David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute

David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute
Address
2740 Lawrence Avenue East Scarborough, Ontario, M1P 2S7, Canada
Coordinates	43°45′12″N 79°15′34″W / 43.75333, -79.25944Coordinates: 43°45′12″N 79°15′34″W / 43.75333, -79.25944
Information
School number	903590
School board	Toronto District School Board
Religious affiliation	none
Superintendent	Kerry-Lynn Stadnyk
Area trustee	Scott Harrison
Principal	Soriana Mantini
Vice principals	Kimberly McLaren Virginia Pang
School type	Public High school
Grades	9-12
Language	English
Team name	Thomson Titans
Colours	Red, black and white
Founded	September 2 1958[1]
Enrollment	1247[2] (Spring 2006)
Homepage	http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/dmthomson/

David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute is an English-language high school located in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

Contents 1 School History 2 Courses Offered 3 Music Department 4 Sports 5 Councils, Clubs, Extra-Curricular 6 Departments 7 Reunion 8 SAC Presidents 9 References

School History

David and Mary Thomson C.I. was opened in September, 1958.^[1] This school is located in the heart of historical Scarborough. It was named after Scarborough's first European pioneers, David and Mary Thomson. The land David and Mary Thomson C.I. is located on was owned by ancestors of the Thomson family.

Courses Offered

Thomson has a wide variety of business courses, as well as social sciences, English, music and science programs.

Music Department

The Thomson Music Department offers a comprehensive band and vocal program with a regular concert season featuring its signature ensembles: The Thomson Singers, Junior Concert Band, Jazz Band, and The Thomson Senior Concert Band. There is also a Music Executive which facilitates and assists in concert planning and music events.

Sports

David and Mary Thomson C.I. has a very active athletics program, with approximately 40 coaches and more than 30 different teams. For the 2005-2006 school year, some of the most active teams placed as follows:

Sport	Highlight
Wrestling	TDSSAA Champions, 5 students competed at OFSAA
Badminton	1 student qualified for OFSAA with many other individual highlights
Varsity Girls' Basketball	Lost at OFSAA.
Boys' Golf	came in 3rd in the East Region
Sr. Boys' Basketball	lost in the playoffs
Boys' Cricket	lost in the playoffs
Jr. Boys' Rugby	finalists
Sr. Boys' Rugby	TDSSAA Champions, continuing to OFSAA
Girls' Soccer	travelled to South Carolina for a tournament, qualified for the quarter finals but they bowed out
Jr. Boys' Soccer	lost in the semi-finals
Sr. Boys' Soccer	lost in the quarter-finals
Track and Field	two students qualified for OFSAA at high jump and long jump
Varsity Boys' Baseball	lost in the semi-finals
Archery Team	making a comeback after 10 years, placed 4th in the Southeast Region

Councils, Clubs, Extra-Curricular

David and Mary Thomson C. I. provides the following councils, clubs, and extra-curricular activities:

Senior Concert Band Junior Concert Band Jazz Ensemble Thomson Music Executive Thomson Singers Flute Choir Thomson Prefect Society (a.k.a Prefects) Student Administrative Council (a.k.a SAC) Thomson Athletic Council (a.k.a TAC) Muslim Student Association (a.k.a MSA) Chinese Student Club (a.k.a Chinese Club) Between The Lines (student newspaper) Students Taking Action Together In Society (a.k.a STATIS) CanTYD (Canadian Tamil Youth Development) Clay Club Creative Hands

Gay Straight Alliance (a.k.a GSA) Environmental Club Homework Club Improv Team Theatre groups Audio-Visual (a.k.a AV Crew) Formal Committee Reach for the Top (trivia team) Christian Student Fellowship Peer Mediation Yearbook Committee French & Spanish Culture Club White Pine and Red Maple Reading Groups Society For The Study Of Modern Visual Culture (a.k.a Anime/Manga Club)

Departments

Department	Department Head
Performance/Visual Art	Mrs. Evangelou
Business	Mr. Fiore
English	Mr. Parise
Physical Education	Mr. Boyle
History and Social Science	Mr. McKibbin
Mathematics	Mrs. Cook
Music	Mr. Gorst
Science	Ms. Vander Meij
Technology	Mr. Wilson

Reunion

In 2009, Thomson C.I. will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, and may hold a reunion, possibly in May.

SAC Presidents

Below is complete list of all the former SAC Presidents:

Year	Name (Presidential Ordinal)
1959 – 1960	Bob Heath (1)
1960 – 1961	Harvey Peddle (2)
1961 – 1962	Paul Banks (3)
1962 – 1963	Larry Cox (4)
1963 – 1964	Duncan Miller (5)
1964 - 1965	Jim Costescu (6) and Philip Meighan (7)
1965 – 1966	David Banks (8)
1966 - 1967	Tom Nowak (9)
1967 - 1968	Rick Seypka (10)
1968 – 1969	Dave McDougall (11)
1969 – 1970	George Kuzmicz (12)
1970 – 1971	Jane Gutteridge (13) and Charles Tinman (14)
1971 – 1972	Julius Fung (15)
1972 – 1973	Janis Waithe (16)
1973 – 1974	Doug Ruggles (17)
1974 – 1975	Doug Ruggles (17) and Patrick Dennison (18)
1975 – 1976	Tim Smith (19)
1976 – 1977	Paul Craig (20)
1977 – 1978	Don Hutchinson (21)
1978 – 1979	Mark Thompson (22)
1979 – 1980	Christine Daw (23)
1980 – 1981	Joe Moncada (24)
1981 – 1982	Mark Omoto (25)
1982 – 1983	Elaine Selby (26)
1983 – 1984	Tim Baker (27)
1984 – 1985	Janice Hall (28)
1985 – 1986	Cam McBain (29)
1986 – 1987	James Murdock (30)
1987 – 1988	Alena Munro (31)
1988 – 1989	Toula Vlastaris (32)
1990 – 1991	Ted Harrison (33)
1991 – 1992	Anessa Oumarally (34)
1992 – 1993	Tammy Walsh (35)
1993 – 1994	Jeff Hoben (36)
1994 - 1995	Karen Virk (37)
1995 – 1996	Cathy Iliadis (38)
1996 – 1997	Vijay Khatri (39)
1997 – 1998	Onika Brown (40)
1998 – 1999	Lisa Brown (41)
1999 – 2000	Katisha MeGregor (42)
2000 – 2001	Nora Watts (43)
2001 – 2002	Amanda Twiner (44)
2002 – 2003	Phillip Phillippou (45)
2003 – 2004	Samantha Northrup (46) and Michelle O’Connor (47)
2004 - 2005	Steven Mantifel (48)
2005 – 2006	Tushar Chadha (49)
2006 – 2007	Dylan Bradbury (50)
2007 – 2008	Sheetal Raj (51)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} About Thomson. David and Mary Thomson Collegiate. Toronto District School Board. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
2. ^ David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute. Find a School Database. Toronto District School Board (2006-03-15). Retrieved on 2007-12-31.