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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Marion M. Graham Collegiate

Marion M. Graham Collegiate is the only public high school in the north end of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada serving the Silverwood Heights, Lawson Heights, River Heights, Richmond Heights, and North Park neighbourhoods. Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien visited Marion M. Graham Collegiate in 1999, Marion M. Graham Collegiate is also known as Marion Graham or Graham or MMGCI

This school has the distinguished honor of having the first French Immersion graduation class in the Saskatoon Public School Division in 1993. Its main focuses are in the arts, and athletics. Marion Graham has a wide range of artistic classes including visual arts, dance, photography, music, design, theatre arts, carving classes, industrial arts and more.

Currently its feeder schools are Brownell School, Lawson Heights School, North Park Wilson School, River Heights School and Silverwood Heights School.

History

Marion M. Graham Collegiate Institute was opened in September 1984 by the Governor General of Canada, Jeanne Sauvé. The school is named after Marion Margaret Graham OC, an educator who taught in Saskatoon for thirty years and served as a member of the Saskatoon Public School Board from 1967 to 1982. During these years she worked for the development of learning resource centers in Saskatoon public schools, a service that is now available to all students. Graham also volunteered with the Air Cadet Movement, the St. John Ambulance Association, the YMCA, and the United Way.

Principals

  • Karen Peterson (2019–present)
  • Doug Njaa (2014–2019)
  • Dr. Shirley Figley (2010–2014)
  • Cole J. Kirby (2005–2010)
  • Mrs. Shammi Rathwell (2002–2005)
  • Dr. Karen E. Dellow (1999–2002)
  • Dennis A. Ens (1994–1999)
  • Lindsay W. Fast (1986–1994)
  • Lorne Glauser (1984–1986)

Sports

Marion M. Graham Collegiate offers the following sports to students.

Season Junior Sports (9-10) Senior Sports (9-12)
Fall Boys & Girls Cross Country
Boys Volleyball
Girls Volleyball
Football
Boys & Girls Cross Country
Boys Volleyball
Girls Volleyball
Football
Girls Soccer
Golf
Winter Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Boys & Girls Wrestling
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Boys Curling
Girls Curling
Cheerleading
Spring Boys & Girls Badminton
Boys & Girls Track & Field
Boys Soccer
Golf
Year Round Esports Esports

The following is a list of the championships that Marion M. Graham Collegiate has won throughout its existence.

Sport City Championships Provincial Championships
Sr Boys Basketball '15
Sr Girls Basketball '08
Sr Boys Volleyball '91, '92, '93, '07, '08 '93
Sr Girls Volleyball '11, '12, '13
Girls Curling '89, '91, '96, '98, '00, '01, '02, '03, '06, '07, '14
Boys Curling '94, '02, '06, '08, '14
Girls Wrestling '99, '00
Boys Wrestling '00, '12, '13 '00, '12
Badminton '87, '88, '89, '91, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '02, '03
Sr Boys Soccer '13, '14, '15
Sr Girls Soccer '90, '00 '00
Cheer/Pom '06, '07, '08, '09, '15, '16 '06, '09
Football '88, '90, '07, '08, '09, '14 '88, '90, '09

Arts

Marion M. Graham Collegiate offers the following Arts to students.

Activity Grades
Boys Choir 9 – 12
Girls Choir 9 – 10
Mixed Choir 9 – 12
Jr. Concert Band 9 – 10
Sr. Jazz Ensemble 9 – 12
Drumline 9 – 12

Musicals performed by the arts department include:

Year Name
1992 Grease
1993 West Side Story
1994 Bye Bye Birdie
1995 Guys and Dolls
1996 South Pacific
1997 Oklahoma
1998 Crazy for You
1999 Anything Goes
2000 Good News
2001 Lady be Good
2002 Footloose
2003 Strike up the Band
2005 Copacabana
2006 Area 51
2007 Grease
2008 High School Musical
2009 Crazy for You
2010 West Side Story
2011 Guys and Dolls
2012 Beauty and the Beast
2013 Fame
2014 All Shook Up
2015 Aladdin
2016 Anything Goes
2017 Footloose

References

  1. ^ Active List of Saskatchewan Schools/Programs (PDF)
  2. ^ "Recipients (search results)". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Offered Sports" (PDF). 2015–2016 Student Handbook. Marion M. Graham Collegiate. p. 25.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association".
  5. ^ "Clubs and Activities" (PDF). 2015–2016 Student Handbook. Marion M. Graham Collegiate. p. 27.
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