WELCOME TO
JOHN RENNIE
Our high school opened
in 1955 and was named in memory of the Honourable John
Rennie, member of the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Rennie
was instrumental in persuading the government of Premier
Duplessis to provide the funds to build a badly needed
school in Pointe Claire. Families of the era were forced to send their
youngsters as far away as Montreal West in order to pursue secondary
studies. John Rennie has
grown a great deal since those days of the basic
Ministère de
l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS)
curriculum.
John Rennie offers one of the most diverse curriculum
available at the secondary level. We have two computer
labs connected via the school board's fiber optic
network. We also have a robotics lab where
students learn to program robots for competition. We offer a
range of options that we challenge other schools to
meet: Pottery, Drama, Actors' Studio, Journalism, Spanish, Debating,
Photography, World History, Music
(concert and jazz band), Law, Psychology, Computer
Applications,
Architectural Technology, Advanced Physical Education,
enriched Science electives, and Leadership. Our
timetable is constructed to provide the students
opportunities to enjoy a variety of options, while still
pursuing a specific interest such as music. Academic
programs offered at JRHS can be found here.
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Hats for Haiti |
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On Tuesday January 19th, students and staff at
JRHS held a "Hats for Haiti" fund raiser for the victims of the
earthquake in Haiti. Staff
and students paid $1.00 for the privilege
to wear a hat for the day. The students’ hands were stamped as
proof of payment. Many students, who did not wear hats donated
money anyway, and their hands were stamped because they "had a
heart." |
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We were able to raise over $5000.00 to help
Haiti; the Canadian government will match this amount! To date
we have never experienced such a generous response on the part
of our students. We feel that our students felt less helpless
about the tragic event in Haiti because we gave them the
opportunity to help in some way! Thank you to the John Rennie
Community for your participation. |
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Please
click here to read the article that appeared in the
Thursday, January 21, 2010 edition of the West Island Gazette.
(It should be noted that since the Montreal Gazette's article
appeared on Thursday, more donations brought the total amount
raised to over $5,000.) |
Our site was last updated on
March 16, 2010
TOGETHER, REACHING FOR EXCELLENCE
