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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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