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SDCI Alumni Foundation

Welcome S.D.C.I. Alumni! Please add stories and photos at the school from the past and present. Also, SHARE the page with others to reconnect everyone. legacy.

The S.D.C.I. Alumni Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization run by a group of volunteer alumni dedicated to preserving past memories and memorabilia for future generations. Our foundation accepts donations to support $1,500 bursaries to graduating students each year since 1989, and ongoing projects such as refurbishing school memorabilia, Heritage Garden upkeep, and updating the Famous and Successful SDCI Students book. We work closely with administration staff of SDCI and provide displays at all major school functions. Thank you to ALL who have contributed memberships (only $10 annually), donations to our projects, foundation funds and volunteered to help our projects! We appreciate all your support and hope you will continue supporting the alumni association in the future. Let us know how we may meet your needs and wishes for the future of the school and to perpetuate the S.D.C.I. If you'd like to get involved, please send a message to email: [email protected], or leave a message at the school and we will be contact with you shortly. Rah, Rah SDCI!

10/02/2026

Alumni Spotlight: Kris Pearn

Raised near Delaware, Ontario, Kris Pearn attended Strathroy District Collegiate Institute before pursuing animation at Sheridan College. From those Southwestern Ontario roots, his creativity would eventually take him into some of the world's leading animation studios.

Pearn built his career as an animator, character designer and story artist, contributing to films including Open Season and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. His storyboarding earned Annie Award nominations, and he later stepped into the director's chair, co-directing Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and writing and directing Netflix's The Willoughbys. He has also passed his experience on to another generation of artists by teaching character design at Sheridan College.

After years working in the United States and Europe, Pearn returned home to Southwestern Ontario, maintaining the local connection that began long before his international career.

Kris Pearn's journey from SDCI to the international animation industry is a reminder that creative careers can begin anywhere, including right here in our own community.

SCI Alumni Spotlight: Keeping our history alive.