Malvern Collegiate Institute Alumni Association

Summer’s almost here and we have the t-shirt for all Malvernites to enjoy it in. 

As we wind up the 120^th anniversary year of the founding of Malvern, we’re offering a special discount on MCI 120 t-shirts for you to celebrate in – at the beach, on the field or just around the house. Stand out in these colourful red t’s with the Black Knight logo, while supplies last. 

We also have MCI 120 coffee mugs and tote bags available, also at 20% off. 

Visit the Malvern Red and Black Society’s online shop today and get your souvenir of this time in your school’s long and proud history.  

We offer free delivery to customers living within the school’s local postal codes. For those outside, we ship by Canada Post. If you know someone within the area, you can ship your purchase to them and pick it up at your convenience. (The order system will present the free delivery option, if the address is within the zone.) 

Don’t delay, order today! 

Reunion day 2023, marking the 120th anniversary of MCI’s opening in 1903, includes an Open House at the school starting with an Opening Ceremony in the Auditorium at 2pm. After hearing from the Alumni Band and Alumni Quartet, there will be remarks from VIP guests. Following the ceremonies, you’ll have time to visit the various Decade Rooms and special displays.

For a full line up of the afternoon’s events, download a PDF of the official MIC 120 program.

Our Fall issue of Musings, the newsletter for Malvernites, is in the email queue now. If you haven’t received a copy, you can view it below. Or, better yet, subscribe today.

Musings Fall 2022

Or you can download it in PDF format here.

If you missed out on ordering your MCI Rugby Shirt or Hoodie, you can still get them if you pre-order for our next shipment. We will collect orders until we reach the minimum number to obtain a new supply. Simply visit the MRBS Shop and order items on back-order.

We still have stock of MCI logo baseball caps which can be ordered for delivery right away.

This organization exists to raise funds for the current needs of the school and its students not covered by other sources. These include items such as sports equipment or facilities, music extra-curricular, art extra-curricular, annual scholarships, and exit (graduation) scholarships. The OMF also accepts donations and issues tax receipts for projects of the Malvern Red and Black Society. We are also launching a new campaign to restore the Malvern Cenotaph in time for the 100th anniversary of its dedication in 1922.

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By David Fuller

Infantrymen in a Landing Craft Assault (LCA) going ashore from HMCS Prince Henry off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944. / PO Dennis Sullivan / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-132790

On the 75^th anniversary of the D-Day landings this week, many Canadians will be wondering what it was all about. According to an Ispos poll conducted earlier this year, only 48 per cent of respondents could correctly answer three of six questions in a simple quiz about what is, arguably, the most famous date of the Second World War: June 6, 1944. (continue reading…)

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Brian Tennyson, professor emeritus at Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, was recently in Ontario visiting his brother Rod and the two Malvern alums joined David Fuller for a chat about Brian’s work as a historian with an interest in the First World War. [Video] (continue reading…)