Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
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| School type | Public |
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| Established | 1928 |
| Affiliation | TDSB |
| District | ETOBICOKE |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | Ron Ellis |
| Head of School | Ron Ellis |
| Staff | 105 |
| Students | 2000 |
| Athletics | Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country, Swimming, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Cricket, Chess, Track, Badminton, Alpine skiing, Alpine snow boarding, Curling |
| Athletic Conference | TDSAA |
| Colors | Green, gold |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Location | 86 Montgomery rd. |
| Information | check site below and TDSB site for more info. |
| Website | eciweb.org roboticsor [1] |
Etobicoke Collegiate Institute (ECI) is a large high school located in Toronto's west end overseen by the Toronto District School Board. It was founded in the fall of 1928 and is one of Toronto's oldest schools, having celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2003. The high school has about 2000 students and over 100 teachers.
ECI's school colours are garnet, green and gold.
The school mascot is a ram named Ruckus.
E.C.I's traditional rival is Richview Collegiate Institute, located about 2 miles north. Both schools compete vigorously in football, and share a somewhat similar socioeconomic demographic.
The school building has been a shooting location for a few films and commercials, including Mean Girls in 2003.
The Etobicoke Collegiate Institute extracurricular activity list is vast stretching from most sports to Model U.N. and the Robotics Team. Competing in the FIRST robotics competition (FRC)on March 29, 30 and 31.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Marnie McBean, gold medalist rower
- Ken Dryden, former Montreal Canadiens goaltender and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs; current Member of Parliament
- Jeff Healey, rock musician
- Harold Shipp, builder
- Jeff Johnson, Toronto Argonauts running back
- Peter Milczyn, city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing one of the two Etobicoke—Lakeshore wards.
- David Clarkson, NHL player with the New Jersey Devils[[2]]
- Trevor Koverko, New York Rangers prospect and Oshawa Generals player in the OHL.
- Miloš Šćepanović, Soccer player with Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League[http:http://www.serbianwhiteeagles.ca/sr/2006/tim2006/scepanovicmilos.JPG Serbian Eagles Website Picture]
[edit] External links
- http://www.eciweb.org/ ("official etobicoke collegiate institute web-portal")
- http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/etobicokeci/ (now redirects to http://www.eciweb.org, old site can be found at http://www.eciweb.org/old/)
- http://www.tdsb.on.ca/scripts/Schoolasp.asp?schno=2802
- http://www.ecirobotics.com
