Martingrove Collegiate Institute

Martingrove Collegiate Institute
File:MCI.jpg "The Light is Within You"
Address
50 Winterton Drive Toronto, Ontario, M9B 3G7 Canada
Coordinates
Information
School type	High School
Founded	May 28, 1966
School board	Toronto District School Board
Superintendent	Susan Winter
Area trustee	Chris Glover (Ward 2)
School number	2804
Principal	Randy Palermo
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	1,400 (March 30, 2010)
Language	English
Area	Martin Grove Road and Eglinton Avenue
Colour(s)	Brown, White and Orange
Mascot	Bear
Team name	Martingrove Bears
Website	www.martingroveci.ca

Martingrove Collegiate Institute (MCI) is a non-semestered public secondary school located on the southeast corner at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Martin Grove Road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is overseen by the Toronto District School Board. The school is home to the gifted program in Etobicoke. The school celebrated its 40th anniversary in June 2006.

Martingrove's school colours are brown, white and orange and its mascot is a bear. The school's motto is Lumen in vobis est (The Light is Within You). The student-run newsmagazine The Martingrove Beacon, has, since its creation in 2002, won 15 Toronto Star High School Newspaper awards.. In 2011, Fraser Institute ranked Martingrove among the top highschools in Toronto. In 2013, the thinktank ranked Martingrove 112th out of 718 Ontario Highschools. The school has a strict dress code similar to that of a private sector office, ensuring that it is a professional and comfortable atmosphere. It was revised in 2014 to not allow pajamas or bath robes. Students may not show their midrift or wear tanktops/muscle shirts. Students may not wear shorts above their knees. The schools dress code has been a topic of controversy.

Early History

Construction of the school began on May 27, 1966, but by the Fall of 1966 it was still not ready to accept students. All Martingrove students were bused to Burnhamthorpe C.I. for the Fall Term where they shared the school in a "split-shift" with the regular Burnhamthorpe students. The Martingrove students had the afternoon shift, the Burnhamthorpe students had the morning shift. This continued until after the Christmas break when the school was ready for occupancy.

Reach for the Top

MCI has a long history of participation in the high school quiz program Reach for the Top. They have won numerous local, regional and provincial tournaments, with appearances at both the provincial and national level finals. For many years the team was coached by teacher Patricia Beecham, who would go on to work as a co-ordinator and head judge for the Reach for the Top / Schoolreach organization Notable Victories:

• 2013 - Ontario Provincial Champions
• 2014 - Canadian National Champions
• 2015 - Ontario Provincial Champions

Gifted Program

Martingrove is the TDSB designated high school for the Gifted Program in Etobicoke. For grades 9-10 it offers rigorous, enriched learning opportunities for students with exceptional intellect. These students continue on at Martingrove and have contributed to its reputation as a high-performance facility. Over 80% of graduating students enter post-secondary institutions and two thirds of graduates are Ontario Scholars.

Model U.N.

Martingrove is host to one of the largest Model United Nations in Ontario, running the annual 2-day event for over 26 years. The event draws on hundreds of students across the Toronto District School Board, as well as notable guest speakers such as Bob Rae (former Ontario Premier) and Allan Rock (Former Justice Minister).

Terry Baytor Scandal

In 2010, former principal Terry Baytor was charged with stealing $76,850 from various student funds over a four-year period. Baytor, who served as the principal of Martingrove Collegiate Institute from 2002 to 2009 pleaded guilty to charges of theft over $5,000 on November 22, 2011. He was given an 18-month conditional sentence, with house arrest for the first year, and 100 hours of community service and was ordered not to return to the Etobicoke school. Baytor apologized in court but did not give an explanation for stealing the money. Baytor paid all the money back, according to his lawyer Earl Levy. The judge told Baytor that it was a “colossal” breach of trust and not something a beloved teacher and administrator would do. “Unfortunately when students and parents look back they will remember you stole from them,” the judge said.

Notable alumni

• Tom Cochrane, Musician
• Daniel DeSanto, Actor (Half Baked, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Mean Girls, Breakaway)
• Bruce Driver, Former NHL Hockey Player and Stanley Cup champion (New Jersey Devils)
• Rumbani Munthali, Soccer Player (Toronto Lynx, Richmond Kickers)
• Kiefer Sutherland, Actor (24, The Lost Boys, A Time to Kill)
• Ravi Vakil, Professor of Mathematics Stanford.
• Denis McGrath, Screenwriter and producer.
• Brittany MacLean, 400m Freestyle Olympic Swimmer (Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London)
• Nathan Cullen, Canadian Federal politician in the New Democratic Party
• Basia Bulat, Musician
• Malcolm Subban, NHL Draftee (Boston Bruins). Plays goalie for the Providence Bruins.
• Mark Ellis, co-creator, Executive Producer of Flashpoint

See also

• List of high schools in Ontario

External links

• School Website
• List of Past Boys Wrestling Champions