Harbord Collegiate Institute
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Harbord Collegiate Institute (also known as H.C.I. for short, or colloquially as Harbord) is a public secondary school
located in downtown Toronto
, Canada
. Specifically, the school is located in the Palmerston-Little Italy
/The Annex
neighbourhood, situated on the north side of Harbord Street, between Euclid Ave. and Manning St. Currently, the school has approximately 1000 students enrolled and more than 50 faculty members.
Harbord was opened in 1892 as Harbord Street Collegiate Institute.
ceremony took place at Harbord. With the donations from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation and many other corporate sponsors and individuals, the rededication of the 1921 World War I
monument back to its original splendor was held. The master of ceremony was Syd Moscoe while poignant addresses were given by President of George Weston Ltd. Galen Weston
, former Minister of Defence Barney Danson
, Canadian Armed Services Chief of Land Staff Lieutenant-General Marc Caron
, and Chairperson of the TDSB Sheila Ward. Harbord's Jazz Band played a piece written by band teacher Mr. Alberts, called On Remembrance Day. The Cantemus Choir also performed and poems written by students Kevin Tung and Michael Lee were read. The ceremony ended with a picture that was taken of the students, teachers, alumni and neighbours all standing in front of the school.
In May 2007, a second monument created to remember World War II
was revealed in another ceremony.
The Harbordite, founded in 1979, is the Harbord Club newsletter that keeps former students of the school in contact with one another and up-to-date on Harbord activities. The Harbord Charitable Foundation was also created at this time, supporting both student scholarships and alumni activities. Currently, the president of the Harbord Club is Joan McCarville.
Since Harbord opened its doors in 1892, there have been many graduates over the years who have achieved/are achieving remarkable accomplishments.
and Portuguese
descent, which is representative of the surrounding neighbourhoods. Many of the clubs at Harbord are reflective of the ethnic groups present. Harbord is well known for its language program, offering courses in Cantonese
, Mandarin
, Spanish
, Latin
, French
and Portuguese
. Such courses allow students to learn basic language structure and conversation skills in their chosen languages.
Harbord has three French
programs to choose from: Immersion, Extended and Core French. These classes offer students an opportunity to become bilingual in Canada's official languages. There is also a French Club within Harbord.
Harbord has a full ESL (English as a Second Language) program which helps all students new to Canada to learn English. Harbord also has an International Club to help the students become accustomed to Toronto and the new environment. The club hosts many activities throughout the year to help new students become involved in the school and give them the chance to socialise with other students in the school.
The Creative Arts Council, also known as CAC, consists of music, art and drama students who work together to improve the school's Creative Arts program. This council was created in 2004, when the music council was restructured to include students in the disciplines of visual arts and drama.
The Boys' Athletic Association (BAA) and the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), are two separately-run clubs in Harbord that work closely together to organise most athletic events, such as the annual Athletic Banquet and intramural games.
The Harbord Debating Society is a place to enhance students’ political awareness as well as their oratorical skills. The society is open to all Harbord students. Each year, students participate in various tournaments, such as the Ontario Model Parliament and the Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly. The club has many members.
The Empowered Student Partnership is a new club at Harbord that works with the TDSB, the Toronto Police Service
and the Toronto Catholic District School Board
to make the school and the community a safer and better place. They work towards minimizing violence, drug use, graffiti, guns and racism.
"Key Club
is an international student-led organisation which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership." Members of Harbord C.I.'s Key Club have volunteered for Epilepsy Toronto, the Canadian Cancer Society
, The Liver Foundation, the Heart & Stroke Foundation
, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
, the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon and many other non-profit organisations.
Tiger Talk is Harbord's official newspaper. It covers a wide range of topics in and out of school, and has provided a source of information through the eyes of Harbordites for Harbordites for many years.
The Business Club gather at lunch and/or after school to learn about business topics. They also participate in the internationally well recognized business competition, DECA and many of the competitors had advanced to the Provincial level to compete with business students all over Ontario.
Here is a list of sport teams offered at Harbord:
, clarinet
, saxophone
, French horn, trombone
, tuba
, bass guitar
, keyboard
, drums
, baritone
and trumpet
. The band performs at assemblies and concerts which includes the Remembrance Ceremony, Senior Showcase, Feeder School Concert, Commencement and the Farewell Assembly.
