John Rennie High School
| John Rennie High School | |
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| Address | |
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501 St. John's Boulevard , , H9R 3J5 | |
| Information | |
| School type | High School |
| Founded | 1955 |
| School board | Lester B. Pearson School Board |
| Principal | Nancy Sweer |
| Grades | Secondary I-V |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
| Team name | Renegades, Tigers |
| Affiliation | none |
| Website | http://johnrennie.lbpsb.qc.ca/welcome.htm |
John Rennie High School (JRHS), located in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada, is an English language secondary school which opened in 1955. The school was named after Hon. John Rennie, (1904-1952), the Union Nationale Member of the National Assembly for Huntingdon from 1947 to 1952. Pointe Claire was and remains in a riding that has voted for the Quebec Liberal Party ; thus, when local representatives made their case to Premier Maurice Duplessis for the building of a new high school to meet the needs of the burgeoning post-WW II school population, Premier Duplessis' stipulation for the funding was for the building to be named after his recently-deceased fellow Union Nationale MNA and long-time party fundraiser. However, this was not completely a partisan political decision of Premier Duplessis, as John Rennie had been the Assistant Director of Protestant Schools in Pointe-Claire from 1930 to 36, as well as Principal of the Valois Park and Cedar Park Schools.
John Rennie is administered by the Lester B. Pearson School Board.
Famous students
This school is well-known for its many athletes and professional sports players, such as Vincent Lecavalier of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, as well as Peter Worrell, former Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche tough-guy. Worrell is currently in South Florida helping to coach the youth travel team, Florida Junior Panthers, and is returning for a second season coaching North Broward Preparatory School Varsity Ice Hockey Team, located in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Extracurricular
John Rennie High School has taken part in the Canadian Improv Games for the past ten years, winning the Montreal games for seven of those years. Originally, every year it supported just one team, but as of 2004-2005, it started supporting a second team, sending both teams to compete in the CIG.
For the Canadian Improv Games 2007, this coming year, it is sending in two teams. The senior team is titled The Scalalas, and the junior team is titled Amazingly Impaired.
After an intense battle of wits and inhibition-free on the spot thinking, The Scalalas overtook the Montreal competition and successfully earned themselves a place at the 2007 National Improv Tournament. They were the 5th team in a row from John Rennie to do so.
Another famous athlete who attended John Rennie was Ian Turnball, who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1980's.
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