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By the 1920'~1the school had grown decrepit and over- crowded. On the night ofComm~ncemetJt, 1923, the school bUrned to the ground. All that remained ofthis early school was a pail used to douse the fire
and the leg fi;om the teacher's desk. These items can be viewed today in CCI's archives. The new school (now Admira Collingwood Public School) opened its' doors in 1926 to 11 teachers and 700 students and it was from this location that the long tradition of CCI school spirit began with its' successful sports teams, its' talented musicians and its' many Honour Roll students. CCI also faced many difficult times -the Great Depression ofthe 1930s, and the Second World War when assemblies were held to announce the names offellow students who had been injured or killed overseas. In 1951, a new school board was established and the school was renamed Collingwood District Collegiate Institute. Once. again, the number of students kept growing and plans were made to construct a new school on the outskirts of town on the comer of Cameron and Hurontario Streets. This 11 acre site was considered to be out in the country. There was only a golf course across the road (where Lockhart subdivision now exists) and the property was partly swampland. This low- lying land caused many problems in later years when the gym floor began to buckle and as late as 1991 when water was struck when the shaft for the elevator was dug.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stayfor awhile and leavefootprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.
Don't compromise yourself You are all you got.
-Source Unknown
-Janis Joplin