UTS on Bloor Street (the entrance is undergoing construction work by film crews in preparation for filming for Take the Lead, starring Antonio Banderas)

The University of Toronto Schools (UTS) (founded in 1910) is an independent secondary school in downtown Toronto, Canada. Download high resolution version (1016x641, 150 KB)Taken by SimonP in April 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: University of Toronto Schools Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (1016x641, 150 KB)Taken by SimonP in April 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: University of Toronto Schools Categories: GFDL images ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor and singer who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Assassins, Interview with the Vampire, Mariachi Trilogy, Philadelphia and The Mask of Zorro. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...

Admissions

Most students enter in Grade 7 through a two-stage competitive examination. The first stage consists of a multiple choice exam, with approximately 500 participating^{[citation needed]}; those who pass this test in the top percentiles (usually 200 students) are invited back for a second written exam and an interview. Ultimately, 110 candidates are chosen from more than 1000 applicants each year^{[citation needed]}. For admission in subsequent grade levels, applicants are admitted through a less formal process, albeit one just as rigorous. Candidates must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants and may apply to enter either Grade 7 or the upper school (Grade 9 and above).

Academics

UTS is attended by students from grades 7 through 12, with 78 students per grade in classes graduating before 2001, 104 students per grade in classes graduating before 2009, and 110 in classes graduating thereafter.

UTS is well known for its enriched courses and specialized curriculum^{[citation needed]}, which are designed to challenge and educate at a higher level than at most public and many independent schools. Because potential UTS candidates are required to pass a rigorous entrance examination to attend the school, its curriculum is accelerated on the assumption that its students assimilate information faster. For this reason several higher-grade subjects are taught at lower grade levels. For example, Grade 10 students can take an enriched version of Ontario’s Grade 11 courses in introductory physics, biology, and/or chemistry. As well, effort is made to enrich classes with extra material and more in-depth discussions.

UTS offers Advanced Placement courses, but does not have an International Baccalaureat program. In addition to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, graduates earn a UTS Diploma, which signifies the completion of certain specialized courses, among them Latin and Romance of Antiquity, and attesting to an attainment level beyond the provincial standards. Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes and their respective examinations, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ... The Ontario Academic Credit (OAC) is part of the curriculum(s) codified by the Ontario Ministry of Education in Ontario Schools:  Intermediate and Senior (OS:IS, oh-sis) and its revisions. ...

UTS's rate of student achievement is commensurate with its selective admissions policy, both in academics and in extracurricular activities. Virtually all UTS students go on to university following graduation^{[citation needed]}: in 2004, the University of Toronto, McGill, Queen's, Waterloo, McMaster, and UBC were the most popular destinations, accounting for more than two-thirds of graduates; of the rest, a majority attended U.S. universities (primarily Ivy League and other "top tier" US institutions). The school's alumni include 20 Rhodes Scholars and two Nobel Prize winners. The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Queens University, generally referred to simply as Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian, public university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Waterloo, (UW, UWaterloo, or Waterloo) is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Canadian public university with its main campus located at Point Grey in the unincorporated Electoral Area A, immediately west of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Rhodes House in Oxford Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil John Rhodes. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awards in Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physiology or Medicine and Economics. ...

Grade System

UTS's grade level nomenclature differs from that used commonly in Ontario high schools. This nomenclature has varied somewhat over the many years, and is due in part to a curriculum whose courses do not fit neatly into the provincial grading system, and in part to what had until the elimination of Grade 13 in Ontario constituted a six-year course to seven grade levels. The grade level nomenclature, with rough equivalencies, consists of:

• Foundation One (F1): Grade 7. Formerly known as Foundation Year (F) or 7/8
• Foundation Two (F2): Grade 8. Formerly known as Form I or Grade 9
• Middle Three (M3): Grade 9. Formerly known as Form II or Grade 10
• Middle Four (M4): Grade 10. Formerly known as Form III or Grade 11
• Senior Five (S5): Grade 11. Formerly known as Form IV or Grade 12
• Senior Six (S6): Grade 12. Formerly known as Form V or Grade 13

This is now equivalent to those of other highschools, however, in some subjects, the whole of UTS is ahead (these include science and history)

Extracurriculars

Each student is placed in one of four Houses (Althouse, Cody, Crawford, and Lewis, all named after former Headmasters, with the exception of Cody, which was named after a former University of Toronto president); several "competitive" House events are held throughout the year. The house system is only one facet of an unusually rich extracurricular life at UTS, however, and activities range from the school newspaper and yearbook – Cuspidor and Twig (along with its offshoot, the Twig Tape) – to champion sports teams and clubs, from chess to photography and from Investment Club to multiplayer gaming club. UTS students organise the annual Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly, the largest Model United Nations conference in Canada for high school students. The school has in recent years been a two-time winner of the Reach for the Top National Trivia Championship and has won the Ontario Student Classics Conference for twelve years running. The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ... The Twig Tape is a compilation album of original music, created by the students of UTS in annual volumes since 1986. ... Model United Nations (also known as Model UN or MUN) is a simulation education activity focusing on civics, communications, globalization and multilateral diplomacy. ... Reach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in national and provincial trivia tournaments. ...

