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London South Collegiate Institute

London South Collegiate Institute (also known as S.C.I. or South) is a public high school in London, Ontario, Canada.

South is administered by the Thames Valley District School Board. Approximately 800 students attend the school from grades 9-12. It offers a co-op program and a program for gifted students called the Academy Program.

The school colours are garnet and grey and the school mascot is the lion. South is known for its academic rigour, sports teams, and the strength of its arts program, which includes drama, visual arts, music, and dance.

The South Collegiate Alumni Association, established in 1999, organizes the school's reunions and alumni events, including annual homecoming events since 2007. South is one of the only high schools in Canada to host a homecoming with football games and a tailgate party.

The school first opened in 1922, at the corner of Askin Street and Wharncliffe Road South, where Victoria Public School now lies, with 290 students and 10 teachers. The growing school moved to its current location on Tecumseh Avenue in June 1928, six years later.

School pride was a focus right from the early years. According to the school's website, early students recited a daily pledge: "We're here to win the day for the garnet and grey, and to London South we pledge allegiance now." The school's Latin motto, virtus repulsae nescia sordidae, means "courage will never know ignominious defeat."

The school was formerly named “South Secondary School” for many decades, but regained its original name in 2009.

From May 24 to 26, 2013, South celebrated its 85th year at the Tecumseh Avenue location with a reunion. It commemorated the 100th anniversary of its original founding on May 26, 2023.

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