Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute kicks off centennial celebration
October 16, 2023 News Story
On Wednesday, October 10, 2023 Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute (DMCI) officially kicked off their 100th anniversary celebration with their opening ceremony. Students, staff and honoured guests, including direct descendants of Daniel McIntyre, were in attendance to share memories, words of wisdom, and to unveil DMCI’s 100th Anniversary Commemorative Lenticular Mural.
Masters of ceremony, students Miguel and Gabriel welcome students, staff and honoured guests to the opening ceremony
Centennial celebration speakers listed left to right: Sam Sousa (President DMCI Alumni Assoc.), David McIntyre Rich (direct descendant of Daniel McIntyre) WSD Trustee Dante Aviso, DMCI Principal Melody Woloschuk, WSD Superintendent Matt Henderson, Mayor Scott Gillingham
The mural (shown below) was created by students and is a representation of both the past and the present of the school.
“We were just painting Dr. Daniel McIntyre on the mural a few days ago, and to have them (his descendants) here during the unveiling was really exciting,” said Agatha, a Grade 12 student who helped create the mural.
DMCI Choir Performances by DMCI’s finest dance troupe took audience members through the various decades of DMCI through music and dance.
Natercia Benevides (shown above in middle), a teacher, as well as an alumni shared how her time as a student at DMCI inspired her to become a teacher. “DMCI is home, I have always felt really welcome here, I have felt loved and seen and I wanted to give that back to someone else.”
The video Maroon Memories was directed and edited by Jasmine Arriola, a Grade 11 student in the DMCI Film program. The interviews were conducted and recorded by Jasmine Arriola, Melwin Agravante, and Joel Toderian, Grade 11 students in the DMCI Film program.
Maroon pride and will be on display at the various centennial celebrations planned over the next few days including:
Thursday, October 12, 2023: DMCI Football Game
Location: DMCI
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Audience: All are welcome!
Friday, October 13, 2023: DMCI Centennial Anniversary Concert
Location: DMCI Gym
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10
Available Online at Permission Click: https://permission.click/0KZg0/ca
Friday, October 13, 2023: DMCI Alumni Association Social
Location: Casa Do Minho Portuguese Centre
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Tickets: $15 For tickets contact ssousa@dmcialumni.org
Audience: 18+
Saturday, October 14, 2023: Open House
Location: DMCI
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Audience: All are welcome!
Saturday, October 14, 2023: Dinner and Dance
Location: RBC Convention Centre
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Tickets: $65 Available at: www.tobatickets.ca
DANIEL MCINTYRE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
Daniel McIntyre spent 43 years as Winnipeg School Division Superintendent bringing wisdom, imagination and innovation to the Winnipeg school system. The school bearing his name is an appropriately handsome tribute with an evident sense of history. In 1921, the School Board asked architect John Nelson Semmens to design the school. Semmens viewed Daniel McIntyre Collegiate as the most important school in western Canada. Set on a limestone foundation this massive, two-storey school is a variation on Gothic Revival style known as Collegiate Gothic when used for educational institutions. It is loaded with Gothic details like the stunning entrance from the quad which features a smooth limestone peaked arch with Gothic tracery and quatrefoils over the door.
Group of Seven artist Frederick Varley painted a large portrait of Dr. Daniel McIntyre, which was presented to the school in 1940. Today the painting hangs imposingly in the school library. The building is a municipally-designated historic site (Manitoba Historical Society).
DMCI 100th Anniversary Store: Follow the link below to purchase your DMCI gear. Sample sizes will be available during the open house.
Click here to see our exclusive Centennial merchandise!