Celebrating our Golden Jubilee and Kicking off the 2026-2027 School Year - Issue 3

Dear KES Family,

Some things in life warm one’s heart: an ice cream cone on a hot summer day, catching a baby’s eye and receiving a smile in return, the feeling of an extended hug…and fireworks.

Fireworks are always joyous. They signal celebrations, good news, and holidays. They fill the night sky with wonder and thunder, mingling magic with a soupçon of fear. Celebrating our Golden Anniversary of co-education on campus, and courtesy of a generous gift from the McConnell Gordon family, the fireworks display was simply spectacular.

Fifty years have passed since the amalgamation of the Edgehill School for Girls and King’s College School. Merging the first independent school in Canada (1788) with the third oldest school for girls (1891) may have been an economic necessity in 1976, but the creation of King’s-Edgehill School has been glorious. Operating campuses side by side as they did, the connection between the two schools was close from the very beginning. Stories of romance, of theatrical productions, of cadet balls, of shared faculty and administrators between the two schools are the stuff of legend.

Not long ago we did a survey and audit of our uniforms. We asked the students, alumni and Board of Governors whether it was time to have a single school uniform. The response was a resounding no, especially from the students. There is great pride in our history and our traditions. Students are welcome to choose which uniform they wish to wear, but retaining the traditional uniforms was felt to be an essential part of our identity. This includes wearing the kilt or white tunics for graduation.

Our history is indeed something to be celebrated…and worthy of a wonderful night of fireworks.

Joe Seagram

Head of School