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 Founders' Day 

Founders' Day was celebrated on October 5, 2012 at the Morven campus. The event began with an assembly where founders, guests, faculty and students were introduced to the new Houses by Headmaster Rodger Wright and were captivated by Nick Geer's fascinating account of the school's early years. Deputy Head Bob Corbett then brought everyone up to date on the recent expansion of the Wentworth campus and Headmaster Wright took them on an animated tour of what the new Morven campus will look like.

It was wonderful for all in attendance to see how far Collingwood has come in less than 30 years. More significantly, it was an opportunity for the assembled faculty and students to thank the founders for all they had done to make it possible.

Honouring Collingwood's founders was a key element in the development of the school's new House System. The Houses were named in recognition of six pillars of Collingwood's very foundation that were essential in the development of the School -  Founder, Headmaster, Board of Governors, Fundraisers, Parents' Council, and the Foundation. The Houses are:  

 

Groos House - named after the first founder, Laura Groos

Mackenzie House - named after the first Headmaster, David Mackenzie

Geer House - named after the first President of the Board of Governors, Nick Geer

Houssian House - named after the first fundraisers, Joe and Joanna Houssian

Byrd House - named after the first Chair of Parents' Council, Liz Byrd

Senft House - named after the first Chair of the Foundation, Jeannie Senft

 

 

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Class of 1992 20 Year Reunion  

On September 21, over 40 alumni, guests and faculty attended the 20 Year Reunion of the Class of 1992 at The Beach House Restaurant in West Vancouver. They were welcomed by Roger Hatch, Susan Hazell and Shelley Williams of the Advancement Department, along with current faculty Julia Clarke and Jen Hobson and past faculty Val and Stew Morton. It was a wonderful opportunity for alumni to catch up with each other and with Collingwood. Special mention goes to Dr. Emma Lawry for coming all the way from New Zealand for the event! 

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Class of 1997 15 Year Reunion

 

On September 22, the Class of 1997 celebrated its 15 year reunion at the Queen's Cross Pub in North Vancouver.  It was such a lively party that we couldn't manage to corral all of them for a group photo but here's a portion of the group! Alumni and their guests were greeted by Roger Hatch, Susan Hazell and Shelley Williams of the Advancement Department, along with current faculty Walentyna Karcz and past faculty Val and Stu Morton. Kudos to the Mortons for attending our double-header Collingwood reunion weekend!  

 

Special thanks as well to Stacie Pilot for all her help with organizing the reunion, and to Drs. Riley and Sarah Senft for making the trip out from Winnipeg for the event.   

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 It's Time for an Update!   

Please Log in/register in the Alumni Directory to update your contact information and privacy settings. We hold numerous alumni events and reunions throughout the year, so we need your up-to-date information to stay in touch with you.  

If you live out of town, It's especially important to keep us posted on where you're living (and going to university) as we also organize out-of-town alumni events during the year.   

Speaking of staying connected, please join us on our social media as well!

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Calling for Nominations for the Alumni Executive Committee  

Our annual Alumni Winter Party will be held at Steamworks on Tuesday, December 18.   

This event is one of our most popular alumni events of the year with both alumni and faculty. Evites will be going out later this month.  We hope to see you there!  

Collingwood School will be holding an Open House on Monday, October 22nd. If you're thinking of a Collingwood education for your children, grandchildren or friends, this will be an ideal opportunity to view both campuses of the school.

Our Wentworth Campus is now home to Junior Kindergarten through Grade 7 students, while Grade 8 through 12 students attend the Morven Campus.   

We're also pleased to note that Collingwood alumni are exempt from paying the $250 admission application fee. For more information about admissions to Collingwood, please feel contact Janis Clark, Director of Admissions, or click here.