Grand River Collegiate Institute


Grand River Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school in Kitchener, Ontario. The school is located at 175 Indian Road. It is part of the Waterloo Region District School Board. As of November 2023, there are approximately 1450 full-time students and 130 staff.
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History

As the fifth collegiate in Kitchener-Waterloo, Grand River Collegiate was built on Indian Road near the Grand River in Kitchener's eastern area. "Grand River" was chosen in favour of other names like 'Parkwood' or 'Sand Hills', as the name for the new school. GRCI officially opened on September 6, 1966, with about 850 students and 55 teachers.
Grand River Collegiate Institute has had seven principals:
  • Ross L. Shaver
  • Gary A. Boug
  • Ray Teed
  • Agnes Dufournaud
  • Scott Lomax
  • Deborah Tyrrell
  • Jim Woolley
  • Josh Windsor
  • Jennifer Shortreed

Athletics

Grand River has athletic groups which include: alpine skiing, badminton, basketball, cross-country, curling, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, rugby, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball, and wrestling. Grand River's sports teams are known as the Renegades.

Notable alumni