House System

An important feature of UTS's extracurricular life is its house system. Each beginning student is initiated, usually during the F1/S6 trip to Camp Couchiching, to one of four houses, each of which is represented by both a symbol and a colour. Althouse's colour is red; its mascot and symbol is an alligator. Cody's symbol is a paw print and its colour is blue; its mascot is a cougar. Crawford's symbol is a sword and its colour is yellow; its mascot is a Golden Knight. Lewis's symbol is a Viking helmet and its colour is green; its mascot is a Viking. Lake Couchiching is a small lake in southern Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. ...

Although most teachers are also a part of the house system, the system is run predominantly by students from the senior grades, from whom each house elects a Prefect, Deputy Prefect and Literary and Athletic Reps annually. Lewis, in addition, has the gonfaloniere, who promotes house spirit. The house system serves particularly to boost student spirit and school morale, and a number of events are held each year to this end which, though competitive, are designed to be fun. Points are awarded to each house based on participation and performance at each event, and Literary and Athletic Pennants -- the Academic Pennant no longer exists -- are awarded to the winning houses each year by summing up points in relevant events.

House Events

• Camp Couchiching weekend at the end of September, which began in 1970 as an annual New Student-Senior Student event by then-principal Don Gutteridge, and was set permanently at Couchiching from 1974 under the guidance of then-Guidance-Counsellor Clare Pace. Each House's executive designs its own initiation activities, although some traditions -- such as coloured Jell-O, facepaint, a necklace designed by the House executive, and a sort of House membership card -- are mainstays. A game of multiball soccer usually follows the initiation; other events include initiation of students who entered the school later, a skit competition, a dance, a campfire sing-a-long, a morning run, and rousing House cheers during meals. This event last occurred in the school year of 2006-2007 year. Due to a wedding occurring at Camp Couchiching, the event was relocated in the 2005-2006 year.

• Camp Ahmek is a three-day excursion to Algonquin Park in Northern Ontario for Grade 9 (otherwise known as 'M3') students. It is a start-of-the-school-year event where students learn to live in the wild and develop leadership skills, and to have fun.

• Camp Wanakita is a two-to-three day excursion to YMCA's Camp Wanakita in Haliburton. It is an event that typically runs during the week before March break and is led by select Grade 11 students for Grade 7 and Grade 8 students, who go to the camp at separate times.

• House Cross-Country Run, one of the school's oldest traditions -- eighty-one boys competed in the first race, held in High Park on 10 November 1916 -- and now the opening House event each year. Students are dismissed early to participate; the lower school runs first and upper school about ten minutes afterward, with many teachers joining as well. Students who choose not to run often participate as marshals, directing runners or providing first aid. This event was cancelled in the 2005-2006 school year due to increased liability concerns which occurred when the school separated from U of T. The event was cancelled again in 2006-2007 due to unfavourable weather conditions.

• Four-Way House Soccer, where each House sets up pylons to mark a goal area in a corner or area of the field; four or more balls are usually in play although, technically, only one goalie is permitted per team. The winning team is that with the least goals allowed, not the team with the most goals scored.

• House Swim Meet, usually in late March in the University of Toronto's Benson Building (a sports complex); each House is allocated a line in alphabetical order beginning from the gallery, and each of both Junior and Senior races is a four-person relay. Races include the 4x25, Decrescendo (100-50-25-25), medley relay, inner-tube race, 4x25 T-shirt race (the shirt is passed on for each swimmer to wear), X-race (flutter boards, pool noodles, etc.), puck dive, teacher race or relay, and House executive race.

• Other House Intramural sporting events, in which House points are awarded both for victory and for participation. Such events include volleyball, basketball, and floor hockey.

• House Family Feud, an after-school event mirrored on the television show and based on a poll distributed earlier throughout the student body, and House Jeopardy, held in the late fall/early winter and similarly television-inspired event. House Jeopardy was last held in 2006-07, and House Family Feud was last held 2006-07.

• House Lip Sync, an after-school event in the early/mid-fall which last took place in 2006-2007, and Backwards Spelling Bee, not held for several years, but requiring backwards spelling to the rhythm of audience clapping.

• House Murder Mystery, a school-wide game of Clue using the school premises as the game board. Teams of two, three or four are given the lists of suspects, murder weapons and locations and then sent off to a starting location, where a waiting House executive member provides a clue to cross off and a cryptic location to head to (e.g. "the windowless room", ie. room 326/327) in exchange for the correct answer to a trivia question. This event last took place in the school year of 1998-1999, and is now re-entering the plethora of literary House events again in 2006/2007.

