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Georges Vanier Secondary School

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Religious affiliation(s)
  
Secular

Superintendent
  
Beth Vale

Phone
  
+1 416-395-3250

Founded
  
1968

Area trustee
  
Ken Lister

Province
  
Georges Vanier Secondary School

School type
  
Public Middle schoolPublic High school

Motto
  
Scholarship, Spirit, Social Responsibility! We believe it! We live it!

Address
  
3000 Don Mills Rd E, North York, ON M2J 3B6, Canada

School board
  
Toronto District School Board

Similar
  
Earl Haig Secondary School, A Y Jackson Secondar, Northview Heights Secondar, Don Valley Middle School, George S Henry Academy

Profiles

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Georges Vanier Secondary School (also named as Georges Vanier SS, GVSS, Georges Vanier or Vanier) and Woodbine Junior High School (shortly called as Woodbine JHS, WJHS and Woodbine) are two schools consisted of a junior high school (Grades 7 to 9) and high school (Grades 10 to 12) located in North York district of Toronto, Ontario. Owned and Operated by the North York Board of Education (which is now merged into the Toronto District School Board), the school was named after Canada’s first French-Canadian Governor General, Georges Vanier. Attached to the Vanier-Woodbine campus is the North-East Year Round Alternative Centre.

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History

Opened in 1966, Georges Vanier was selected by the Canadian Education Association as one of 21 exemplary schools across Canada. The school offers specialized programs such as msc2.ca, Program2 Art, "One World Youth Arts Project" program, BSc@Van, the Aerospace and "Focus on Information Technology" program, in addition to offering an Advanced Placement program and a Centennial College Partnership program. These programs give students the opportunity to earn nationally recognized certifications.

Notable Alumni

  • Ravi Baichwal, Chicago-based news anchor for ABC News, former national reporter and anchor for CTV News.
  • Kirk McLean, the goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks that lead them to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals.
  • Mark McKoy, Track & Field Olympian
  • Benny Hinn, TV evangelist and faith healer.
  • Geddy Lee, lead singer and bassist of the rock band Rush
  • Alex Lifeson, guitarist of the rock band Rush
  • Maurice LaMarche, two-time Emmy-winning voice actor for Futurama, also Emmy-nominated in 1998 for his voice acting work as "The Brain" in Pinky and the Brain.
  • Howie Mandel, comedian and Deal Or No Deal host, attended for half a year, and Vanier is the unnamed high school he references as the one to which he called in contractors for an estimate for an unauthorized addition to the east wing. He was expelled for the prank.
  • Thomas Cully, Film and Television Producer Films ‘Devil Seed’, The Devil In Me’, ‘Shallow Descent’ Tv ‘Life, Health & Style with Kathy Ireland’
  • Garth Richardson, Grammy-nominated engineer, Juno-nominated and Juno-winning music producer
  • Alannah Myles, recording artist and songwriter best known for the 1989 hit single, "Black Velvet"
  • David Bendeth, award winning music producer, writer, mixing engineer and recording artist
  • References

    Georges Vanier Secondary School Wikipedia