Waterloo Region District School Board

Waterloo Collegiate Institute has received a grant from State Farm Insurance's Youth Advisory Board. The grant, worth $58,135 will help the school install solar panels on the roof of the school. This student lead initiative, in conjunction with Reduce the Juice, will result in measurable emission reductions at the school while teaching students about renewable energy and its benefits at the same time. Students have formed a club called SPOT (Solar Panel Operations Team) that will take the lead during the planning and installation phase.

WCI and Princess Cinema along with representatives from Greenpeace present, Petropolis: an aerial perspective of the Alberta tar sands.

A public screening will be held at 7:30pm on Earth Day, April 22, 2010. Tickets are $10. Tickets can also be purchased in advance from Princess Cinemas or Old Goat Books.

There will be an open microphone session at the end of the screening.

Waterloo Collegiate Institute will be hosting their second annual E-Waste Collection on Saturday April 24th from 10:00am - 3:00pm.

Drop off your E-Waste in the Hazel Street parking lot - rain location is at the back of the school in the auto shop (enter off Hazel Street past the tennis courts.)

Drop off is free, however, the school will be accepting donations for their Brick by Brick and Green School campaigns.

The following items will be accepted:

We are very pleased and proud to announce that Brent Pavey, a History teacher at Waterloo Collegiate Institute, is one of only seven teachers from across Canada and two in Ontario who are recipients of the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History.

Back in November, students and staff at Waterloo CI had an e-waste collection day.  There was a great turnout and they collected a truckload of e-waste and nearly $1500 in cash donations which will go toward the school’s EcoSchool projects.

Grade 11 Marketing students from WCI donated 20 Build-A-Bears to children in the Pediatric ward at Grand River Hospital. The students collected money and took time to build and personalize each bear at the Build-A-Bear workshop. Each bear also included a calendar, birth certificate and a colouring book. The bears were delivered on June 11, when students spent time reading and playing games with the children. Extra bears were donated to the hospital for future patients.

The Ontario Technological Skills Competition held May 6, at RIM Park was a great success in the Waterloo District School Board in terms of participation and competition results. The Students that received a gold medal standing will be continuing on to the Canada Technologic Skills Competition 2008, in Calgary May 25 - 28 (with the exception of CAM, HST and Industrial Wiring categories). 

Congratulations to all winners and participants!

Stephen Chou from Waterloo CI placed first in the annual Ontario Business Educators' Association Accounting Competition. The event, sponsored by the CMA and CGA, attracted over 900 accounting students from across the province.

WCI's envirothoners took the top spot at the Grand River Regional Envirothon for the third year in a row. The team took first place in Aquatics and Forestry and placed in the top three in Soils and Wildlife. The team will advance to the finals in May where they will compete against teams from across the Province to represent Ontario at the Canon International Envirothon this summer.

The Waterloo Region DSB sent two competitors to the Canadian Skills Competition in Calgary. After they both placed first in Ontario, they nobly represented our school board and Ontario with a gold medal and a 4th place performance in their respective categories.

Congratulations to Andre Recnik (WCI) for his gold medal in IT PC Network Support, and to Derek Hurst (CHCI) for his 4th place finish in PC Office Applications.