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Silverthorn Collegiate Institute (SCI, Silverthorn) is a high school located in the west end of Toronto. It is under the sanction of the Toronto District School Board (the successor to the former Etobicoke Board of Education). The name comes from the "The Silverthorn Woods" that borders to the south and the west . This was the northern limit of an old property known locally as "The Silverthorn Mill Farm".
The Silverthorn name, in coming from the Somerset/Wiltshire county areas of Southwest England, have this surname originating from the Holy Thorn of Glastonbury. The first Silverthorns to come to North America seems to have arrived and settled in New Jersey (and Virginia) well before the American Revolution. The New Jersey branch lost all of their land holdings since they were 'loyalists' and came to Canada, receiving land grants via the United Empire Loyalist grants. Although there is no 'official' coat of arms for this surname, there is a very old 'unofficial' one (from the Bristol/Bathe area of Wiltshire County, England) that often surfaces. Researchers of this surname state that there are more Silverthorn's in the Toronto white pages and surrounding cemeteries than any other area in the world. Please refer to the 1982 Silverthorn History published by Frank Fremont Reed, with the English Origins co-authored by William D Silverthorn (both of California, USA).
A collegiate institute is a school either of secondary education or higher education. The definition varies regionally, and has been largely unused outside of Canada since the early 20th century.
In Canada, collegiate institute has a specific meaning. In 1871, the province of Ontario set up two parallel secondary education systems. Collegiate institutes offered arts and humanities education, including Greek and Latin, for university-bound students. High schools offered vocational and science programs for those planning to enter the workforce upon graduation. This system was later adopted by other provinces including Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
It was quite quickly realized that this division did not work very well. Over time, high schools responded to students' needs and increasingly offered the arts courses that were essential for the workforce. At the same time, as universities began teaching science and engineering, so did the collegiate institutes. Within a decade, the distinctions between the two systems were greatly blurred, and eventually the two systems were merged in to a single secondary school system. Most new Ontario schools were from then on named either high schools or secondary schools, but the term collegiate institutes is still used for new schools from time to time. Most cities, the oldest and most established high schools are still known as collegiate institutes. Most cities in Ontario have a collegiate institute near the centre. In some cases, a more academic focus has been retained, and collegiate institutes are thus sometimes regarded as better than "standard" high schools.
Collingwood Collegiate Presents A Bohemian Rhapsody Teacher Parody. This video was shown during the annual Christmas Assembly on December 18, 2015.
HCI's annual school spirit video! Go Huskies!
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair visits Forest Hill C.I. as students get together to mark Day of Pink, an international anti-bullying event.
CCI is a school of spirit, community and academic excellence. This is the promotional video to demonstrate CCI's amazing events, activities and school. This is CCI! Home of the Wolves! Produced by Graham Beer, Aidan Woodward & Laina Andrews.
Song used: Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap
This is a parody of the song Blank Space by Taylor Swift. It was produced by the staff at Collingwood Collegiate Institute and shown during the Christmas Assembly on December 19, 2014. Title sequence is courtesy of www.ravenprodesign.com
The amazing musicians from Weston Collegiate Institute, led by legendary conductor R. Nadalin, wow the judges at the Toronto Festival of Music.
Agincourt Collegiate Institute has made a video in support of the You Can Play Project.
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, the Toronto Police Service, in partnership with the students and staff at Harbord Collegiate Institute, celebrated International Day of Pink by highlighting student-based initiatives, listening to special guest speakers, and presenting anti-bullying video. Toronto District School Board Vice Chair Jennifer Arp, TDSB Ward 10 Trustee Ausma Malik, TDSB Director of Education John Malloy, Harbord Collegiate Institute Principal Vince Meade, and special guest speakers, Olympian Rosie Cossar and Eugene Melnyk of the Ottawa Senators, joined Chief Mark Saunders, members of the Toronto Police Service’s 14 Division, and the Service’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Queer (LGBTQ) Internal Support Network to celebrate the initiative, with aim towards bullying prevention and edu...
Athletics Website: https://sites.google.com/a/student.tdsb.on.ca/runnymede-athletics/ Junior men's basketball game versus Silverthorn CI at Silverthorn CI. The boys lost 62-49, dropping another close game, huge games from the Seftel triplets keep the game close.
Athletics Website: https://sites.google.com/a/student.td... Senior men's basketball game versus Silverthorn CI at Silverthorn CI. The boys lost 61-32 against a hot shooting Silverthorn CI team.
2015/2016 Junior Season Richview Saints 46 vs. Silverthorn Spartans 54 06-Jan-16
Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional High vs. Silverthorn Collegiate Institute New Waterford 34th Annual Coal Bowl Classic
Polyvalente de L`Ancienne-Lorette vs. Silverthorn Collegiate Institute New Waterford 34th Annual Coal Bowl Classic
Nechako Valley Secondary School vs. Silverthorn Collegiate Institute
Silverthorn Collegiate Institute vs Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School
Consolation Game Silverthorn Collegiate Institute vs Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional High
Athletics Website: https://sites.google.com/a/student.tdsb.on.ca/runnymede-athletics/ Senior men's basketball game versus George Harvey CI at George Harvey CI. This was the first game of the year for the senior men's basketball team.