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Main entrance facing Kirkpatrick Street | Exterior of the Learning Commons (library) | Interior of the Learning Commons (library) |
Main entrance facing Kirkpatrick Street
Exterior of the Learning Commons (library)
Interior of the Learning Commons (library)
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Interior of one of the gymnasiums | Exterior of the rear of the building | Exterior of the technical shops |
Interior of one of the gymnasiums
Exterior of the rear of the building
Exterior of the technical shops
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Work continues on selection of artifacts and memorabilia moving to KSS
Part of the work of the New School Integration Committee is to help plan for the transition of artifacts and memorabilia from KCVI and QECVI into the new Kingston Secondary School.
Work on sorting and cataloguing items from QECVI was completed prior to its closure in June 2016. That work began at KCVI about three years ago with assistance from current school staff and alumni - both staff and students. Many items, such as school yearbooks, have been digitized and are available for viewing on the KCVI/QECVi Legacy Website. Some paper documents will be donated to the Queen’s Archives and/or the Frontenac County Schools Museum.
Other more substantial items, such as plaques, awards, grandfather clocks and original artworks donated by graduating classes from past decades are still being considered. There are, for example, several paintings by prominent Canadian artists, with two of them painted by Group of Seven artists Arthur Lismer and A.Y. Jackson.
The Board is considering how these items might be dealt with which might include selling the paintings to galleries or individuals so they can be displayed and enjoyed by a wider audience. Proceeds might support a legacy fund at KSS.
“If they were sold, they could be used for enhancements to the new school, or potentially for some student bursaries to help some of those students who might be in financial need pursue their post-secondary aspirations,” said Krishna Burra, Superintendent of Education.
Items that will make the move to the new school include the KCVI Memorial Wall currently housed in the KCVI Library. The display was researched and created as part of learning at KCVI and features former students and graduates who served in the two world wars.
There might also be an opportunity for current and former students and staff, and the general public, to purchase some items for their own use. A similar process was used at the former QECVI. Watch for more details on this in the coming months.
The key, said Burra, is striking a balance between the past and the future. “We want to ensure we have a balance between making the new school an appropriate legacy between QECVI and KCVI, while also allowing the students of the new school to create their own history."
