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Social, Sports, and Yearbook. Committee members benefit by learning how to work incommittee, to plan, and to exercise leadership.At MCI, a full complement of indoor and outdoor sports is available on an intermural aswell as an inter-varsity basis. At the inter-varsity level, the School fields teams in soccer,volleyball, cross country, hockey, basketball, track and field, badminton, baseball and fastball.Junior varsity teams for younger students are organized in several sports.Generally, all students are required to maintain a passing grade in all subjects to qualifyor remain on inter-varsity teams, in special choirs, and dramatics.An evening course in driver education, costing roughly $100.00 is offered twice a year tostudents fifteen and a half or older. Driving tests may be taken in Altona but must be arranged bythe individual student. For the road test, the student must also provide the vehicle.On weekends, residence students are encouraged to return to their homes, but theresidence remains open to accommodate those who cannot.On average, the residence is closed one weekend per month when all students need to gohome. For those who are unable to do this, MCI has made special arrangements with "hostfamilies" to allow weekend homestays.During the year, special events include a Christian Life Retreat at a church camp in earlyOctober. The event is designed to strengthen community spirt and it includes activities such ancanoeing, or hiking. But it also is set to challenge those who have not accepted Christ to doso, and it invites those that have to greater faithfulness. During the third week of March, MCIsponsors Youth Orbit which is open not only to MCIs students but to all young people in Grades8 to 11 across southern Manitoba. The event includes speakers as well as special interest.workshops ranging from photography to candle making. Finally, in May, the student councilsponsors a fundraising Workday in which students spend a day raising money and working atcamps and service projects in the area.The School encourages students to participate in a number of enrichment programmes.There is a ten day bus excursion for the entire graduating class which in the past has takenstudents to various states south of the border. Students are responsible for fund-raising for thistrip. Students may also take the "Urban Plunge" which is a three day exposure to urban life inWinnipeg's North End where students do volunteer work.Generally students are responsible for their own behavior and the School expects that intheir behavior students will serve as a positive witness to others. Thus for example, students areprohibited from smoking, drinking or using illicit drugs.Admission and CostsThe Mennonite Collegiate Institute seeks students from an Inter-Mennonite background but italso welcomes non-Mennonite applicants open to exploring their own religious values andcommitments. No student will be denied admission on the basis of race, colour or religiousbelief. Successful candidates understand the support the goals of the School's programme and areprepared to live in accordance with the values promoted at MCI.Students who apply to the Institute for the first time are required to present officialtranscripts of all their previous high school credits.6