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Brockville Collegiate Institute (BCI) is a public high school located in Brockville, Ontario. BCI houses approximately seven hundred students and follows the Ontario High School Curriculum. The school has consistently ranked among the best in provincial testing. The vast majority of graduates pursue post-secondary studies at college or university. The Arts are a major focus at BCI. Their French Immersion program and Extended Core French involve approximately 125 students in grades 9 - 12. Business, mathematics, computers, science, liberal arts and communication programs have produced many graduates who have gone on to pursue careers in medicine, engineering, law, computer technology and business. BCI's athletic program enjoys high levels of success locally and provincially. In recent years it's Junior and Senior Boys football teams have been prolific, capturing the Brockville Bowl as well as Eastern Ontario Championships and in 2009, became the first BCI squad to advance to the National Capital Bowl. Brockville Collegiate draws from ten public elementary schools, one separate elementary school and one French catholic elementary school and represent a variety of ethno-cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. BCI has a high level of student leadership and participation in many school activities including: Athletic Association, Student Council, Yearbook, Sound and Lighting Crew and the Arts Programs. Ninety per cent of the student body pursue studies at the post-secondary level. BCI's long withstanding motto is "Excellence in Academics, Arts & Athletics" A number of school partnerships are linked to the co-operative education program; each year 50 - 60 students are placed with employers in the Brockville community. Students benefit from community participation and support in band boosters club, football alumni group, and BCI alumni. These groups raise considerable amounts of money which contributes to the football program, the purchase of musical instruments, auditorium renovations and more than $30,000 annually in scholarships. The school facilities (Auditorium and Gymnasium) are utilized by many community groups. BCI students are also involved in volunteering with community organizations and elementary schools. ==History== Brockville Collegiate Institute was built on the present site in 1889,〔http://dmgrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/the-old-brockville-collegiate-1889-1929/〕 and was formally opened for the Fall term in September of that year. It was originally known as Brockville High School before changing its name to Brockville Collegiate Institute The grey stone building of simple and dignified architecture stood near the centre of the block between Orchard St. and Ormond St. facing Pearl St. on the south. A beautiful lawn in front extended the length of the block and was terraced to the playgrounds of the boys and girls at the rear. The school comprised the basement with cloakrooms for pupils and a furnace room, the main floor with office and library in a shallow extension at the front and three classrooms on the north. The second floor held a laboratory above the office, and an assembly room and one classroom; the third floor with two gyms for boys and girls. John McMullen, the author of ''A History of Canada'' and editor of ''The Brockville Monitor'' was head of the building committee. The citizens felt that at last they had a splendid school - one that would serve the town for ages. The new school evidently attracted more pupils, and in a short time, a small classroom was partitioned off the assembly room. Soon the later was required for classes. In 1908, a north wing was added, containing the gymnasium on the ground floor, above that a laboratory and classroom, and on the second floor, a large assembly hall. But this too proved quite inadequate for the growing numbers, and the assembly hall was divided by means of temporary partitions into three classrooms. The two gymnasiums of the original building had long been used for very unsatisfactory classrooms. It burned down on March 8, 1929 but re-opened two years later. Twenty-seven alumni were killed serving in World War I and forty-six in World War II. A bronze memorial plaque is dedicated as a list of honour to the former students of Brockville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School who died in the First and Second World Wars.〔 http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=5601 War Memorial〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brockville Collegiate Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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