Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute
Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute is a high school located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in the late 19th century, the school was widely known as a highly academic school, and was designed to look much like a university.
| Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
720 Alverstone Street , , R3E 2H1 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49.8995°N 97.1705°W |
| Information | |
| School type | State High School |
| School board | Winnipeg School Division |
| Principal | L. Belmore |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | Approximately 1200 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Maroon |
| Team name | Maroons |
| Website | www |
Among the school's more well-known graduates is Bill Norrie (1929-2012), who served as Winnipeg's 39th Mayor from 1979 to 1992. While at the school, Norrie was elected school president, won the Governor General's Academic Medal and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford.[1]
Guess Who guitarist Kurt Winter (1946-1997) also attended the school.[2] A scholarship in Winter's name has been presented annually at the school since 1998.[3]
The school is named after Daniel McIntyre, Winnipeg's first school superintendent.
References
- Gordon Sinclair, Jr., Bill Norrie loved his city and was loved in return. Winnipeg Free Press, July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- John Einarson, Profile of Kurt Winter, 2012; Manitoba Music Museum. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- John Einarson, Winter's tale. Winnipeg Free Press, December 15, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
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