Collège Regina Assumpta

Collège Regina Assumpta
Address
1750, rue Sauriol Est Montreal , Quebec , H2C 1X4 Canada
Coordinates	45°33′57″N 73°39′03″W
Information
School type	Private, Day school
Motto	Connais – Rayonne – Aime[1] (Know – Shine – Love)
Established	1955[2]
Founder	Sisters of Notre-Dame Congregation
Principal	Julie Duchesne[3]
Grades	Secondary 1–5
Gender	Coeducational (since 1996)[4]
Enrollment	about 2340 students
Language	French, English second language and Spanish for students in Secondary 3 and 4[10]
Campus type	Urban
Colour(s)	Blue and Gold[5]
Athletics conference	RSEQ[6]
Team name	Robotics - Team3990; Sports - Les Panthères[7]
Newspaper	Votre JE
Affiliations	UNESCO ASPNet[8] Fédération des établissements d'enseignement privés (FEEP)[9]
Public transit access	Sauvé station, bus 121 Henri-Bourassa station, bus 69 Papineau station, bus 45
Website	www.reginaassumpta.qc.ca

Collège Regina Assumpta (Regina Assumpta is Latin for "Assumption of the Queen") is a subsidized private, selective French-language school located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that was established in 1955 by the Sisters of Notre-Dame Congregation. The principal is Julie Duchesne. The financing principal is Marie-Andrée Delorme, the principal of pedagogical services is Julie Duchesne and the principal of the Culture and Sports Centre and principal of equipment is Christophe Bancilhon and the after school activities director is Stéphan Arbour. Although it used to be a school for Catholic girls, it is now open to children of all genders and of any religion.^[11]

Member of the Federation of Private Educational Establishments of Quebec (FEEP), it ranks among the best secondary schools in the “Bulletin of Secondary Schools of Quebec”, according to the annual ranking of the Fraser Institute.^{[citation needed]}

Athletics

The school is a member of the Quebec Student Sports Federation and it competes with many other private and public schools throughout Quebec. Sports offered at Collège Regina Assumpta include:

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Flag football
• Football
• Golf
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Fencing
• Track and field (both indoor and outdoor)
• Ice hockey
• Soccer (only indoor)

Robotics

A fundamental part of the school is the Robotics Team. In fact, the robotics team offered in Regina is one of, if not the best robotics program offered in any Canadian High School. The school offers a basic program to students from Secondary 1 to 3 but also has a FIRST Robotics Team that any robotics student can join as an extracurricular. Their FRC team is Team 3990 [T4K]. Their team has won many championships and regional and has been in the league since 2012.

Notable alumni

• Julie Payette, astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency^[12] and 29th Governor General of Canada^[13]
• Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer^[14]
• Louise Arbour, Canadian lawyer, prosecutor, jurist and UN Special Representative for International Migration^[15]
• Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson of Québec Solidaire, member of the National Assembly of Quebec representing Gouin and writer^[16]
• Mélanie Joly, Canadian lawyer, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Ahuntsic-Cartierville^[17]

References

1. "Devises et armoiries". Collège Regina Assumpta. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
2. "Historique". Collège Regina Assumpta. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
3. "Mot du directeur | Collège Regina Assumpta". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
4. "MIXITÉ AU SECONDAIRE". La Presse+. La Presse. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
5. "Devises et armoiries". Collège Regina Assumpta. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
6. "Les clubs". Collège Regina Assumpta. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
7. "Les clubs". Collège Regina Assumpta. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
8. "Directory of the Associated Schools Network in Canada (ASPNET)". Unesco. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
9. "Annuaire de l'enseignement privé". Fédération des établissements d'enseignement privés. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
10. "Caractéristiques du Volet International". Collège Regina Assumpta. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
11. "Établissements d'enseignement". Congrégation de Notre-Dame. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
12. Perreault, Mathieu (June 13, 2009). "Julie Payette: une femme hors du commun". La Presse.
13. "Governor General". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
14. "Louise Lecavalier". Library and Archives Canada. 2000-10-02. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
15. "Louise Arbour". The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
16. "The faces of the Quebec education protests". The Globe and Mail. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
17. Ouimet, Michèle (2013-10-11). "Mélanie Joly: l'ambitieuse". La Presse. Retrieved 2017-09-15.

External links

• Official website
• Robotics Website