• House Island Day, a school-wide event where the whole school population spends a day at Toronto Island.

• House Food Drive, an event that takes place over the course of a few weeks. Students compete in their Grade-Houses (e.g. S5 Crawford) and try to bring in as many servings of food as they can, all of which is donated to a Toronto food bank. The winning Grade-House is awarded school-wide recognition and a prize for their efforts. Sometimes, they are also awarded pizza lunches.

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History

UTS was founded jointly by the province of Ontario and the University of Toronto in 1910 as a laboratory school of the Faculty of Education^{[citation needed]}. As originally conceived, UTS was to be a collection of several schools, at least one of which was to be for females^{[citation needed]}. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 4th... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

1910-1920

The school won the first ever Memorial Cup in 1919, as the best junior ice hockey team in the country. They defeated the Regina Patricias in two games, by scores of 14-3 and 15-5. The school was Eastern Canadian Champions, the same year, defeating the Montreal Melvilles 8-2 in a single game playoff. Future NHL defenceman Dunc Munro played for this team. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Regina Pats are a junior hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. ... The George T. Richardson Memorial Trophy was presented annually from 1932 until 1972, by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Assocation (CAHA) to the Eastern Canadian Junior A Champions. ... Duncan Brown Dunc Munro (Born January 19th 1901 Moray, Scotland - Died January 4, 1958) was a Canadian olympic hockey player who played with and coached the Montreal Maroons. ...

1970-1980

In 1973, realizing that the rest of the school's original vision would never materialize, a decision was made to admit girls into the school. This represented a key turning point in the school's history. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

1990-2000

In April 1993, the New Democratic government of Ontario announced the withdrawal of public funding from the school, leading to a dramatic rise in tuition costs, and prompting the mobilization of all its constituencies to make up the loss. A large bursary fund now helps one in five UTS families, but as the tuition continues to rise, there are concerns that fewer eligible students will have access to the school in the future. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a progressive social democratic philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ... The New Zealand University Bursary or Bursary was New Zealands standard secondary school leaving qualification gained at the end of NZ Form VII (= UK Upper Sixth Form). ...

2000-present

UTS has remained a part of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Education and its successor, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT), until the beginning of 2004. A controversial agreement signed with the University at that time established the school as an independent ancillary body within the University commonwealth. The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto is a teachers college in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Facts

• Principal: Michaele Robertson
• Vice-Principals: Dorothy Davis, Philip Marsh, Rick Parsons
• Enrollment: approximately 626 (equal number of boys and girls)
• Staff: 50+, of whom three hold doctorates.

Notable alumni

• Chris Alexander, former Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan^{[citation needed]}
• John Allemang, journalist^{[citation needed]}
• John Dowe Keith, eminent pediatric cardiologist^{[citation needed]}
• Rod Beattie, actor
• Ian Brodie, chief of staff for Canada's Prime Minister's Office
• Jim Chamberlin, chief designer of the Avro Arrow
• Noah Cowan, co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival^{[citation needed]}
• Lan-Djang (Simon) Ho, 5-time Jeopardy! Champion^{[citation needed]}
• John Evans, Rhodes Scholar, medical leader and former University of Toronto president
• David Frum, journalist and author
• Peter George, president of McMaster University
• Chris Giannou, doctor without border and author
• Donald B. Gillies, computer scientist
• Ian Goldberg, computer scientist and cryptographer
• Lawrence Hill, author and essayist
• Dennis Lee, poet
• Jack McClelland, publisher
• John C. Polanyi, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1986
• Jeffrey Simpson, journalist
• Peter Godsoe, former Chairman of The Bank of Nova Scotia
• James Sommerville, horn player
• A. Michael Spence, Nobel Prize winner for Economics, 2001
• Wayne Sumner, philosophy professor and member of the Royal Society of Canada
• Harry Stinson, high profile real estate developer
• John Tory, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
• John A. Tory, former financial advisor to Ken Thomson
• Garth Turner, Conservative, then independent, then Liberal MP

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External links

• University of Toronto Schools

Further reading

Advani, Asheesh. With Pardonable Pride: The University of Toronto Schools. Unionville: Addwin Publishing, 1991. (ISBN 0-9695185-0-1)

Chapnick, Adam, ed. Through Our Eyes: An Alumni History of UTS, 1960-2000. Toronto: University of Toronto Schools Alumni Association, 2005 (pdf).

Lane, Byron. University of Toronto Schools: An Academic History of the Era of Province-Wide Standardized Matriculation Testing in Ontario. Toronto: Byron Lane, 2005.