, viola
, cello
and bass
. Harbord's String Quartet won First Prize at last year's Kiwanis
Festival. The Chamber Orchestra has performed at other venues such as Massey Hall, and George Weston Hall. There is also an upcoming concert at The Ford Centre by the Strings Orchestra. The Strings Chamber Orchestra plays at many school events such as the Awards Assembly, Feeder School Concert and Senior Concert, and from time to time, accompanies the Cantemus Choir.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in downtown Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Specifically, the school is located in the Palmerston-Little Italy
Palmerston-Little Italy
Palmerston–Little Italy is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its boundaries, according to the City of Toronto, are by Bathurst Street to the east, Bloor Street to the north, Dovercourt Road to the west and College Street to the south. It is a mature downtown neighbourhood...
/The Annex
The Annex
The Annex is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The traditional boundaries of the neighbourhood are north to Dupont Street, south to Bloor Street, west to Bathurst Street and east to Avenue Road...
neighbourhood, situated on the north side of Harbord Street, between Euclid Ave. and Manning St. Currently, the school has approximately 1000 students enrolled and more than 50 faculty members.
History
Harbord's first centennial
Harbord's first centennial was celebrated in 1992 and included the inauguration of the Harbord museum, a repository of Harbord memorabilia. To mark this major event, Harbord's alumni group, the Harbord Club, published a 300-page history of the school entitled The Happy Ghosts of Harbord, which traces the history of the school from its opening in 1892 to 1992.Remembrance Day 2005
On November 11, 2005, a huge Remembrance DayRemembrance Day
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth...
ceremony took place at Harbord. With the donations from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation and many other corporate sponsors and individuals, the rededication of the 1921 World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
monument back to its original splendor was held. The master of ceremony was Syd Moscoe while poignant addresses were given by President of George Weston Ltd. Galen Weston
Galen Weston
Willard Gordon Galen Weston, OC, OOnt , is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He is the Chairman and President of George Weston Limited...
, former Minister of Defence Barney Danson
Barney Danson
Barnett Jerome Danson, was a Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.Barney Danson was born to a Jewish family in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood...
, Canadian Armed Services Chief of Land Staff Lieutenant-General Marc Caron
Marc Caron
Lieutenant-General Joseph Henri Paul Marc Caron, CMM, MSM, CD was a Canadian infantry officer and the former Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces.-Early life:Caron was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 1 June 1954...
, and Chairperson of the TDSB Sheila Ward. Harbord's Jazz Band played a piece written by band teacher Mr. Alberts, called On Remembrance Day. The Cantemus Choir also performed and poems written by students Kevin Tung and Michael Lee were read. The ceremony ended with a picture that was taken of the students, teachers, alumni and neighbours all standing in front of the school.
In May 2007, a second monument created to remember World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
was revealed in another ceremony.
Harbord Club
The Harbord Club is the longest continuous high school alumni group in Canada consisting of over 2600 members. It was established in 1978 by Elsie Affleck, who brought along other alumni including Ken Prentice, Willie Zimmerman, Johnny Wayne, Max Goldhar and Julius Molinaro.The Harbordite, founded in 1979, is the Harbord Club newsletter that keeps former students of the school in contact with one another and up-to-date on Harbord activities. The Harbord Charitable Foundation was also created at this time, supporting both student scholarships and alumni activities. Currently, the president of the Harbord Club is Joan McCarville.
Notable alumni
- Charles Best - Co-discoverer of InsulinInsulinInsulin is a hormone central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle....
- Kathleen CoburnKathleen CoburnKathleen Hazel Coburn, OC, FRSC was a Canadian academic and a leading authority on the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge....
- Leading scholar on the works of Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He is probably best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla... - David CronenbergDavid CronenbergDavid Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...
- Filmmaker - Charles Trick CurrellyCharles Trick CurrellyCharles Trick Currelly was a Canadian clergyman and archeologist, and the first director of the Royal Ontario Museum from 1914 to 1946....
- Founder and first curatorCuratorA curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
of the Royal Ontario MuseumRoyal Ontario MuseumThe Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With its main entrance facing Bloor Street in Downtown Toronto, the museum is situated north of Queen's Park and east of Philosopher's Walk in the University of Toronto... - Victor FeldbrillVictor FeldbrillVictor Feldbrill, OC, O.Ont, FRHCM, is a Canadian conductor and violinist.He attended Harbord Collegiate Institute at an early age....
