Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School

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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]

References

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