, ▁West ▁Hill ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁two - year - old ▁David ▁and ▁Mary ▁Thom son ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute . ▁John ▁Gra bb ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁found ing ▁principal ▁and ▁Francis ▁S . ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁vice - pr incipal . ▁The ▁school ▁adopted ▁its ▁present ▁name ▁C ed ar bra e ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute ▁later ▁on . ▁C ed ar bra e ▁C . I . ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 2 5 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁film ▁Detroit ▁Rock ▁City . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁▁ ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁by ▁area ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁Sc ar borough ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁acres ▁located ▁on ▁Mark ham ▁Road , ▁south ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁A ve , ▁north ▁of ▁E gl inton ▁A ve ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁schools ▁by ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Sc ar borough ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁( the ▁other ▁being ▁W ob urn , ▁David ▁and ▁Mary ▁Thom son , ▁Albert ▁Campbell ▁and ▁Mid land ▁Avenue ). ▁The ▁ 2 5 4 , 7 6 5 ▁square ▁foot ▁facility ▁includes ▁ 4 8 ▁conventional ▁class rooms , ▁eight ▁science ▁lab r ator ies , ▁a ▁g ymnasium ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁partition ed ▁into ▁three ▁smaller ▁g ymnas iums , ▁a ▁pool , ▁ 2 ▁auto ▁technology ▁sh ops ,