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 2017, there are approximately 1250 full-time students and 130 staff.

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

Clubs and Programs

GRCI runs numerous clubs, including: chess, dance, debating, DECA, music groups, photography, robotics, tech crew, weight training, GSA, and a tabletop roleplaying club. The school runs an Extended French program as well as fundraising events.
GRCI runs an 'ACCT' Club. The club runs a yearly 'ACCT OUT' anti-bullying workshop.

Notable alumni