Kennedy Collegiate Institute

Kennedy Collegiate Institute

Honourable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Institute is a secondary school (grades 9 through 12) located in central Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB). Mrs. Angela Safranyos is the current principal.

The school is located in the heart of Windsor, Ontario along Tecumseh Road and just east of Ouellete Avenue, one of the city's main throughfares. It is affectionately called 'The Castle' because of its prominent location and its distinctive turreted architecture.

Opened in October 1929, Kennedy Collegiate was named after the Honourable William Costello Kennedy, a Windsor politician who had served as Minister of Roads and Canals.


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