A record 23 EMSB students awarded prizes for Excellence in French

A record number of 23 students were presented with the Robert Alfred Peck Prize for Excellence in French at the monthly Council of Commissioners meeting on March 18.

Based on the 2023-2024 academic year, 20 Secondary IV and three Secondary V students were recognized for attaining the mark of 100 percent. They each received certificates and cheques in the amount of $100.

There are 10 students from  Royal West Academy in Montreal West, 10 from Vincent Massey Collegiate in Rosemount and one each from  Westmount High School, MIND High School in the Plateau and Outreach Alternative High School in St. Henri.

Royal West Academy

Presently in Secondary V

• Brad Coleman
• Marlena Long
• Sae Ah-Park
• Sophie Iny
• David Sun
• Gabrielle Pomerleau 
• Kate Ye 
• Madeleine Henin Levine  Mia Riggi
• Sarah Angelica Buchignani

Vincent Massey Collegiate

Presently in Secondary V

• Sophie Béliveau
• Sofia Bilotto
• Haileu Di Spirito
• Sarah Fraga
• Paolo Oliverio
• Maeva Pagé
• Elizabeth Poulin
• Giannouli Francesco Ragusa
• Edmond Renaud
• Kayla Sarkis

Outreach Alternative High School

• Kasey  Partington, graduated

MIND High School

• Anaïs Mark, graduated

Westmount High School

• Gianna Clara Kim, graduated

The late Mr. Peck began teaching in the 1930s and served as the superintendent of French for the Ministry of Education and held similar posts with the former Westmount School Board and the former Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal. He was a department head for French at Lachine High School and vice-principal of Riverdale High School on the West Island, having completed his career as a teacher in Africa. Mr. Peck co-authored Le Français Pratique, the textbook for the teaching of French as a second language with Elizabeth Buchanan.  It was a mainstay in Quebec Protestant English schools for over 20 years.  This prize was established by the Peck family and the EMSB in 2002.

About the English Montreal School Board

With a youth and adult sector population of more than 35,000 students, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Quebec. Established on July 1, 1998, when the province created new boards along linguistic lines, the EMSB network consists of 73 schools and centres. For more details, visit the EMSB website at www.emsb.qc.ca.