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
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quality of public education andwhat can be
wasoriginallyscheduledtoopentostudents
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 squaremetres
started at the new building in November,
TheUpperCanadaDistrictSchoolBoard
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
spaciousnewcafetorium,woodworkingand
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
Officialopeningceremoniesattheschool
had students inside enjoying their new
highest speed computer network of any
rewardingformetoknowthatwe’llcontinue
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’mconfidentthattheVCIspiritwillcontinue
to live onwithin the newwalls of this school
– our new home for years to come.”
Duringtheceremony,officialsunveileda
newWall 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,environmentalistandresearcher;Dr.
HoraceBarton,professorofagriculture;and
William Allen, tourism and agricultural
representative.
Guests who attended the event were also
treatedtoanopenhouseinwhichtheycould
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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