- Former ConductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
of the Toronto Symphony OrchestraToronto Symphony OrchestraThe Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario.-History:The TSO was founded in 1922 as the New Symphony Orchestra, and gave its first concert at Massey Hall in April 1923. The orchestra changed its name to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1927. The TSO... - Adam GiambroneAdam GiambroneAdam Giambrone is a Canadian politician who was a Toronto City Councillor, representing the southern of two Davenport wards. Elected at 26, he remained the youngest member of Toronto council after re-election. He is also a former president of the federal New Democratic Party...
- Former TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
city councillor and TTCToronto Transit Commission-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
chair - Philip GivensPhilip GivensPhilip Gerald Givens, QC was a Mayor of Toronto, Canada, Member of Parliament and judge.Raised in Toronto, Givens attended Harbord Collegiate Institute....
- Former TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
MayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... - Eddie Goodman - Former Lawyer and politician
- Max Kerman - Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
-winning Lead Singer of ArkellsArkellsArkells are a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records, the label for other Canadian acts such as City and Colour, Attack In Black, Alexisonfire, and Tokyo Police Club.-Band history:... - Stephen LewisStephen LewisStephen Henry Lewis, is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of the those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the Federal New Democratic Party...
- UN Special Envoy for HIVHIVHuman immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDs in Africa - Sydney MoscoeSydney MoscoeSydney Moscoe is a lawyer and former politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served on the North York Board of Education from 1962 to 1969, and later sought election to the North York City Council. He is not related to Toronto City Councillor Howard Moscoe.Moscoe was born in Toronto, but...
- Former Lawyer and politician - Joe PantaloneJoe PantaloneJoe Pantalone is a former Canadian politician, city councillor for Ward 19, one of two wards in Trinity—Spadina. He served as deputy mayor under David Miller from 2003 to 2010...
- Former Toronto city councillor - Bob RaeBob RaeRobert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
- Former Ontario Premier - Louis RasminskyLouis RasminskyLouis Rasminsky, CC, CBE was the third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973, succeeding James Coyne. He was succeeded by Gerald Bouey....
- Former Governor of the Bank of CanadaBank of CanadaThe Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and "lender of last resort". The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada... - Morley SaferMorley SaferMorley Safer is a Canadian reporter and correspondent for CBS News. He is best known for his long tenure on the newsmagazine 60 Minutes, which began in December 1970.-Life and career:...
- CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
News Anchor - Sam Shopsowitz - Founder of Shopsy'sShopsy'sShopsy's is the name of a delicatessen restaurant in the Greater Toronto Area and a brand name owned by Maple Leaf Foods for a line of meat products.-History:...
restaurant - Sam SnidermanSam SnidermanSam Sniderman, is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as the founder of Sam the Record Man, the Canadian record store chain...
- Founder of Sam the Record ManSam the Record ManSam the Record Man was a Canadian record store chain that, at one time, was Canada's largest music recording retailer. In 1982, their ads proclaimed they had "140 locations, coast to coast".... - Steven StarykSteven StarykSteven Sam Staryk, OC is a Canadian violin virtuoso.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada of Ukrainian descent, he began his musical education as a child at the Harbord Collegiate Institute...
- ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist - Kiefer SutherlandKiefer SutherlandKiefer Sutherland is an English-born Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Satellite...
- Actor - Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (Wayne and Shuster)Wayne and ShusterWayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s....
- ComedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
s
Multiculturalism
Harbord has been a diverse multicultural school for many years. From the 1920s to the 1950s, about 90% of the student body was Jewish and many prominent Jewish Canadians attended Harbord. Today, the student body largely consists of, but is not limited to, students of ChineseChinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
and Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
descent, which is representative of the surrounding neighbourhoods. Many of the clubs at Harbord are reflective of the ethnic groups present. Harbord is well known for its language program, offering courses in Cantonese
Standard Cantonese
Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese....
, Mandarin
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
. Such courses allow students to learn basic language structure and conversation skills in their chosen languages.
Harbord has three French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
programs to choose from: Immersion, Extended and Core French. These classes offer students an opportunity to become bilingual in Canada's official languages. There is also a French Club within Harbord.
Harbord has a full ESL (English as a Second Language) program which helps all students new to Canada to learn English. Harbord also has an International Club to help the students become accustomed to Toronto and the new environment. The club hosts many activities throughout the year to help new students become involved in the school and give them the chance to socialise with other students in the school.
Clubs
The Student Activity Council, better known as SAC, is the largest student-run organisation at Harbord Collegiate Institute, which is run by dedicated and active individuals who wish to make students' stay at Harbord more enjoyable. SAC members are participants of athletic events and the arts, and are therefore accurate representatives of Harbord Collegiate Institute's population.The Creative Arts Council, also known as CAC, consists of music, art and drama students who work together to improve the school's Creative Arts program. This council was created in 2004, when the music council was restructured to include students in the disciplines of visual arts and drama.
