Windsor Park Collegiate

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Windsor Park Collegiate


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motto= Classical: Wisdom Patience CourageTraditional: Where Pride Counts
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streetaddress= 1015 Cottonwood Rd.
city= Winnipeg
province= Manitoba
postalcode= R2J 1G3
areacode= 204
phone= 256-7316
fax= 256-2856
email=
url= [http://www.lrsd.net/schools/WPC/ Windsor Park]
schoolnumber=
schoolboard= Louis Riel School Division
superintendent=Terry D. Borys
trustee=
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principal= Marilyn Thorington
viceprincipal= Ralph Wagner
administrator= Gigi Sylvestre
staff= 35 Teachers, 31 Support Staff
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= Secondary school
grades= Grades 9 - 12
language= English/Français Partiel
area= Windsor Park
mascot= The Duke of Windsor A.K.A. "The Duke"
teamname= Royals
colours= Black and Gold
founded= 1960
enrollment= 525
enrollment_as_of= 2007
lastupdate= September 25, 2007

Windsor Park Collegiate or WPC is a public secondary school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, within the Louis Riel School Division. The ultimate aim of Windsor Park Collegiate is to provide a positive learning environment in which students are able to succeed academically, and to develop into responsible citizens who are prepared to contribute to an ever-changing society.

History

"In the year of nineteen hundred and sixty, in the community of Windsor Park, there opened a school that became a legend. Only one other school in North America had this unique hexagonal architecture. The first principal of the school, Windsor Park Collegiate, was Mr. D. M. Slater, and the faculty population was 27. The first school President was R. D. McClelland. The school had a population of 619, ranging from Grade 7 to Grade 12. 93 of the students were graduating that year."Taken from the 1978 Yearbook"

Currently, Windsor Park Collegiate is a Grade 9 to Grade 12 school serving 525 students. Its 35 teachers and 31 support staff strive to maintain an environment that promotes student learning. The school offers an English Language Program as well as Français Partiel.

Construction Information

Windsor Park Collegiate was built in the cold war era, and thus has a large bomb shelter in the foundation of the school. This is accessible though a crawlspace near the former cafeteria (also underground), and a door near the main gymnasium changing rooms. The old cafeteria space is now used as a weight room as part of the physical education program.

pecial Needs Program

WPC has the largest secondary school Special Needs program in the Louis Riel School Division. This program works with integration into standard classes, as well as work experience and life skills training.

Bistro in the Park

In 1999, the program opened up Crackers The Bistro, a full-service restaurant that was open to the public for lunch 5 days a week. Here they train and "employ" exclusively the students who were in the Special Needs programs within the Louis Riel School Division. It's located in a residential strip mall very close to WPC. The program was a great success in reaching it's goals, but is still operated largely off donations and public funding. In 1999 this program won the Manitoba School Board Innovation Award [http://www.bigdatabase.ca/big-html/nonsecure/resources/success/success-crackers.html] . As of July, 2006 the restaurant was renamed Bistro in the Park [http://www.lrsd.net/Administration/Boardroom/Minutes/Minutes06June2006.htm] .

Notable Alumni

*Cam Connor - professional NHL hockey player with the Montreal Canadiens in the early 1980s.
*Bob Dyce - Receivers Coach and College Draft Coordinator with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
*Robert "Butch" Goring - professional NHL hockey player, notable for winning 4 consecutive Stanley Cup with the New York Islanders.
*Evelyn Jack (Schimke) - one of Canada’s best-selling authors, with over 40 books on personal taxation.
*Jennifer Jones - Professional Curler, Team Manitoba.
*Richard Mager - World traveler and corespondent for National Geographic.
*Rod Toombes aka "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - WWE Superstar.

External links

* [http://wpc.conforums.com/index.cgi Windsor Park Collegiate Forum]
* [http://wpc71.tripod.com/ WPC Class of '71 and '72 Reunion Website]
* [http://www.lrsd.net/schools/WPC WPC School Website]
* [http://www.wpcclassof83.com/ The class of 1983 reunion website]