Walkerville Collegiate prepping for big reunion
Walkerville Collegiate Institute to celebrate 100 years with a reunion from May 18-20, 2023. (Gary Archibald/CTV News Windsor)
Walkerville Collegiate Institute is celebrating 100 years with a reunion this month.
Organizers are expecting 700 people from not just across Canada - but around the globe to attend.
The festivities will be held from May 18 to 20. The school opened in 1922 with 152 students, Principal Robert Meade, and 9 teachers.
Now, over 700 make up the student body.
Moreover, exterior and interior upgrades have modernized the landmark building but have kept its grand character intact.
For Ken Dafoe – class of 1960 graduate, alumni, and co-organizer of the reunion – visiting the school brought back many fond memories.
"We were, when I first started, in the cadets,” said Dafoe.
Walkerville Collegiate Institute alumnus and co-organizer of the 100-year reunion, Ken Dafoe, as seen on May 4, 2023. (Gary Archibald/CTV News Windsor)
“We had the uniforms on. We used to walk from here to Stodgell Park, come back. And a lot of the teachers come out of the armed services and so on and they ruled that school with a tight ship, which was good," said Dafoe.
For more information, and to add your name to the contact list, please send an email to walkervilleci100th@gmail.com
Walkerville Collegiate Institute undergoes exterior upgrades, seen on May 4, 2023. (Gary Archibald/CTV News Windsor)
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