Barrie Central Collegiate Institute was a public secondary school (Grades 9-12+) located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It was the oldest secondary school in Simcoe County. The school provided a variety of curricular and extracurricular activities, including rugby teams, classics club, and Sears Drama Festival. Barrie Central was also one of two schools in Simcoe County that offered an Extended French program. History Barrie Central Collegiate Institute was founded in 1843. Barrie Central's Concert Band was founded in 1923. In 1923, construction began on a new school building; when the new much larger building reopened in 1933, the school's first Student Council was set up. The school was closed in June 2016. The last principal was Greg Brucker. Barrie Central Concert Band Barrie Central's Concert Band was founded in 1923 by W. Allen Fisher (1905–1989, a teacher 1931-1972 of English and History, Honorary LL D Queen's 1972, Member of the Order of Canada 1973). The band gained a reputation as one of Canada's leading school bands, touring extensively in Canada, the US and Europe, and winning over 100 first prizes in competitions such as those at the World Music Festival in Kerkrade, Netherlands, where it placed first in 1970. The band was led 1972-1986 by Morley Calvert, under whom it won more than 25 first and second prizes, including gold medals in Kerkrade in 1974 and 1978 and the Major Brian S. McCool Trophy annually 1974-1966 and in 1978 at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto. In 1975 the band represented Canada at the inaugural International Festival of Youth Brass and Symphonic Bands held in Cardiff, Wales and London, England. Up until its closure, Barrie Central's band and music program was run by a married couple, Lisa Perry, who led the Senior Concert Band, and Graham Hilliam, who led the Junior Band and Jazz Band. Hilliam and Perry are married. Neil Mavor has spent many years as Pit Orchestra Director for Central's musical productions including Hair, Peter Pan and Les Misérables. Neil is the creator and leader of Barrie Central's Drumline, which originally consisted of about five members. They played at various school events such as sports games, assemblies, and concerts. School activities Student Council Student Council ran a variety of events to promote school spirit, their most successful event of the year being White Attire (dance). They also hosted spirit weeks year-round with many themed event days, such as: a