School type Public, high school School district North-West Area trustee Chris Tonks | Religious affiliation(s) Non-Aligned Superintendent Jeffrey Hainbuch Phone +1 416-394-3000 Founded 1929 | |
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Motto Macte Nova Virtute(Go Forth With New Strength) Address 2690 Eglinton Ave W, York, ON M6M 1T9, Canada Similar Runnyme Collegiate Institute, Richview Collegiate Institute, Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, Weston Collegiate Institute, George Harvey Collegiat Profiles | ||
York Memorial Collegiate Institute (York Memorial CI, YMCI, York Memorial, or Memo) is a public secondary school that is part of the Toronto District School Board in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is located at 2690 Eglinton Avenue West, at the corner of Eglinton Ave. W. and Trethewey Drive. The school is often referred to as "Memo" by its students.
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History
York Memorial Collegiate Institute opened on January 30, 1930. Over 80% of graduates go on to university or college. Last year 55% of graduates were Ontario Scholars. In addition to a full range of academic courses from grades 9-12, York Memorial offers students specialized programs that include the R.U.S.H. (Road Map to University Success with Honours) and Gifted programs. Students enrolled in these specialized programs are expected to handle a more demanding academic curriculum. York Memorial is leading the way in offering a wide range (13 courses) of Advanced Placement courses in all subject areas and is currently ranked first among all public schools in Ontario. York Memorial AP students have gone on to prestigious universities around the world, including MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, U of T, York, Waterloo, Oxford, and Cambridge.
The York Memorial Mustangs have always been prominent in athletics. Trophies and red and gold banners line the halls of the school and the gym adding to the rich history of the school and community. The Mustangs have traditionally performed well in varsity ice hockey, table tennis, basketball, baseball, football, volleyball, soccer, track and field, cheerleading, and cross country. The Mustangs share rivalries with their Etobicoke neighbours, the Richview Saints (especially in hockey); the Etobicoke Rams; and the Scarlett Heights Wolfpack as well as their City of York rivals, the Runnymede Ravens, George Harvey Hawks and the Vaughan Road Vipers.
Advanced Placement
York Memorial has Roadmap to University with Success with Honours (RUSH) and Advanced Placement (AP) programs. The RUSH program is an enrichment program that trains students for the full AP program. AP courses are offered in a wide variety of subjects.
There is also a Pre-Advanced Placement program (10 English, 11 Biology, 11 Physics, 11 Chemistry) which students attend in grades 10 to 11 before taking the AP program in grade 12.
In Literature
This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, a novel by Gordon Korman, features a picture of York Memorial on the cover of the 2003 edition.