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William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute is a semestered secondary school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ^[5] It was built in 1960 to accommodate the skyrocketing amount of new students in the area replacing Wilmington Heights Secondary School which stood on the site of what is now Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto. ^[6] ^[7] Mackenzie offers a wide variety of programs, clubs, teams, and courses to meet a number of student needs. The school is named after the first mayor of Toronto and leader of the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837, William Lyon Mackenzie. The school offers the prestigious MaCS program, a Math, Science, Computer, and English enrichment program along with a gifted program. Mackenzie is also known for its competitive sports teams, including Rugby, Chess, Boys and Girls Volleyball, and Girls Soccer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... A Canadian postal code is a string of six characters that forms part of a postal address in Canada. ... Toronto District School Board, also known as TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Canadian School Train, pupils attend classes at Nemigos near Chapleau, Ontario. ... Canadian English (CanE) is the variety of North American English used in Canada. ... An academic term is the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Anne & Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (Hebrew: ×”××§×“×ž×™×” ×”×¢×‘×¨×™×ª ×¢×© ×˜× × ×‘××•×), or Tanenbaum CHAT, is a secondary Jewish day school which is located on two campuses in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. ... The Republic of Canadas flag - the two stars represent Upper and Lower Canada. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 â€“ August 28, 1861) was a Scottish-Canadian journalist, politician, and leader of an unsuccessful rebellion. ...

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Mackenzie is known for the high academic standards of its students. Over 95% of its graduating students are accepted into a post-secondary institutions.^[8] Additionally, 66% of the graduating students earn a 80% average, qualifying them to become Ontario Scholars.^[9]

Students often perform well in academic competitions, such as the Leonardo da Vinci competition. ^[10]

Rush members and Officers of the Order of Canada, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and Deal or No Deal host and comedian Howie Mandel went to Mackenzie from grades 9-10, but soon after dropped out or switched schools. Inga Skaya, the current Miss Universe Canada attended William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute and graduated in 2004^[11] Additionally, another Miss Universe Canada, Alice Panikian, also attended Mackenzie. Look up Rush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ... Geddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Alex Lifeson, OC (born August 27, 1953), is a Canadian musician, known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ... Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was produced by Dutch producer Endemol. ... Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. ... Inga Skaya is a Canadian model who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2007 on March 04, 2007. ... Miss Universe Canada is not related to the previous Miss Canada. ... Alice Panikian (born May 23, 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Canadian model who was crowned Miss Universe Canada on March 21, 2006. ...

The school is also well known for the student-run organization, SWITCH (Solar and Wind Initiatives Towards CHange). Founded in 2006, SWITCH's goal is to make Mackenzie more environmentally friendly through various environmental initiatives, including installing solar panels and wind turbines, on school grounds. Mackenzie has gained national media attention through events featuring David Suzuki, Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies, MuchMusic and members of Sum 41.^{[citation needed]} David Takayoshi Suzuki, CC, OBC, Ph. ... Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Canadian alternative rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan. ... MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CTV Limited; a division of CTVglobemedia dedicated to music, music-related programs and youth culture. ... Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. ...

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