The Thomson Alumni Committee will officially unveil their major project, the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Wall Display, on Monday June 4th at 7:30 pm.

The wall is located on the 2nd floor main hallway outside the auditorium balcony door, overlooking the main entrance of the school.

The committee grateful acknowledges the work of our digital creator, Gayle Hurmuses, and the leadership of Bob Doi, Mr. Stanley Farrow, and many others in the creation of this impressive display.

Bob Doi, member of the Alumni Committee, poses at the newly installed 50th Anniversary Commemorative Wall Display at Thomson Collegiate.

An alert reader took this photo of an interesting new plaque on our school’s wall. The proud traditions of Thomson Athletics are commemorated by this plaque that notes the original identity as Thomson Redmen (1959-2004) and subsequent re-birth as the Thomson Titans (2005-future). Click on the photo for a close-up view.

Five Schools to Close in Scarborough – New school planned for Rougeville; Thomson-Bendale high schools to merge in new building

As published in the Scarborough Mirror, Wednesday June 23, 2010

Schools in the TDSB to close within the next two years as a result of the ARC process include: Brooks Road Public School, Heron Park Junior Public School, Peter Secor Junior Public School, McCowan Road Junior Public School, Pringdale Gardens Junior Public School, Silverthorn Junior Public School, Arlington Middle School and Kent Senior Public School-Alpha II.

After nine months of debate and dissent, Scarborough families will be seeing some of the benefits of closing several schools.  During the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) general meting on Wednesday, June 23, the board finalized the closure of eight schools that were evaluated by Accommodation Review Committees (ARCs). Five of these school are in Scarborough.  To help soften the blow, trustees pledged almost $34 million in facility upgrades to the remaining schools in each Scarborough ARC and authorized the construction of two new schools as part of a five-year capital plan.  While TDSB chair Bruce Davis characterizes Scarborough as a “big winner” in the $397.5-million capital plan, local trustees feel it is just a case of a rapidly expanding area finally getting its due. Continue reading →