New VCI “a model of how to do things right”
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commemorate the event, the unveiling of
schedule. This project is a testament to the
gymnasium with wooden floor. The school
the new VCI Wall of Fame, as well as a
V ANKLEEK H ILL
quality of public education and what can be
was originally scheduled to open to students
plaque to commemorate the community
done when we all work together.”
in September, 2011, but classes actually
fund-raising effort that purchased a new
The school, which is 5,532 square metres
started at the new building in November,
The Upper Canada District School Board
wooden floor for the double gym.
in size, accommodates more than 350
2010.
officially opened its newest high school
“This school construction project is a
students in Grades 9 to 12. It features a
“This school has really been a labour of
last week, showcasing the $13.8 million
model of how to do things right,” Director
spacious new cafetorium, woodworking and
love for us here at VCI,” said Principal Jeff
Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute to the
David K. Thomas said. “This was a school
automotive shops, modern science labs, a
Campbell. “It’s been wonderful to see how
community.
that we brought in on budget and actually
courtyard in the centre of the building, the
this project has come full circle and it’s very
Official opening ceremonies at the school
had students inside enjoying their new
highest speed computer network of any
rewarding for me to know that we’ll continue
included the unveiling of a plaque to
surroundings a full 10 months ahead of
school in the UCDSB, and a double
to offer our excellent programming to our
students, but in a new, state-of-the-art
facility.”
“This is a wonderful building,” said
Trustee Caroll Carkner. “We also have to
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remember that while it is bricks and mortar
that make a building, it is really the people
within that building who make it a home.
I’m confident that the VCI spirit will continue
to live on within the new walls of this school
– our new home for years to come.”
During the ceremony, officials unveiled a
new Wall of Fame to celebrate the tradition
of excellence at VCI. Those honoured on the
wall include: Robert Smith, lawyer; Gary
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Louise Sproule, editor of the Vankleek Hill
Review; Philip Kronberg, physicist; David
Wilson, environmentalist and researcher; Dr.
Horace Barton, professor of agriculture; and
William Allen, tourism and agricultural
representative.
Guests who attended the event were also
treated to an open house in which they could
tour the offices, visual arts room, physics
lab, auto shop, wood shop, computer labs
and other rooms in the new facility.
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