Laura Murphy<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n 1912\u2013 Opening of North Toronto Collegiate Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n The true origin of our high school is in the 1914\u2013 Cadet Corps<\/strong><\/p>\n With the outbreak of WW1, many changes were 1921\u2013 The New Entrance<\/strong><\/p>\n Shortly after WW1, the population of Toronto 1922\u2013 The Howler<\/strong><\/p>\n Back in the day, the yearbook that we now 1944\u2013 Football Championship Game<\/strong><\/p>\n Although NT\u2019s boys\u2019 football team had made 1947\u2013 First Maytime Melodies<\/strong><\/p>\n This year, NT celebrated its 66th Maytime 1949 \u2013 Yearbook Revived! <\/strong><\/p>\n After the Howler closed mid-way through the 1951\u2013 The Beginning of Pentagon<\/strong><\/p>\n In a very smart decision, the name of North 1967\u2013 The Montgomery Tavern Revival and the Contemporary<\/strong><\/p>\n With the founding of the Contemporary (the 1970-\u00a0Last Prom Queen <\/strong><\/p>\n Sadly for all the rest of NT\u2019s graduating 1980\u2013 Roehampton Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n After the Contemporary came The Roehampton 1984\u2013 Hi-Jinks<\/strong><\/p>\n Before Charity Week and before fashion show, 1986\u2013 Charity Week<\/strong><\/p>\n Although Hi-Jinks and its Collegiantics show 1991\u2013 End of NT Cheerleaders<\/strong><\/p>\n After decades of cheerleaders, the last team Early 2000s \u2013 Began Phasing out OAC year<\/strong><\/p>\n The early 2000\u2019s marked the end of the OAC 2001\u2013 Re-Introduction of Fashion Shows to NT<\/strong><\/p>\n Even though NT has had fashion shows since 2006\u2013 Mr.Gorenkoff Arrives<\/strong><\/p>\n 2006 marks the beginning of Mr. Gorenkoff\u2019s 2010\u2013 The New Building<\/strong><\/p>\n Years of anticipation by staff and students 2012\u2013 100th Anniversary<\/strong><\/p>\n Happy birthday NT! We\u2019ve accomplished so Laura Murphy 1912\u2013 Opening of North Toronto Collegiate Institute The true origin of our high school is in the Town Hall of North Toronto \u2013 they gave us two rooms to be used as classrooms. The building that we knew … Continue reading
\nTown Hall of North Toronto \u2013 they gave us two rooms to be used as classrooms.
\nThe building that we knew and loved up until two years ago was first planned in
\n1912, and was built just off of Broadway Avenue. It only consisted of five
\nclassrooms. The building officially opened its doors to students in 1913, and
\nbecame North Toronto High School (not yet a collegiate). It was on its way to
\nbecoming the school that we know and love today.<\/p>\n
\nseen at NTCI. One of the most notable effects was the growth of interest in the
\nCadets, which were started in 1914 by the teacher Mr. Clark. Many war efforts
\ntook place at the school, and in the end, 95 North Toronto students fought in
\nthe First World War. Eight of these students passed away. Even after the war,
\nthe cadets had a strong presence at North Toronto throughout the 20\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\nwas rapidly growing. Although NT had already made some minor additions, now was
\nthe time for a big expansion. In 1921, a large two-storey addition added 10
\nmore classrooms to the school. Not only did this renovation double the size of
\nthe school, it also added the Roehampton entrance that we used every day until
\nthe building was knocked down in 2010. The 1921 addition changed the address of
\nNorth Toronto to Roehampton, which we enjoyed up until recently. It still
\nincluded separate entrances for boys and girls.<\/p>\n
\ncall Pentagon was then called the Howler (all the Harry Potter fans in the
\nschool, contain your excitement). The school named it this to express a desire
\nto \u201chowl\u201d about NT. In its early days, the cover was a drawing of the Town
\ncrier. This yearbook continued throughout the 20\u2019s and through some of the
\n30\u2019s. Eventually, the Howler was stopped due to the economic climate of the
\n30\u2019s. However, in 1931, it won the Daily Star Shield for the Best High School
\nMagazine in Ontario.<\/p>\n
\nit to championships six times in the past, they had still yet to win. In 1944, 13,000
\nfans gathered at Varsity Stadium to watch the big championship game against
\nCentral Technical School. The final score was 11-8. NT had an undefeated season,
\nand sometimes the players from this team still meet up to play. NT went on to
\nwin championships throughout most of the 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s. At least we were really
\ngood at one point in history!<\/p>\n
\nMelodies. Same as in present day, the original Maytime was held over two nights
\nin NT\u2019s auditorium. Two differences however were that tickets were $1 instead
\nof $10, and the program was originally only 8 pages long. Miss Bealy was the
\nteacher who created the name. The show was eventually expanded to three nights
\ndue to increasing popularity, but has now been reduced back to two.<\/p>\n
\nthirties, it was finally revived again in 1949, taking on the name the Red and
\nGrey. This name only lasted one year, and went on to become to Nitron in 1950.
