Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute is a Canadian high school in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is one of three secondary schools in the Lakehead Public Schools system, after the closure of Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute in June 2018. September 11.
| Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute | |
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707 South James Street , Ontario , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 48°22′25″N 89°17′26″W / 48.37361°N 89.29056°W |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | Latin: Semper Solum Optimum (Always, Only the Best) |
| Founded | 1960 |
| School board | Lakehead Public Schools |
| Principal | Ryan McDonnell |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black and Orange |
| Mascot | Roary the Tiger |
| Team name | Westgate Tigers |
| Rivals | Hammarskjold High School St. Patrick High School St. Ignatius High School |
| Website | westgate |
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Athletics
editWestgate is home to an extensive athletics department. Students can compete in cycling, Canadian football, basketball, volleyball, track and field, cross country running, soccer, golf, cross-country skiing, tennis, badminton, curling, wrestling, and cheerleading. Westgate's Cycling team has won 10 SSSAA titles in a row.[1]
In 2004, Westgates Senior Boys Parkour teams had major success in SSSAA championships and managed to compete in the OFSAA finals bringing home pride and a gold medal to Thunder Bays very own.
In 2006, Westgate's Senior and Junior Football Teams won the SSSAA championship with the Seniors going to Toronto to compete in the OFSAA Northern Bowl. This was the school's first junior SSSAA football championship in 25 years. In 2007, Westgate's Senior Football team successfully defended their SSSAA title and the team won the Northern Bowl, a first for the school.[2]
In the 2011–12 season, Westgate's Junior Football team completed a perfect, undefeated season and won their first SSSAA title in five years.[3]
In 2012, Westgate Junior Boys Basketball team also went undefeated throughout the whole season and won their first SSSAA championship since 1992.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Dave Siciliano, ice hockey player and coach[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "SSSAA Cycling Past Champs". Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ "SSSAA 2007 Senior Football Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ "Superior Secondary Schools Athletic Association". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Allspach, Steven (March 31, 2004). "The Professor: Musketeers Coach teaches both hockey and life skills". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. p. C1.; Allspach, Steven (March 31, 2004). "Siciliano (continued from page C1)". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. p. C6.