Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School

Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
Address
940 Michigan Avenue Sarnia , Ontario , N7S 2B1 Canada
Information
Other names	NCIVS, Sarnia Northern
School type	Public High School
Motto	Praemium est Paratis (The reward is for the ready)
Opened	October 18, 1957
School district	Lambton Kent District School Board
Staff	81
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1076[1]
Language	English, French Immersion
Color(s)	Red, Black and White
Team name	Vikings

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.

Technological education

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. Northern's manufacturing room has 10 machine lathes, a horizontal and two vertical mills, two drill presses, three bandsaws, and various other smaller machines and tools.

Athletics

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.

Notable alumni

• Sami Khan – filmmaker[3]
• Steven Stamkos – 1st overall pick in 2008 NHL entry draft (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Dave Salmoni – animal trainer, entertainer, producer
• Steve Molitor – championship boxer
• Steve Wormith – professional football player and criminologist
• Karen Kidd – aquatic ecotoxicologist
• Katherine Ryan - actor/comedian
• Barbara Gasser - gymnast
• Randy Beardy - gridiron football player[4]

See also

• Education in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario

References

1. https://www.lkdsb.net/Board/BoardMeetings/2017%20Board%20Meetings/Reports/Pupil%20Accommodation%20Report%202018%202019.pdf ^[bare URL PDF]
2. Scadmin (2017-05-01). "Simulator could signal 'game over' for distracted driving". The Sarnia Journal. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
3. Paul Morden, "Sarnia's Sami Khan rides the Oscars whirlwind". Sarnia Observer, February 7, 2020.
4. Wright, Barry (May 23, 2016). "Sarnia's Beardy off to Ottawa's CFL camp". thesarniajournal.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

External links

• Northern Eco-Team