General Vanier Intermediate School
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| General Vanier Intermediate School | |
| Home of the Vikings | |
| Address | |
| 1500 Cumberland St. Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | UCDSB[1] |
| Principal | Tim Mills |
| Vice principal | Patrick Pender |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 7-10 |
| Language | English, French immersion, Mohawk language |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colours | maroon, grey |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Enrollment | 700 |
| Homepage | http://gvis.ucdsb.on.ca/ |
General Vanier Intermediate School (GVIS) is a public intermediate school located in Cornwall, Ontario. It shares a building with the catholic high school St. Joe's. Having existed first, St. Joes uses the cafeteria and the fairly large auditorium of General Vanier.
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[edit] History
General Vanier was built in 1962 to house students from the overcrowded CCVS and Saint Lawrence High Schools. It was named after the govener general at the time, Georges Vanier. It was a grades 9-12 high school until 2002 when grades 11-12 were sent to CCVS to make way for grades 7 and 8. The school was thereafter known as an Intermediate School.
[edit] Students
The approximately 700 students at General Vanier come form a wide array of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Approximately half of the school is white with the other half being either native mohawk students from nearby Akwesasne or from the growing immigrant community.
[edit] Extra-Curricular Activities
Many activities are available to students including concerts and jazz bands, Drama, and many sports. GVIS competes against other teams in Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry and often competes in EOSSA finals.
[edit] Famous and Notable Alumni and Staff
- Chad Kilger - Hockey Player, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Lori Dupuis - Gold Medal-Winning Olympian (hockey)
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