Centennial Regional High School
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| Centennial Regional High School | |
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| 880 Hudson Greenfield Park (Longueuil), Quebec, J4V 1H1, Canada |
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| School board | Riverside School Board |
| Principal | Carol Marriott |
| Vice principal | Mario Guilione (D-K) Elizabeth Lagodich (Q-Z) Mike Languay (L-P) Sherry Tite (A-C) |
| School type | Comprehensive English-language Regional High School |
| Grades | 7 to 11 |
| Language | English |
| Area | South Shore (Montreal): Greenfield Park, Laflèche (Saint-Hubert), Brossard. |
| Team name | The Chargers |
| Colours | Gold and Burgundy |
| Founded | 1967 (built) 1972 (opened) |
| Enrollment | 2000 |
| Homepage | http://www.crhs.rsb.qc.ca/ |
Centennial Regional High School (CRHS) is a co-ed comprehensive public high school located in the Greenfield Park borough of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, a suburb of Montreal. It is Quebec's largest English-language high school, built in 1967 and named to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Canada's confederation. However, it only opened to students in 1972. There are over 2000 students who attend this school whose student body is rich in cultural diversity - most notably its Muslim and Asian communities.
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[edit] Talented and Gifted (TaG) programme
Centennial has a special TaG programme (Talented and Gifted) which was created by Dr. Cajetan Menke for advanced students. The program includes accelerated mathematics and science courses. Approximately seven percent of the school's 2000 students are enrolled in this program.[1] [2]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
CRHS also has many extracurricular activities, including (but not limited to): The Follies (Centennial's variety show), Science Fair, Cultural Fair and Stock Exchange Competition. Centennial students have proven to be quite successful when it comes to science, regularly sending multiple award-winning representatives to the Bell Regional Science Fair.
In terms of sports, the school fields teams in badminton, basketball, cross country running, curling, field hockey, ice hockey and track and field. CRHS is regularly competitive on the regional and provincial levels in most sports. A lion's share of the teams participate in the SSIAA (South Shore Interscholastic Athletics Association) while some teams also play games in Montreal-based leagues.
The school also features a legal graffiti group known as "The Crew" organized by the school's spiritual animator; David Dupont.
[edit] Rep'N'June
During Rep'N'June, students in Middle School can take two courses for two weeks (such as Calligraphy, Fun with Fashion, Middle School Idol, etc.) or catch up on classes that have given them trouble during the year. This concept is an alternative for students who are borderline-passing some subjects and who would have otherwise repeated the course. This option was no longer available as of 2006-2007 school year.
[edit] News Publications
Centennial students receive the Spotlight, a school-distributed publication informing students and their parents of upcoming and past events throughout the school year. An additional news booklet, the Link, is distributed uniquely to middle school students for a more focused and in-depth look at school events and news-worthy happenings.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Elisha Cuthbert, film and television actor.
- Steven Crowder, film and television actor, stand-up comedian.
- Tod Fennell, film and television actor.
- Elias Koteas, film and television actor
[edit] Trivia
- The school was used as one of the filming locations for the movie WarGames 2: The Dead Code released sometime late 2007-2008.[3] On November 24, 2006, the cafeteria was used as a make-up room and as a meeting place for extras while some scenes were shot in front of the school and in the library.[4]
- The school has also been used as a filming location for a commercial funded by the government of Quebec to highlight the newly-introduced healthy eating plan. It featured a teacher and a Secondary Five student (2007-2008) speaking about the new menu in the school's cafeteria.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
- Riverside School Board (RSB), Quebec English-language school board responsible for CRHS.
- Heritage Regional High School (HRHS), English-language high school in the neighbouring borough Saint-Hubert, Quebec.
[edit] References
- ^ Menke, Cajetan J. (June 1990). "The Talented and Gifted Programme at Centennial Regional High School". Roeper Review 12 (4): p249–252.
- ^ Menke, Cajetan J. (June 1990). "The Talented and Gifted Programme at Centennial Regional High School". Eric Ed, retrieved from Roeper Review 12 (4): p249–252.
- ^ Wargames: The Dead Code at IMDb. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
- ^ "Lights, Camera and LOTS of Action!", Spotlight: Centennial Newsletter, April 2007, pp. 11.
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