Dorset Collegiate (officially called Dorset Collegiate High School) is a school in

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, Canada. The principal is Pam Kelley and the vice principal is Alex Hutchings. The school is in Division B of the 3A Provincial Slo-Pitch Tournament and Division A of the 3A Boys Volleyball Provincials. The school also participates in the annual Under 14/16/19 Atlantic Team Qualifier badminton tournament and the 3A Ball Hockey Tournament. In 1978, Dorset Collegiate participated in a

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with Riverdale High School in

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. In 2008, Dorset Collegiate hosted the annual review of the

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. In 2009, Courtney Woodford, a Dorset Collegiate student, won the Miss Talent title at the

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. The school's 2009 graduation ceremonies were cancelled due to the death of Jonah Winsor, the captain of the school's hockey team. Winsor died in a

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near the school. He was driving a Kawasaki motorcycle at the time.

References

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