On behalf of the Vice Chief of Defense Staff ESP (Employer Support Program) Team for the Canadian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-Colonel Joe Nuñez, MMM, CD was at Vincent Massey Collegiate in Rosemount on May 26 for a very special presentation recognizing staff who supported teacher Vincent Gagnon for his deployment to Latvia and other assignments.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of parents, alumni, and donors, the Royal West Academy Foundation has been making remarkable progress on the Active Learning Classroom Campaign to modernize classrooms to provide more flexible learning environments for students and teachers.

On the occasion of English Montreal School Board Teacher Recognition Day, three teachers were presented with special awards at Merton Elementary School in Côte Saint-Luc.

After having caught wind of the considerable growth that East Hill had made in year one of its ‘three-year STEAM revamp’ initiative, other schools within our network had indicated an interest in also joining the movement. Owing to this interest, late last year, administration at both Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Honoré Mercier approached their respective staff and governing boards, seeking, and eventually procuring, approval in becoming the second and third schools to undergo the same initiative.

On the occasion of National Volunteer Week, which was marked from April 27 to May 3, the English Montreal School Board held a special reception and ceremony to honour two Volunteers of Distinction, as well as the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award. A special Alumni Recognition Certificate was presented to Max Kalinowicz from Global Montreal.

The Laurier Macdonald Career Centre welcomed Quebec racecar driver Alex Tagliani to their campus at 6065 Boulevard des Grand Prairies in St. Léonard on Thursday, April 17.