By Julian Taylor EMSB Pedagogical Consultant|/Librarian Every year, all EMSB high schools are invited to take part in “The Battle of the Books” (or “BoB” as it is affectionately known as by its participants); a quiz-show style competition where questions are based upon 12 pre-selected Young Adult novels that teams in each school read over the course of the school year. BoB allows students to explore a variety of literary genres while simultaneously developing teamwork skills.  Launched at the Lester B. Pearson School Board in 2013, the Battle has grown steadily each year to include an increasing number of schools in the Quebec Association of Independent Schools and new this year, the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. At the EMSB, it is an event that is organized by library technicians and librarians in the high schools as well as the Educational Services Department. ¸ The victorious Westmount team. The past few weeks have seen an exciting conclusion for the 2025 season of Bat...

Story and Photos by Alena Hamlett On Friday, April 11, 2025, Leonardo DaVinci Academy in RDP hosted  Ignite: Sounds of Hope,  a magical semi-formal gala dedicated to raising awareness and support for the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital (The Neuro). Staff and volunteers beautifully transformed the school gymnasium into an enchanting space filled with fairy lights, making the evening unforgettable. Principal Nada Sammarco and teacher Sabrina Gavita. This year, over 250 students, staff, and alumni volunteered their time and talents to make the event successful. With incredible support from the community, LDVA proudly surpassed its fundraising goal of $20,000, raising a total of $24,745! Since 2016, LDVA has raised over $100,000 in support of The Neuro, and this year’s event was the culmination of a week of Brain Awareness Week activities. Students participated in engaging lessons and workshops offered by McGill-based organizations such as Let’s Talk Science and Brain Rea...

Royal West Science Fair winners. Montreal, April 8, 2025 –  On March 23 to 25,  over 160 high school and college-level exhibitors took  part in the Expo-sciences Hydro-Québec, Montreal Regional Science & Technology Fair at Pierrefonds Community High School. Representing the English Montreal School Board was Royal West Academy, guided by Science teachers  Jessica Fogel and Adam Wiltzer. The school sent nine projects to the event and won several awards. The results were as follows: Honorable Mention :   Emmanuelle Etienne-Krief Distinction Certificates: Nara Norouzi and Jade Rapp Great Distinction Certificates:   Clara Attalah and Bella Flanz; Seokhyun Kwon and Sumin Woo; Qianyu Wang and Anna Maria Romanishyna ; Dylan Miao and Daniel Peretz; Shah Sparsh Nishit and Charles Chaki Highest Distinction Certificates: Alexa Cipriani and Jake Gurevitch; and Sae Ah Park and Sophie Iny The prestige awards,  which includes bursaries were as follows: Order of ...

Montreal, April 16, 2025 - On the occasion of National Volunteer Week,  which will be marked from April 27 to May 3, the English Montreal School Board will hold a special  reception and ceremon to honour two Volunteers of Distinction, as well as the presentation of the  Lifetime  Achievement Award.   The program will take place at the  St. Pius X Career Centre (9955 Papineau) in Ahuntsic on Tuesday, April 29   where the honourees, their families, EMSB commissioners, management, in-school administrators and Parents Committee executive members will be treated  to dinner catered by the culinary students. This will be followed by an awards ceremony  streamed live on the EMSB website.  A special guest for the evening was Tyson Philpot, the star wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes who is excited to see the St. Pius X culinary students at work. He confided that if he was not a professional football player, he might have become a chef...