Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
Address
940 Michigan Avenue

Sarnia
,
Ontario
,
N7S 2B1

Canada
Information
Other namesNCIVS, Sarnia Northern
School typePublic High School
MottoPraemium est Paratis (The reward is for the ready)
OpenedOctober 18, 1957
School districtLambton Kent District School Board
Staff81
Grades9-12
Enrollment1076[1]
LanguageEnglish, French Immersion
Color(s)     
Red, Black and White
Team nameVikings

Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School (NCIVS) is a Canadian public secondary school (high school). It is located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the 13 secondary schools within Lambton Kent District School Board.

Departments and courses

Arts

  • Visual arts: visual arts, crafts, ceramics, media arts
  • Music: instrumental music/band, guitar music, vocals, music and computers
  • Drama

Business studies

Information and communication in business, introduction to business, marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, business leadership, international business

Canadian and world studies

  • Geography: Canadian geography, travel and tourism, world issues
  • History: Canadian history since WW1, American history, world history since 1900, world history to the 15th century, world history since the 15th century, Canadian culture and identity
  • Civics: civics and citizenship, Canadian kaw, Canadian and international law

Classical studies and international languages

  • French (core and immersion), Spanish

Computer studies

  • Introduction to computer studies, computer programming, computer science

English

  • English, Aboriginal contemporary voices, writer's craft

Guidance and career

  • Career studies, leadership and peer support

Health and physical education

NCIVS' sport and recreation facilities include three gymnasiums, a weight/fitness room, two outdoor soccer fields, a football field and a 400-meter track.

  • Healthy active living (gym), personal fitness, kinesiology

Mathematics

  • College stream: foundation of math, foundations for college math
  • University stream: principles of math, functions, data management, advanced functions, calculus and vectors
  • Math for work and everyday life

Native studies

Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit issues and perspectives, issues of Indigenous peoples in a global context

Science

There are 7 science labs and classrooms, 4 of which were recently renovated.

Science, biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science

Social science and humanities

  • Foods: foods and nutrition, nutrition and health
  • Family studies: working with infants and young children, raising healthy children, families in Canada
  • Social sciences: anthropology psychology and sociology, philosophy, challenge and change in society
  • Fashion: understanding fashion

Technological education

  • Transportation
    • The transportation shop has 2 car lifts, and an $80,000 driving simulator that was donated by Shell in April 2017.[2] The transportation department also runs the Northern eco-team, the only Canadian high school to compete in the Shell Eco-marathon.
  • Manufacturing
  • Communications: communications technology, print and graphics (yearbook)
  • Technological design: design and the environment, architecture, design
  • Construction: construction technology, custom woodworking
  • Computer engineering technology

Student support services

Sports

Northern competes locally within LKSSAA, under the SWOSSAA association, a part of the provincial OFSAA organization.

NCIVS is home to the Vikings football team, which has currently won 11 of the past 11 LSSAA Senior Championships in the Sarnia area local high school league, as well as many other sports and non-sports related competitions.

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.lkdsb.net/Board/BoardMeetings/2017%20Board%20Meetings/Reports/Pupil%20Accommodation%20Report%202018%202019.pdf
  2. ↑ "Simulator could signal 'game over' for distracted driving". The Sarnia Journal. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  3. ↑ Paul Morden, "Sarnia's Sami Khan rides the Oscars whirlwind". Sarnia Observer, February 7, 2020.
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