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Strathroy District Collegiate Institute (SDCI) is one of two
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s in Strathroy,
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. It is a public high school in the Thames Valley District School Board. The school services feeder schools in the Strathroy area, as well as the outer regions such as Mt. Brydges, Parkhill, Kerwood, Coldstream, Poplar Hill, Glencoe and Delaware. A new facility was opened in the fall of 2002 in a unique shared building with the catholic school Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School. The two schools share some facilities, including the five gyms, the library, the cafeteria, the auditorium, computer labs, technology labs, and various other classrooms, while also maintaining completely separate schools. The school's academic achievements are well above average for EQAO math testing.


The New SDCI

On September 3, 2002 over a thousand students, staff and alumni walked with the director, Bill Bryce from the old school site at 96 Kittridge Street East some 3.2 kilometres to the new building at 361 Second Street. They walked behind a huge student made banner declaring that "SDCI LIVES ON". SDCI has named three classrooms in honour of famous graduates. Two history classrooms, Room 249 and 247, have been named after Sir Arthur Currie and James T. Shotwell. The music room has been named after Don Wright. In addition, one English classroom, Room 232, is named after Stephen Leacock. During the 2004–2005 school year, three portable classrooms were brought to SDCI. After two years of lobbying, Strathroy was granted an addition, completed in January 2008. Construction started on November 13, 2006 at two different sites. The north addition has 14 academic classrooms, and renovations were conducted in the existing building to accommodate SDCI's growing developmental program. The other addition includes a new gym, a greenhouse, and specialty rooms for hospitality and technology.


Alumni

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in 2007 * Sir Arthur Currie – Canadian general during
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* Chris Daw – gold medalist at the 2006 Paralympic Games in Turin, Italy in curling ; 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia in wheelchair rugby; 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul, South Korea in track; only one of a handful to represent Canada at both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. Daw was once considered the fastest wheelchair athlete in the world. *
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– student teacher at the High Street campus of SDCI for three months in 1888 – see: "The Boy I Left Behind Me", S. Leacock (1936) * Andy McDonald – retired hockey player. 2000
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* Mark Shephard – 43rd round draft pick of the
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See also

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References

{{TVDSB Secondary High schools in Middlesex County, Ontario Strathroy-Caradoc Educational institutions established in 1914 1914 establishments in Ontario