Centennial Regional High School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Centennial Regional High School


imagesize= 300px
motto= Varietas Concordia Honestas
motto_translation= Diversity Harmony Moral Dignity
streetaddress= 880 Hudson
city= Greenfield Park (Longueuil)
province= Quebec
postalcode= J4V 1H1
schoolnumber=
schoolboard= Riverside School Board
affiliation=
superintendent=
trustee=
principal= Carol Marriott
viceprincipal= Mario Guilione (D-K)
Elizabeth Lagodich (Q-Z)
Mike Languay (L-P)
Sherry Tite (A-C)
administrator=
schooltype= Comprehensive English-language Regional High School
grades= 7 to 11
language= English
area= South Shore (Montreal): Greenfield Park, Laflèche (Saint-Hubert), Brossard.
mascot=
teamname= The Chargers
colours= Gold and Burgundy
founded= 1967 (built)
1972 (opened)
enrollment= 2000
enrollment_as_of=
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.

Talented and Gifted (TaG) programme

Centennial has a special Talented and Gifted program (TaG programme) 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. [cite journal
last = Menke
first = Cajetan J.
title = The Talented and Gifted Programme at Centennial Regional High School
journal = Roeper Review
volume = 12
issue = 4
pages = p249–252
publisher =
month = June | year = 1990
url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9608146826&site=ehost-live
accessdate = 2007-05-03] [cite journal
last = Menke
first = Cajetan J.
title = The Talented and Gifted Programme at Centennial Regional High School
journal = Eric Ed, retrieved from Roeper Review
volume = 12
issue = 4
pages = p249–252
publisher =
month = June | year = 1990
url = http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ416623&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ416623
accessdate = 2008-01-24]

Programs and Services

*Middle School Program
*Talented and Gifted Program
*Post-Immersion (French Mother Tongue) Program
*Regular English Program
*Business and Career Education
*Creative & Performing Arts
*Languages/ Language Arts
*Mathematics, Science and Technology
*Personal Development
*Social Sciences

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.

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.

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.

Notable alumni

*Elisha Cuthbert, film and television actor.
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189589 Steven Crowder] , film and television actor, stand-up comedian.
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271915 Tod Fennell] , film and television actor.
*Elias Koteas, film and television actor

Trivia

*The school was used as one of the filming locations for the movie released sometime late 2007-2008. [] 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. [cite news
last =
first =
title = Lights, Camera and LOTS of Action!
pages = 11
publisher = Spotlight: Centennial Newsletter
date=April 2007]

*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.Fact|date=March 2008

ee 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.crhs.rsb.qc.ca/ Centennial Regional High School official website]
** [http://portal.rsb.qc.ca/setCookie.asp?Lang=En Riverside School Board Portal]