R.S. McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute—also known as, ''MCVI''— is a

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located in

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within the

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Academics

Named after Robert Samuel McLaughlin, the school offers a variety of classes including

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, and more. The school also offers

French immersion French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French- immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects ...

classes for students who graduated from a French immersion school in grade eight.

Incidents

On January 3, 2012, during the 2011/2012 Winter Holidays, the school had a fire inside the

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nasium. The damage was 'just over $1 million'. This caused the school's original plans to have the 50th anniversary in May, to be pushed back several months, but classes still resumed on January 9. On February 23, 2012, the school had another fire in one of the boys' washrooms.

Notable alumni

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, professional

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, Ontario politician"John Henry". This Week. Oshawa, Ontario. September 22, 2006. p. 1.

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R S McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute

City of Oshawa
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Academics

Incidents

Notable alumni

See also

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