Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute

{{Infobox school

| name = Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute

| logo = CHCI-logo.jpg

| image = Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute.JPG

| caption = Exterior view

| address = 301 Charles Street East

| city = Kitchener

| province = Ontario

| postcode = N2G 2P8

| country = Canada

| coordinates = {{Coord|43|26|40.49|N|80|28|54.08|W|display=inline,title}}

| schooltype = High school

| founded = 1969

| schoolboard = Waterloo Region District School Board

| number = 898090

| principal = Dave Wilson

| principal_label2 = Vice-Principals

| principal2 = Kerri Beirnes
Dave Linnerth
Denise Rapson

| grades_label = Grades

| grades = 9-12

| enrollment = 1,715

| enrollment_as_of = 2021–2022

| colours = Gold, Green and Red {{color box|gold}}{{color box|green}}{{color box|red}}

| mascot = Scotty

| team_name = The Golden Gaels

| url = {{URL|https://chc.wrdsb.ca/}}

}}

Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school in Kitchener, Ontario, run by the Waterloo Region District School Board. It is part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The school is located at 301 Charles St. E.{{Cite web |title=Secondary School Profile: Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute (898090) |url=https://www.app.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sift/schoolProfileSec.asp?SCH_NUMBER=898090&x=17&y=14 |website=Ontario Ministry of Education}} As of the 2021–2022 school year, the school has 1,715 students. The school is also one of only two secondary schools in Ontario with its own campus radio station.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

IB program

The International Baccalaureate's (IB) Diploma Programme is a two-year curriculum, primarily for students aged 16 to 19. Previous to the two years of enrolling into the IB program, students may enroll in taking "Pre-IB" courses. Higher level (HL) courses offered include Biology, Chemistry, History, Psychology, and English. Standard level (SL) courses offered include Mathematics and Math Studies, a choice between French B or Spanish Ab Initio, and a choice between Business Management, Visual Arts, Music, Physics, or Chemistry. The Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge (IB Course), and CAS make up the rest of the IB Diploma.

Sports and clubs

The school's teams are known as the Golden Gaels, and Cameron's mascot is Scotty, the Golden Gael. The school also has a radio station known as "88.5 Gael FM", and provides radio shows daily for the school (morning, and lunch time). The CHCI Debate Team is particularly active, attending Nationals and North Americans four years running. The Multicultural Club also puts on a multi-cultural show every year that draws hundreds of spectators from around the KW area. The school has won 6 straight WCSSAA track and field championships, 5 consecutive CWOSSA appearances for the senior boys curling team, 5 WCSSAA titles in 6 years for the cross country team, as well as OFSAA gold by badminton and tennis athletes.

Architecture

The school was built in 1967. At the time, it was the largest secondary school built in Ontario in one phase. At the front entrance to the school is a tall three-arch portico constructed out of stainless steel. There are two datestones by the entrance, one of which is inscribed "1867" (Canada's year of confederacy).{{cite book |title=Images of Progress 1946–1996: Modern Architecture in Waterloo Region |publisher=Twin City/Dwyer Printing Co, Kitchener, Ontario |year=1996 |isbn=0-919423-51-5}}

Transportation

The school is located on Charles St. E. in Kitchener, Ontario, one block east of Kitchener Market ION light rail station. Local Grand River Transit bus routes that stop nearby are the 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8.

Notable alumni

Lennox Lewis, former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion{{Cite web |last=Nack |first=William |date=1 February 1993 |title=The Great Brit Hope: Lennox Lewis, a product of London's East End, may give England its first undisputed heavyweight title in this century |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/news/2000/11/07/lews_2_93/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040227060830/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/news/2000/11/07/lews_2_93/ |archive-date=27 February 2004 |access-date=3 April 2022 |website=sportsillustrated.cnn.com}}
Bernie Ruoff, CFL All-Star football player
Ronnie Pfeffer, CFL placekicker, 2x Grey Cup Champion
Liza Fromer, journalist
Tracy Ryan, actress
Scott Stevens, NHL All-Star hockey player
Aaron Wilson, NLL lacrosse player
Robbyn Hermitage, Olympic badminton player
Tyler Varga, NFL running back, Indianapolis Colts