Bluevale Collegiate Institute

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Bluevale Collegiate Institute
Main Entrance
Address
80 Bluevale Street North Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 3R5, Canada
Information
School board	Waterloo Region District School Board
Principal	Kathy Young
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Norm, the knight
Team name	The Knights
Colours	maroon, light blue and white
Founded	1972
Enrollment	1450 (2006)
Homepage	http://bci.wrdsb.on.ca/index.htm

Bluevale Collegiate Institute is a public high school in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Run by the Waterloo Region District School Board, Bluevale is the largest high school in Waterloo with approximately 1,450 students (2007-08) and teaches grades 9-12. The school opened in 1972 under the direction of principal Robert Chilton. As of 2003, the principal is Kathy Young.

1 Motto and colours
2 Academic programs
- 2.1 Arts programs
3 Notable alumni
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Motto and colours

The school colours are maroon, powder blue and white, and the school's motto is "Non Quis Sed Quid", meaning "It's not who you are, but what you are." Bluevale's mascot is a knight, named Norm.

[edit] Academic programs

OYAP (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program)
Co-op: students can chose from a variety of placements in many different employment settings
German
Spanish
Computer Science Programs
Native Canadian Studies
Photography
Arts programs such as Dance, Drama, Vocal and Instrumental Music
Enrichment Opportunities
Advanced Placement Courses (also known as "AP" courses)
Geomatics (students up to date, industry standard software such as ArcGIS 9)

[edit] Arts programs

The school has one of the largest arts/music programs in the Waterloo Region District School Board offering five different choirs, four bands, and three small ensembles. The main choir (Bluevale Singers) alone has over 180 members. The music program features an award winning Jazz Quartet, which achieved gold status at MusicFest Canada in both 2005, and 2007.

[edit] Notable alumni

Todd Brooker - An Olympic skier, who was a member of Canada's national ski team from 1976-1987. He won three Alpine skiing World Cup titles. He was one of a group of top Canadian skiers referred to as the Crazy Canucks.^[1]
Jennifer Button - Olympic swimmer
Captain John Couch - Pilot of Canadian Airforce who's pCC-130 Hercules plane crashed near Alert, Nunavut, killing four crew members on impact, and later claiming Couch's life due to exposure to harsh Arctic weather. Before dying, Couch gave his supplies such as his coat to the surviving crew members to assist them until rescuers arrived.
Victor Davis - Olympic gold medal winner in swimming.
Jennifer Fratesi - Olympic swimmer ^[2]
Sunil Kuruvilla - Playwright who has done screenplays for Showtime and CTV.^[3]
Julian Radlein - Player for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League.^[4]
Steven Rice - National Hockey League^[5]
Guillermo Verdecchia - Playwright has won the Governor General's Award for English language drama and a Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award.^[6]
Mike West - As a member of the Canadian Swim Team, he won a Bronze Olympic medal in 1984.^[7]