new _ pro files / 2 9 0 5 . pdf | arch ived ate = 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 }} </ ref > ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁been ▁public ized ▁in ▁Mac lean ' s , ▁The ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail . ▁As ▁well , ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁arts ▁magazine ▁Toronto ▁Life , ▁E SA ▁was ▁named ▁Toronto ' s ▁best ▁arts ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁widely ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁arts ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁the ▁feature ▁of ▁C TV ' s ▁Canada ▁AM '' ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁The ▁E to b ico ke ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁had ▁gone ▁through ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁closing ▁over ▁thirty ▁schools ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁dram atic ▁decl ine ▁in ▁en rol ment , ▁which ▁dropped ▁from ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁pup ils . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁senior ▁staff ▁felt ▁comp elled ▁to ▁res ume ▁innov ative ▁programs ▁that ▁had ▁character ized ▁the ▁Board ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁One ▁idea ▁had ▁been ▁talked ▁about ▁in ▁the ▁program ▁department ▁was ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁art istic ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 7