The Boys' Athletic Association (BAA) and the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA), are two separately-run clubs in Harbord that work closely together to organise most athletic events, such as the annual Athletic Banquet and intramural games.
The Harbord Debating Society is a place to enhance students’ political awareness as well as their oratorical skills. The society is open to all Harbord students. Each year, students participate in various tournaments, such as the Ontario Model Parliament and the Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly. The club has many members.
The Empowered Student Partnership is a new club at Harbord that works with the TDSB, the Toronto Police Service
Toronto Police Service
The Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police service for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Canada and second largest police force in Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...
and the Toronto Catholic District School Board
Toronto Catholic District School Board
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is the publicly-funded Catholic school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada, headquartered in North York. It is one of the two English boards of education in the City of Toronto, serving the former municipalities of Scarborough, North York, York, East York,...
to make the school and the community a safer and better place. They work towards minimizing violence, drug use, graffiti, guns and racism.
"Key Club
Key Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
is an international student-led organisation which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership." Members of Harbord C.I.'s Key Club have volunteered for Epilepsy Toronto, the Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Cancer Society
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based charitable organization of volunteers whose mission is to eradicate cancer and enhance the quality of life of those living with the disease....
, The Liver Foundation, the Heart & Stroke Foundation
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a registered Canadian charity. The foundation's purpose is centered around educating individuals about the prevention and management of heart disease and stroke, and to fund medical research regarding the causes of these conditions...
, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
CNIB is a volunteer agency and charitable organization dedicated to assisting Canadians who are blind or living with vision loss, and to provide information about vision health for all Canadians...
, the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon and many other non-profit organisations.
Tiger Talk is Harbord's official newspaper. It covers a wide range of topics in and out of school, and has provided a source of information through the eyes of Harbordites for Harbordites for many years.
The Business Club gather at lunch and/or after school to learn about business topics. They also participate in the internationally well recognized business competition, DECA and many of the competitors had advanced to the Provincial level to compete with business students all over Ontario.
Sports
Harbord has a wide variety of sport teams, coached and managed by many members of the faculty and sometimes with help of old students of Harbord.Here is a list of sport teams offered at Harbord:
| Team | Boys | Girls | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | |||
| Baseball | |||
| Basketball | |||
| Cross Country | |||
| Dragon Boat |
| Team | Boys | Girls | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Hockey | |||
| Rugby | |||
| Soccer | |||
| Softball | |||
| Swim |
| Team | Boys | Girls | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Tennis | |||
| Tennis | |||
| Track and Field | |||
| Volleyball | |||
| Wrestling |
Band
The band program goes from the Grade 9 Beginner Band to the Grade 12 Senior Band. Harbord's Jazz Band is conducted by Mr. Alberts and is composed of the most experienced band players in the school. Their practices are early in the morning and therefore require a lot of dedication. Instruments in band include fluteFlute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, French horn, trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, tuba
Tuba
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
and trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
. The band performs at assemblies and concerts which includes the Remembrance Ceremony, Senior Showcase, Feeder School Concert, Commencement and the Farewell Assembly.
Vocal
The classes range from Grade 9 Beginner Vocal to Senior Vocal. There is also a Cantemus Choir at Harbord that sings for many events inside and outside of Harbord. The choir has participated at the Kiwanis Festival multiple times.Strings
The classes include the Grade 9 Beginner Strings, the Junior Strings and the Senior Strings. Instruments available for strings at Harbord include: violinViolin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
, cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
and bass
Bass (instrument)
Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
. Harbord's String Quartet won First Prize at last year's Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Kiwanis International is an international, coeducational service club founded in 1915. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Current membership is 240,000 members in 7,700 clubs in 80 nations...
Festival. The Chamber Orchestra has performed at other venues such as Massey Hall, and George Weston Hall. There is also an upcoming concert at The Ford Centre by the Strings Orchestra. The Strings Chamber Orchestra plays at many school events such as the Awards Assembly, Feeder School Concert and Senior Concert, and from time to time, accompanies the Cantemus Choir.
Onward Harbord
Onward Harbord is Harbord's official song, it is sung along with the school band playing at the same time. Generally at the behest of the principal ("One more time!"), the song gets sung twice. The lyrics are as follows:
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See also
- List of educational institutions in Toronto
- List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto