Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute Explained
| Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute |
| Address: | 125 Chatsworth Drive |
| Postcode: | M4R 1S1 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Coordinates: | 43.7221°N -79.4103°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Ontario#Canada |
| Motto: | Amor Doctrinae Floreat |
| Motto Translation: | Let the love of learning flourish |
| Founded: | 1936 |
| Schoolboard: | Toronto District School Board
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| Superintendent: | Andrew Howard |
| Trustee: | Ward 8 |
| Principal: | Michael Griesz |
| Grades: | 9 - 12 |
| Enrolment: | 1196 |
| Enrolment As Of: | 2019-2020 |
| Colours: | Gold and Blue |
| Mascot: | Panther |
| Team Name: | Lawrence Park Panthers |
| Lastupdate: | September 21, 2020 |
Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute is a semestered, public high school institution with over 1,267 students enrolled. The school is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It teaches grades 9 through 12 and is operated and governed by the Toronto District School Board. Until 1998, the school was part of the former Toronto Board of Education.
The school is located in the Lytton Park neighbourhood. The majority of students come from the surrounding Bedford Park, Lytton Park, North Toronto, and Lawrence Park areas. The closest TTC subway station is Lawrence station.
History
Lawrence Park Collegiate was founded in 1936. Charles W. Robb was the school's first principal and went on to become the Superintendent of Secondary Education for Toronto.[1] The front entrance was built with Beaux-Arts elements.
Sports
There are over 50 athletic clubs that wear the Panther colours of blue and gold. In recent years Lawrence Park has won TDSB Championships in Swimming, (boys and girls), Cross Country, Curling (girls), Ice Hockey (girls), Soccer (boys and girls), Track and Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Alpine Skiing (boys and girls) and Snowboarding.
In March 2016 both the girls' Curling team and the girls' Hockey team won OFSAA championships.
In 2018 Lawrence Park CI were the OFSAA Girls’ AAA soccer champions.
Fall sports
- Cross Country
- Girls Junior Basketball
- Girls Senior Basketball
- Boys Junior Football
- Boys Senior Football
- Boys Golf
- Girls Fall Rugby
- Boys Rugby 7's
- Girls Rugby 7's
- Girls Field Hockey
- Boys Junior Soccer
- Boys Senior Soccer
- Tennis
- Boys Junior Volleyball
- Boys Senior Volleyball
Winter sports
- Curling (Boys and Girls)
- Hockey (Boys and Girls)
- Boys Junior Basketball
- Boys Senior Basketball
- Girls Junior Volleyball
- Girls Senior Volleyball
- Ski Team
- Snowboarding Team
- Swim Team
- Indoor Soccer
Spring sports
- Badminton
- Boys Baseball
- Girls Rugby
- Boys Junior Rugby
- Boys Senior Rugby
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Softball
- Track & Field
- Water Polo
- Ultimate Frisbee
Drama
Lawrence Park has a very large and active Drama Council that is responsible for various events at the school. The council plans and runs the Remembrance Day assembly. Each year the council runs United Artists for a Cause, a performing arts night that includes music, drama and a fashion show. Lawrence Park is one of few schools that enters 2 plays in the NTS (formerly Sears) drama festival in addition to hosting the festival. Each year, there is a school play performed for hundreds of people including Arsenic and Old Lace (2016), Departures and Arrivals (2017) and Anne of Green Gables (2018). Dramatic productions take place in a very large and recently upgraded auditorium with a new LED lighting system installed in 2017. "Masquerade," a school magazine, showcases the music, drama and visual arts programs at Lawrence Park Collegiate.[2]
Clubs and council
Clubs
Lawrence Park Collegiate offers a wide variety of clubs and councils. The students, along with their staff advisors, are currently running close to 30 different clubs within the school. They include:
- Air Fryer Club
- Chess Club
- Dungeons And Dragons Club
- Future Business Leaders of America Club
- The Panther Print (student newspaper)
- Women's Empowerment Club
- United Artists
- Stage Crew
- Philosophy Club
- Classics Club
- Guitar Club
- Lawrence Park Jewish Student Union
- Investment Club
- Astronomy Club
- United Way CN Tower Climb
- Buddies
- Young Women's Empowerment Group
- Debate Club
- Announcements Crew
- Multicultural Club
- Bowling Club
- Frisbee-Golf Club
- Ping Pong Club
- Esports Club
- Youth Volunteerism Club
- Entrepreneurship Club
- Film Appreciation Club
Councils
The school also has multiple councils for students to join, ranging from the Student Council to the Classics Council to the Athletic Council.
