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HISTORY Laurier Macdonald was Founded in 1969 to serve the English-speaking Catholic Population of Saint-Léonard, Quebec and its surrounding area. The current building at the corner of Viau Street and Jean-Talon Street was opened to students in 1983 . The school had previously been housed in a facility on the south side of The Metropolitan Autoroute , between Lacordaire Boulevard and Langelier Boulevard . Religious Sponsorship The school has been Officially Secular since the reorganization of the public school system in Quebec during the Mid-1990's . While Crucifixes can still be found in many places throughout the school, Mass is no longer celebrated for students on major Catholic Feast Days and A Priest who formerly served as Pastoral Animator has been replaced by a lay Spiritual and Community Animator. Multifaith and community celebrations are now privileged. TODAY The school now serves students from throughout the east end of Montreal, including Pointe-aux-Trembles , Rivière-des-Prairies and Montréal-Nord , despite the presence of Rosemount High School , Lester B. Pearson High School and John F. Kennedy High School . John Paul I Junior High School , located nearby, is its most important feeder school. Academics The school boasts both a fine academic and Athletic record, though it has not been ranked highly by The Fraser Institute . Laurier Macdonald Accepts students regardless of their Academic Dossier since it is a public school. Laurier Macdonald has boasted graduation rates of over ninety percent throughout its entire history. This rate has held steady near ninety-five percent for the last decade. Athletics Traditionally, the school's sports teams, the Rams, have won in Indoor and Outdoor Soccer , Track And Field and Flag Football . They have also had strong showings in Basketball and Swimming . Extracurricular Activities The school's Communication Arts Department is known internationally for its student-produced Television Programmes , Documentaries and Book s. The school Newspaper , '' OPUS '', though recently Discontinued , was consistently named as one of the top school newspapers in Montreal throughout the 1990s by the The ''Montreal Gazette'' . Recently, the school has gained renown locally for its fledging Robotics Programme . A carrier-current student Radio Station , Broadcasting on Campus on the AM Dial , is to be Inaugurated in the Spring of 2006 . Staff Pasquale Buttino is the current Principal of Laurier Macdonald High School. Ms. Adamo is the Vice Principal for Academics and Mr. Marzinotto is the acting Vice Principal for Student Life, replacing Joe Harty who Left the school for a position in Ontario in the Winter of 2006 . The Teaching Staff at Laurier Macdonald had not Changed considerably since The Late 1970's until recently. Before the school was Ceded to the English Montreal School Board during the reorganization of the public education system in Quebec, it was one of three English-language high schools in the Commission Scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer during the 1990's. Therefore there was little Chance of moving teachers around. Most of the old teachers have recently Retired and the remainder will in the next few Year s. Alumni Assosciation Francis Scardera , An Alumnus , established The Laurier Macdonald Alumni Association several years ago. It Aims to Fund student Project s and Coordinates the organization of reunions for past graduates. |
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