Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
# Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School

Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School (NCIVS) is a Canadian public secondary school (high school). It is located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the 13 secondary schools within Lambton Kent District School Board.

## Departments and courses

### Arts

* Visual arts: visual arts, crafts, ceramics, media arts
* Music: instrumental music/band, guitar music, vocals, music and computers
* Drama

### Business studies

Information and communication in business, introduction to business, marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, business leadership, international business

### Canadian and world studies

* Geography: Canadian geography, travel and tourism, world issues
* History: Canadian history since WW1, American history, world history since 1900, world history to the 15th century, world history since the 15th century, Canadian culture and identity
* Civics: civics and citizenship, Canadian kaw, Canadian and international law

### Classical studies and international languages

* French (core and immersion), Spanish

### Computer studies

* Introduction to computer studies, computer programming, computer science

### English

* English, Aboriginal contemporary voices, writer's craft

### Guidance and career

* Career studies, leadership and peer support

### Health and physical education

NCIVS' sport and recreation facilities include three gymnasiums, a weight/fitness room, two outdoor soccer fields, a football field and a 400-meter track.

* Healthy active living (gym), personal fitness, kinesiology

### Mathematics

* College stream: foundation of math, foundations for college math
* University stream: principles of math, functions, data management, advanced functions, calculus and vectors
* Math for work and everyday life

### Native studies

Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit issues and perspectives, issues of Indigenous peoples in a global context

### Science

There are 7 science labs and classrooms, 4 of which were recently renovated.

Science, biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science

### Social science and humanities

* Foods: foods and nutrition, nutrition and health
* Family studies: working with infants and young children, raising healthy children, families in Canada
* Social sciences: anthropology psychology and sociology, philosophy, challenge and change in society
* Fashion: understanding fashion

### Technological education

* Transportation
   * The transportation shop has 2 car lifts, and an $80,000 driving simulator that was donated by Shell in April 2017. The transportation department also runs the Northern eco-team, the only Canadian high school to compete in the Shell Eco-marathon.
* Manufacturing
   * Northern's manufacturing room has 10 machine lathes, a horizontal and two vertical mills, two drill presses, three bandsaws, and various other smaller machines and tools.
* Communications: communications technology, print and graphics (yearbook)
* Technological design: design and the environment, architecture, design
* Construction: construction technology, custom woodworking
* Computer engineering technology

### Student support services

* Student services
* Co-op
* Resource
* Careers
* Computers

## Sports

Northern competes locally within LKSSAA, under the SWOSSAA association, a part of the provincial OFSAA organization.

NCIVS is home to the Vikings football team, which has currently won 11 of the past 11 LSSAA Senior Championships in the Sarnia area local high school league, as well as many other sports and non-sports related competitions.

### Fall sports

* Women's basketball
* Junior soccer
* Men's football
* Cross country running
* Golf
* Men's volleyball
* Tennis

### Winter sports

* Men's basketball
* Curling
* Swimming
* Wrestling
* Women's volleyball
* Hockey
* Badminton

### Spring sports

* Rugby
* Baseball
* Senior soccer
* Track and field

## Notable alumni

* Sami Khan – filmmaker
* Steven Stamkos – 1st overall pick in 2008 NHL entry draft (Tampa Bay Lightning)
* Dave Salmoni – animal trainer, entertainer, producer
* Steve Molitor – championship boxer
* Steve Wormith – professional football player and criminologist
* Karen Kidd – aquatic ecotoxicologist
* Katherine_Ryan - actor/comdian
