Riverdale Collegiate Institute
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| Riverdale Collegiate Institute | |
 Education Nourishes Youth |
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| Address | |
| 1094 Gerrard Street East Riverdale, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2A1, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 5555 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Superintendent | Jill Worthy |
| Area trustee | Rick Telfer |
| Principal | Ralph Nigro |
| Vice principal | Rebekah Tsingos Tammy Greeley |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Team name | Riverdale Raiders |
| Colours | Red and Blue |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Enrollment | 1171 (Spring 2005) |
| Newspaper | The Riverdale Spectator |
| Yearbook | Reveille |
| Homepage | Riverdale Collegiate Institute |
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Riverdale Collegiate Institute is a high school located at 1094 Gerrard Street East Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1907 and was at that time on the outskirts of the city. It was extensively renovated in the 1990s but the original facade was maintained. It is the academic school for lower east end Toronto. The school has a very high population of Asians, being it that 71% is from several Asian countries, such as; China, Japan, Korea, etc. It is usually viewed as a non-violent school with the least amount of incidents in the TDSB.
The practicing principals for 2008/2009 year are: Ms. Greely being the vice-principal of the school. Mr. Nigro being the principal of the school.
On May 17, 2006 the first annual United Games were hosted at Riverdale. This was a day-long event also including students from Eastern Commerce Secondary School, Monarch Park Collegiate and Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute. Former NBA star Jerome Williams acted as principal for the day[1]. His activities included a presentation speaking out against violence[2], barbecuing lunch with students, and overseeing games designed to build relationships between the schools by forming teams with students from all four schools, rather than having a team for each school.[3]
Riverdale Collegiate celebrated its centennial on May 12, 2007.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Morley Callaghan - writer
- Gordon Sinclair - writer and TV personality
- Punch Imlach - hockey coach
- Michael Ironside - actor
- Ron Stewart - football player
- Al Sims - hockey player
- John Cannis - politician
- Billy Harris - hockey player
- John Hemphill - comedian
- Steve Stavro - sports team owner
- Robert S. Kenny - politician
- Lincoln Alexander - politician
In addition, Jane Creba was a former student of the school.
[edit] School song
The school song/cheer is often sung at assemblies and is taught to all new students. The song part follows the tune of the song Anchors Aweigh.[4]
| “ | There is no better school than Riverdale. We always will be true to Riverdale River, river, river, Dale, dale, dale, |
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[edit] External links and references
- ^ Media Advisory - Raptors' Williams to serve as Riverdale CI Principal tomorrow - Raptors Lead to Achieve
- ^ Reveille 2006, Pages 70-71 (School Yearbook)
- ^ GlobeAndMail.com - Schools team up to fight violence
- ^ RCI School Song on the RCI Website
