C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute is a semestered public secondary school in the

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, Canada.

History

The school was founded in 1965. It was named after

Charles William Jefferys Charles William Jefferys (August 25, 1869 – October 8, 1951), also known as C. W. Jefferys, was a Canadian painter, illustrator, author, and teacher, best known as a historical illustrator. Biography Jefferys was born in Rochester, Engl ...

, a Canadian

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whose work has contributed much to education in the areas of

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. The first Head of the Art Department was

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, a stained glass artist. Graduation rates at the school, which had been low, improved significantly after 2015, when, as part of a school board pilot project, grade 9 and 10 classes were destreamed to create more flexibility for students. Principal Monday Gala was later recognized as an outstanding educator for this initiative.

Academics

The school offers a Visual Arts Program which draws students from the neighbouring school area; many of the teaching staff for this program are practicing artists. Additionally, it is home to the ESTeM Enriched Science, Technology and Mathematics Program - a project based, hands-on, exploratory approach to Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Technology."Dr. Monday Gala – School principal recognized for leadership"
''Black Ottawa Scene'', February 12, 2017 The school participates in York University's Advanced Credit Experience (ACE) program, which provides co-operative learning experiences in the community. The school also runs student success initiatives supporting "at risk" students through the Learning to 18 pilot project, "Stay Connected", mentorship
''Toronto Star'', By Louise Brown, June 13, 2016 and the credit recovery program offered at the school."Tragedy gives rise to transformation at Toronto high school"
''Globe and Mail'', Kate Allen, June 18, 2010 There is also an after school activity program and a Focus on Youth summer program. The academic and student support initiatives have resulted in an increasing number of students securing bursaries or scholarships for post-secondary education.

Athletics

Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

(Co-ed) *

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...

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Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

( only boys) *Heroes (Co-ed) *

Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

(Girls) *

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(Co-ed) * Football (Boys) * Soccer (Girls & boys) *

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

(Girls) pcoming*

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

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Track & Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

(Co-ed) *

Ultimate Frisbee Ultimate, originally known as ultimate Frisbee, is a non-contact team sport played with a frisbee flung by hand. Ultimate was developed in 1968 by AJ Gator in Maplewood, New Jersey. Although ultimate resembles many traditional sports in its ath ...

(Co-ed) *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

(Girls, boys & co-ed) *

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

(Co-ed)

Extra Curricular Clubs

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club *Boundless Adventures *

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team *Equity * Gay-Straight Alliance *

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*Leaders Today *Go LOCAL *Chess club *Generation Change *Prom Committee *Welcoming Committee *STARS

Notable alumni

* Gabe Gala, Canadian soccer player. * Mark Simms *

Jordan Manners C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute is a semestered public secondary school in the Keele and Finch area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History The school was founded in 1965. It was named after Charles William Jefferys, a Canadian artist whose wor ...

, First student shot dead at an Ontario High School * Paul Nguyen *

Paul Godfrey Paul Victor Godfrey, CM, OOnt (born January 1939) is a businessman and former Canadian politician. During his career, Godfrey was a North York alderman, Chairman of Metro Toronto, President of the ''Toronto Sun'' and head of the Toronto Blue ...

, former Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto *

Luther Brown Luther Brown is a Canadian choreographer/artistic director. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he is best known as a hip hop dance choreographer for movies, television and commercials. Brown is a regular choreographer fo ...

, choreographer/judge on

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Jully Black Jully Black (born Jullyann Inderia Gordon Black, November 8, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and actress. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's ...

, award-winning Juno Award winner for Canadian R & B Artist * Tom Rakocevic, Member of Provincial Parliament for Humber River-Black Creek since 2018

Incidents

In 2007, a student was shot and killed in the hallway of the school. This was the first such incident in a Toronto school. In 2017, a student on a school day trip drowned after being allowed to participate in water activities in spite of having failed the required swimming test."Nicholas Mills Charged In 2017 Drowning Death Of Jeremiah Perry At Provincial Park"
''Huffington Post'', July 26, 2018.

References

External links

C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute
at the

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Academics

Athletics

Extra Curricular Clubs

Notable alumni

Incidents

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