Fifteen EMSB students awarded prizes for Excellence in French

Fifteen students have been presented with the Robert Alfred Peck Prize for Excellence in French from the English Montreal School Board.

Based on the 2024-20245 academic year, 13 Secondary IV and two 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 six students from Vincent Massey Collegiate in Rosemount,  four from Royal West Academy in Montreal West, three from MIND High School in the Plateau and two from Marymount Academy International in NDG.

Royal West Academy

Presently in Secondary V

• Katherine Dixon
• Alice Venart-Robitaille
• Oliver Mackenzie
• Jane Raimbert

Vincent Massey Collegiate

Presently in Secondary V

• Giuseppe  Di Sano
• Adriano Hudon
• Luca Joaquim-Gallo
• Briana Kalba
• Charlotte Perron
• Florence Turme

MIND High School 

Graduated

• Sevanne Adjemian
• Orla Jeanes
• Océane Usher

Marymount Academy International

Graduated

• Ivan Bondarenko
• Caelan Glekas

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.