- LP Equity Council
- LP Wellness Council
- LP Student Council
- LP Athletic Council (LPAC)
- LP Library Council
- LP Drama Council
- LP Eco-Council
- LP Music Council
- LP Classics Council
- LP Art Council
- LP GSA
Teams
There are some groups that are not labelled as clubs nor councils but are still involved in the school. These are:
- LP Robotics Team
- LP Ambassadors
- LP Buddies
- LP Dance Show
- LP Gender–Sexuality Alliance
- LP Music Ensembles
- LP Panther Print
- LP Reach for the Top
- LP Volunteerism
- LP Yearbook Committee
Feeder schools
Lawrence Park has three main feeder schools from around the area:
- Glenview Senior Public School
- Bedford Park Public School
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
Students from John Wanless Public School, John Ross Robertson Public School, John Fisher Public School, and Allenby Public School graduate to Glenview Senior Public School and then to Lawrence Park, while students from Bedford Park Junior Public School and Blessed Sacrament go straight to Lawrence Park as they go from Kindergarten to grade 8.
Movies and videos
- Canadian singer Shiloh sang in a music video that was shot in and outside the school.
- Many MTV commercials were shot in the school.
- The movie The Pacifier has one of its fight scene taken in the south gym on the first floor.
- Scenes from Being Ericas pilot episode was shot in the school's basement and main floor hallway
- Scenes for Dick was filmed at this school.
- Scenes for Model Behavior was filmed at this school.
- The Goosebumps episodes Phantom Of The Auditorium and It Came From Beneath The Sink were filmed in and outside the school.
Notable alumni
- Robbie Amell is a Canadian actor and model.
- Craig Arnold is a Canadian Actor
- Liane Balaban is a Canadian actress.
- JR Bourne is a Canadian actor best known for his role in Teen Wolf.
- Claudia Casper is a Canadian writer, best known for her bestselling novel The Reconstruction.'
- Jonathan Crombie was a Canadian actor and voice over artist, best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in CBC Television's 1985 telefilm Anne of Green Gables and its two sequels.
- Kelleth Cuthbert is a Canadian actress, model and personality.
- Richard Harrison is a Canadian poet, writer and editor of numerous books including ‘On Not Losing My Father’s Ashes in the Flood’, which won the Governor General's literary award for Poetry in 2017.
- Lawrence Heisey was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was president and chairman of Harlequin Enterprises Limited.
- Evan Jones is a Canadian poet and critic.
- Mark-Anthony Kaye is a Canadian soccer player.
- Ghislaine Landry is a Canadian rugby union player.
- Elaine Lui is a Canadian television personality, reporter, and infotainer.
- Amanda Marshall is a Canadian pop-rock singer.
- Lois Maxwell was a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 James Bond films
- Don McKellar is a Canadian actor, writer, and filmmaker.
- Gord Perks is a Canadian environmentalist, political activist, writer and is the current city councillor for Toronto's Ward 14, Parkdale—High Park municipal electoral district.
- Fiona Reid is an English-born Canadian television, film, and stage actress.
- Rob Stewart was a Canadian photographer, filmmaker and conservationist.
- Beverly Thomson is a Canadian journalist and correspondent with CTV News Channel.
- Neil Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter.
- Wyatt Johnston is a professional hockey player for the Dallas stars of the NHL.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Hardy, Edwin Austin. Centennial Story: The Board of Education for the City of Toronto 1850-1950. Thomas Nelson & Sons (Canada) Limited. 1950. Cochrane. Honora M.. Toronto, ON.
- Web site: LPCI History. Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute. 3 May 2017.
