Divisions Kingsway College is a Seventh-day Adventist high school in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
The school was established in 1903 in Lorne Park, a community to the west of Toronto, now part of Mississauga, by Eugene Leland and his wife, and was then known as Lornedale Academy, and had eight students from Grades 1-9.
During this time, Kingsway's choir and band rose to prominence, and began touring across Eastern Canada and New England.
In the 1990s, enrollment dropped down to 140, and financial pressures forced Kingsway to sell off some of its industries in order to survive.
[3][7][8][9] Kingsway College is a private Christian boarding high school, that offers grade 9-12 education.
Kingsway accepts a limited number of international students each year, especially from the United States, South Korea, and China.
Among its current traditions are to go to a Chinese buffet at the beginning of the year, followed by a trip to Pearson International Airport to watch planes and fancy cars.
Under Coupland the choir became the first Kingsway group to begin extensively touring across eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States.
Much like the choir, the band is also highly acclaimed, has also recorded many CDs, and has won several Kiwanis Music Festivals throughout its history.
In the 1970s, Ben Eby and Joanne (Klassen) Andersson were responsible for improving the quality of the band, taking the band to the newly opened Disney World, winning several Kiwanis titles in a row, and growing the ensemble into the streamlined touring operation that it remains today.
[9][12][17][21][22] The Kingsway College Aerials are a gymnastics team whose mission is to promote healthy drug-free lifestyles in teens today.
[9][12][17][23][24] The Kingsway Drama Club was founded in 1998 by current director Margaret Russnell and Sophia Parkes.
The club annually puts together a Christmas program and a spring play, which in the past has included Joseph (2003), Don't Kick the Turkeys (2004), and Sound of Music (2010).
The men's basketball team competes at various tournaments, including the Cardinal Classic hosted by Andrews University.
[7][9][10][26] The Chanteclair is the weekly newsletter published by the President's office, which keeps students up-to-date on the events happening around campus.
[27] Ever since Kingsway was founded, students have been required to work on campus as part of their education, and as a means of paying for tuition.
Kingsway's work program is a philosophical choice, and it is viewed as a key part of each student's education.
It employed many students throughout the last century, enabling them to afford a college education, until 1990 when it privatized and became Maracle Press.
In 1962, it moved into its present facility, where it continued to employ a significant number of students—being the largest, and highest paying, on-campus student employer—as well as full-timers, producing desks, beds, and other wood furniture.
King Memorial Physical Fitness Complex consists of a gymnasium that was also designed as a convertible convention hall.
The facility is frequently rented out to organizations that host annual craft shows, basketball leagues, and concerts.