A Few Things You Probably Don’t Know About Central Tech
Prepared by: Usman Khan Grade 12 student at Central Technical School
Central Technical School was founded in 1915 making it over 100 years old.
Robert Borden, who would become the future Prime Minister of Canada, laid the cornerstone in September 1913.
Sam Richardson was an African Canadian and Central Tech student who later went on to run in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin at the time of Nazi Occupation. Sam Richardson Way is a commemoration to him.
Central Technical School participated in the war effort in WWI and WWII by training students in making planes and other important manufactured items. During WWI and WWII, Central Tech had night school to train men to go and fight in the wars.
Good Will Hunting, Class of 1984, Silent Hill: Revelation, Ready or Not (episode: Get a Life), Loser and Cheaters were all filmed at Central Tech.
Where Central Tech stands today was a big apple orchard. The orchard was owned by the Saywell family.
Dr. A.C. McKay became the school's first Principal.
Central Tech has a turf field which can also be used by Physical Education classes in the winter via the dome.
Central Tech has seven basements and had a rifle range in one them.
There was an aircraft hangar behind the auditorium.
Central Tech has had Optometry and Sculpting classes.
