Articles Tagged with 'Emery Collegiate Institute'

By Sean Delaney For principal Maria Palermo of the Emery Collegiate Institute their 2024 Grad on June 27th was a celebration of a uniquely resilient class. “I think the class of 2024 really stood out because they were the class most impacted by the pandemic in many ways,” she said. “One of things ...

By Sean Delaney The Emery Village BIA has once again shown its commitment to youth and the environment by awarding scholarships in 2024. These scholarships recognize outstanding student achievement from local high schools and highlight the importance of addressing climate change and its impact on...

By Sean Delaney The Emery Village BIA Board of Management and its members are thrilled to announce the 2024 scholarships. These scholarships are designed to recognize outstanding student achievements from local high schools in Emery Village and the surrounding school district. This year, all six ...

By Sean Delaney Jayden Ruiz is a Grade 11 student at Emery Collegiate Institute. Kynu Samuels is one year his senior. And now, due to a shared love of athletics, and a shared drive to succeed, they are award-winning members of the community, and ready to turn some heads internationally. Samuels w...

By Sean Delaney On June 15th, the 31 Division Open House celebrated its 20th anniversary, along with the Crime Stoppers program. This community event was a showcase of unity, safety, and celebration, attracting more than 200 attendees from the local area. The event was attended by MPP Michael Ke...

By Sean Delaney Hari Chand Balachandran Pillai a student at Emery Collegiate Institute has achieved the remarkable feat of finishing his graduating year with a 100 percent grade point average. As Pillai looks forward to post-graduate studies at Queen’s University, we sat down with him to discuss...

By Sean Delaney Emery Collegiate Institute and St. Basil-the-Great College School recently held graduation ceremonies to honour all the students who achieved academic excellence and will now move on and up. And to thank all the teachers, staff, and resource workers who helped the students reach...

By Tim Lambrinos On June 3, 2021, a graduate of Emery Collegiate Institute was appointed as a new justice to the Ontario Court of Justice. Justice Paul Cooper had the distinction of growing up on Bluehaven Crescent in Humber Summit during the 1960’s, 70’s and early 80’s. His late parents, Sylvan...

By Sean Delaney The sun was shining and temperatures hit 32 Celsius on June 28th. It was a near-perfect day to nab your first or second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine at Emery Collegiate Institute (C.I.). TDSB Trustee Christopher Mammoliti, Emery C.I. Principal, Maria Palermo and Al Rugg...

By Tim Lambrinos There are musicians that develop their vocals or play instruments and are able to transcend local boundaries to reach their full talent. Many win awards nationally or internationally and others even become household names. And then there are some that simply fly under the radar. ...

As demand for the building of new houses continues to rise in Toronto, many are unaware that there once existed a time when housing shortages reached epidemic proportions throughout the entire city. This occurred at the end of the second world war when military veterans were returning h...

By Tim Lambrinos Emery Collegiate Institute on Weston Road has graduated many exceptional students that have gone on to distinguish themselves professionally and personally in their chosen fields and paths. Ever since the local high school opened its doors in 1961, few graduates have been ab...

By Tim Lambrinos In 1958, a brand-new elementary school opened on Gulfstream Road, in the heart of a newly built subdivision named Woodview. Prior to development, Matthew Griffith and Charlie Grubbe ran large agricultural operations on the land. All new streets around the school were named afte...

This month, Dr. Laurence Hutchman was designated with the title as Poet Laureate of Emery. Hutchman was a student at Gulfstream Public School and Emery Collegiate Institute in the 1960’s. He went on to become a professor who taught English Literature at several Canadian universities. He recei...

. By Sean Delaney Emery Collegiate Institute is one of the two area high schools (along with St. Basil’s College), that provides secondary schooling to our community’s teenagers. In its heyday, Emery regularly had more than 2,000 students enrolled per year. Since the opening of the schoo...

Ruddock’s maturing ambition beyond belief By Tim Lanbrinos The Emery Village BIA Arts and Heritage Committee endorses naming rights in commemorating our community’s builders, artists, musicians, politicians, community leaders, original pioneers and sports heroes. This is why our commun...

By Tim Lambrinos On June 3, 2021, a graduate of Emery Collegiate Institute was appointed as a new justice to the Ontario Court of Justice. Justice Paul Cooper had the distinction of growing up on Bluehaven Crescent in Humber Summit during the 1960’s, 70’s and early 80’s. His late parents, Sylvan...