights closed its doors as a regular operating school on June 23, 2001.

In 2004 the school was used in the filming of the Zero Hour episode: Massacre at Columbine High.[3]

In the 2000s, the Toronto Catholic District School Board used the Bathurst Heights building to house the students from Brebeuf College School during re-construction and later Dante Alighieri Academy Beatrice Campus.

The school's building is now leased out by the Toronto District School Board to several tenants:

  • Swim camp
  • Toronto ESL Learning Centre

The school is currently being internally renovated to house TDSB offices.

Notable alumni (Bathurst Heights)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "John Polanyi Collegiate Institute". Toronto District School Board. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Constable, Mike. "School prepares for big move." My Town Crier. February 22, 2011. Retrieved on October 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alternate universe Columbine...in Canada! (Part 1)".