\nWhen the Graffiti staff discovered this yearbook\u2019s name in the archive room, it
\nwas easy to see why the name was changed. It was made fun of continuously
\nthroughout the day.<\/p>\n
\nToronto\u2019s yearbook was finally changed to the Pentagon, which has been the name
\nof the yearbook since. \u201cThe Pentagon\u201d was inspired by the pentagon shape of the
\nschool crest, and was definitely a good alternative to the previously titled
\nNitron.<\/p>\n
\nstudent-run newspaper), the underground newspaper, the Montgomery Tavern
\nRevival, also arose. Similar to today\u2019s RAG, but apparently much more
\nscandalous, the Montgomery Tavern Revival was run by Julia Schabas\u2019 uncle (I
\nguess newspapers run in the family). Though apparently it caused the NT staff
\ntrouble over the years, NT\u2019s underground newspaper was infamous throughout
\nother high school newspapers around the city.<\/p>\n
\ngirls, the tradition of Prom Queen came to an end in 1970. Our last ever Queen
\ncrowned was Janet Austin, at St.Lawrence Hall on Friday February 20, 1970. For
\nthe rest of us, we can always watch Jordan being crowned in Disney\u2019s \u201cProm\u201d!<\/p>\n
\nEdition newspaper in the 80\u2019s. Produced semi-annually, this is the newspaper
\nthat just three years later became known as Graffiti! In describing it, one of
\nthat year\u2019s editors stated, \u201cLate nights, frustration, laughter and great
\nfriends are merely a few of the things that make up the position of co-editor\u201d
\n– Sophie Reeves.<\/p>\n
\nthere was Hi-Jinks: a group of events that occurred at NT every two years. The
\nevents included a fashion show, puppet show, environmental display, art show
\nand sale, photography exhibition, bake sale, various sporting events, and a
\nchemistry magic show. Hi-Jinks ended with the big Collegiantics Talent Show.
\nHi-Jinks was originally created to raise money for Intramural sports, but
\neventually became what we now know as Charity Week.<\/p>\n
\ncontinued, the first official Charity Week of the school was in 1986. It was
\nkicked off in November with the Young Originals fashion show and raised money
\nfor the humane society. They raised around $1000.<\/p>\n
\nthat appeared in the yearbook was in 1991. We are unsure if it was due to some
\nsort of scandal, or if interest just died out, but never since have we had
\ncheerleaders cheering on our sports teams at NT. This past Red and Grey Day, we
\nhad the spirit squad do a routine at the football game; maybe they will be able
\nto revive this NT tradition. Good luck girls!<\/p>\n
\nyear (grade 13) across Ontario. For all of the current NT grade twelve students
\nwho know the stress of getting into their top choice university and program,
\nfor this year it doubled. Double the students were applying to get into
\nuniversity at the same time \u2013 many of them thinking they had an extra year and
\nnot feeling ready.<\/p>\n
\nthe 60\u2019s, the Young Originals Fashion Show that kicked off the start of NT\u2019s
\ncharity week stopped for about ten years. It was finally revived again in 2001,
\nand the staff advisor was Ms. Hayden. All the proceeds from fashion show are
\nincluded in the charity week total. The first year\u2019s show, Identity, raised
\nonly a few thousand dollars, and the latest show, Neverland, raised $26,000.
\nThe current staff advisor for fashion show is Mr. Stamp.<\/p>\n
\nprincipalship at NTCI. As the ninth principal at NT, he has seen many great
\nthings come to the school: the construction of the new building, the 100th
\nanniversary, the most successful charity weeks and so much more. Thanks Mr.
\nGorenkoff for your six years!<\/p>\n
\nalike \u2013 observing construction through classroom windows and desperately trying
\nto speak over the loud cranes \u2013 finally ended with the opening day of the brand
\nnew North Toronto C.I. Now located in a state-of-the-art facility, much of NT\u2019s
\npopulation was nervous that the traditions, spirit, and stories would not be
\ncarried on. As the second year of us calling NT 2.0 home is coming to an end,
\nwe think it\u2019s safe to say that the only thing that\u2019s changed at NT is that the
\nceilings are no longer falling to the ground.<\/p>\n
\nmuch as a school in 100 years; from football championships and lawn parties to
\nhockey city finals and charity week. New building or old, everlasting memories
\nand friendships have been made within the walls of both of our schools, and
\nthis collection will continue to grow for years to come. Take a deep breath,
\nbecause one hundred is a lot of candles to blow out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"