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Centennial C.V.I. is a secondary high school located in Ward Five of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Centennial offers many programs at their facilities, including: Science, Math, English, French, Latin, and Japanese. The school colours are gold and purple. ==History== The school is located in the south side of the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Centennial was opened in 1967, 100 years after Canadian Confederation, as indicated by its name and is operated by the Upper Grand District School Board. Centennial is known for its academic reputation—it hosts a variety of extracurricular contests and is known for producing university-bound students (54% of graduates attend a university program 2013). The high school was ranked 3rd of 719 in the Fraser Institute Report Card on Ontario Secondary School's 2007 Edition.〔(), *〕 Many Centennial athletes have gone on to become successful in their careers. One example of this is Victor Davis, who was a successful Canadian swimmer, and Olympic Medalist. Other athletes have gone on to compete in national and international events, or have plans on doing so when they have left school. Centennial boasts occasional extracurricular achievements, such as winning the McMaster University BrainBee for seven years running, It is known for sending many athletes, particularly baseball players, to the national and international high school levels, and more. Many students are recruited to play university level sports, for example in hockey, football, tennis, swimming and basketball. Centennial also prides itself on the success of the arts program at the school. Every year, the school sends students to competitions all around Guelph and the surrounding area. This year, the school took part in 2 main "Science Olympics", as well as a Science Fair in Alberta, with two competitors going. Both projects taking Honorable Mentions, as well as Scholarships for one particular project. The Science Department staff have many specialist teachers on the subject of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. One teacher also specializes in biotechnology. Centennial has many innovative Math courses with students consistently doing well in National contests. Besides Science, Centennial is a constant contestant in other events all over Southern Ontario. Every year, Centennial competes in the Classics Conference, in which students of Latin, and Classical studies, have a chance to compete against other schools in the region. Also, Centennial sends a team for "Reach for the Top", where their team is able to compete against other schools from the region in general knowledge competitions. In the past years, Centennial has consistently made their appearance in the Provincial round of the competition and were Provincial champions in 2011. The team went on to win the silver medal at the National Championship that same year. Centennial also becomes involved in events around the community, such as: Me to We, The Amazing Raise, Raise Your Game and more. The school is an active participant of recycling programs (which they are currently testing for the UGDSB), and community composting initiatives. Centennial has attained "Gold" Ecoschool Status. The school mascot of Centennial C.V.I, is "Martin The Spartan." 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「Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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