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A me s s a g e f r o m t h e QHS Pr i n c i p a l , Mr . Wa r r e n T h o ms o n Qu e be c Hi g h S c hool e mpo we r s s t u d e nt s t o be c ome s k i l l e d , bi l i ng u a l , l i f e l ong l e a r ne r s t hr ou g h a c a d e mi c s , a r t s , a t hl e t i c s , a nd a c u l t u r e of a c c e pt a nc e . At Qu e be c Hi g h S c hool , we pr i d e ou r s e l v e s on ou r hol i s t i c a ppr oa c h t o d e v e l opi ng t he c ompl e t e s t u d e nt . At QHS we e mpha s i z e Ac a de mi c s , Ar t s , At hl e t i c s a nd o v i d i ng a c ha l l e ng i ng a nd d i v e r s i f i e d c u r r i c u l u m, a c r e a t i v e Ac t i v e Ci t i z e ns hi p by pr a r t s pr og r a m, a c ompe t i t i v e a t hl e t i c s pr og r a m t ha t of f e r s e q u a l oppor t u ni t i e s t o bo y s a nd g i r l s , a nd c ommu ni t y s e r v i c e ba s e d l e a r ni ng i ni t i a t i v e s . Thi s mu l t i f a c e t e d a ppr oa c h a l l o ws a l l s t u d e nt s t he oppor t u ni t y t o d e v e l op l e a d e r s hi p a nd e nt r e pr e ne u r i a l s k i l l s whi l e bu i l d i ng s e l f - c onf i d e nc e . Ou r g oa l i s t o he l p ou r s t u d e nt s c ons t r u c t t he i r o wn i d e nt i t y a nd t he i r wor l d v i e w whi l e e mpo we r i ng t he m t o t a k e r e s pons i bi l i t y f or t he i r l e a r ni ng a nd t a k e a c t i on i n t he i r s c hool a nd c ommu ni t y . s t o he l p s t u d e nt s a c hi e v e t he i r f u l l pot e nt i a l a nd we a r e pr ou d of ou r e x c e l l e nt s u c c e s s r a t e s a nd ou r a bo v e a v e r a g e Our mi s s i on i r e s u l t s on MELS e x a ms . We ha v e a d y na mi c a nd c ompe t e nt t e a c hi ng a nd s u ppor t s t a f f who g o a bo v e a nd be y ond t o e ns u r e t he s u c c e s s of e v e r y s t u d e nt e nt r u s t e d t o t he i r c a r e . We c ont i n u e t o i nno v a t e a nd d e v e l op be s t t e a c hi ng pr a c t i c e s a s s ho wn b y ou r 1 - t o- 1 i Pa d i ni t i a t i v e . Al l s t u d e nt s i n s e c ond a r y 1 a nd 2 a r e pr o v i d e d t he i r o wn i Pa d f or t he y e a r t o u s e i n c l a s s . We a l s o ha v e a ne w s c i e nc e c onc e n- t r a t i on f or s t u d e nt s f r om s e c ond a r y 1 t o 5 . a nd ou r s t u d e nt s ha v e t he oppor t u ni t y t o d e v e l op t he i r t a l e nt s a nd pa s s i ons t hr ou g h v a r i ou s We a r e known a s a n Ar t s Sc hool a r t i s t i c c l a s s e s , be i t v i s u a l a r t s , d r a ma , mu s i c , t he Bl u e And Gol d r e c or d i ng s t u d i o or mu s i c t he a t r e . For t hos e s t u d e nt s who wa nt t o pe r f or m, we ha v e d a nc e a nd mu s i c c onc e nt r a t i ons . I f y ou a r e i nt e r e s t e d , y ou a r e e nc ou r a g e d t o s i g n u p . Bl a z e r a t hl e t e s c ompe t e i n t he RS EQ i nt r a - s c hol a r l e a g u e s . Ou r f a l l s oc c e r t e a ms c ont i n u e t o s hi ne QHS H , Home of t he Bl a z e r s ! a s t he y c ompe t e a g a i ns t s ome of t he l a r g e r s c hool s i n Qu e be c Ci t y . Ou r ba s k e t ba l l pr og r a m i s one of t he be s t i n t he r e g i on a nd ou r s e ni or bo y s ha v e be e n t he Ce nt r a l Qu e be c S c hool Boa r d c ha mpi ons f or 1 0 y e a r s r u nni ng . I n t he s pr i ng , s t u d e nt s pl a y r u g b y , pa r t i c i pa t e i n t r a c k a nd f i e l d , a nd c ompe t e i n Ul t i m a t e Fr i s be e . The k e y t o ou r s u c c e s s i s ou r e x pe r i e nc e d a nd pr of e s s i ona l c oa c hi ng s t a f f . I f y ou wa nt t o s t a r t y ou r d a y wi t h s ome ph y s i c a l a c t i v i t y , j oi n ou r s oc c e r or ba s k e t ba l l c onc e nt r a t i ons . Thr ou g h v a r i ou s ne t wor k s a nd pa r t ne r s hi ps , we pr o v i d e Que be c Hi gh Sc hool i s a Communi t y Le a r ni ng Ce nt r e . oppor t u ni t i e s f or ou r s t u d e nt s t o d e v e l op l e a d e r s hi p a nd e nt r e pr e ne u r i a l s k i l l s . Ou r g oa l i s t o d e v e l op a c t i v e c i t i z e ns a nd t he l e a d e r s of t omor r o w. Thr ou g h s e r v i c e ba s e d l e a r ni ng pr oj e c t s t he y c a n wor k a nd v ol u nt e e r wi t h ma ny c ommu ni t y me mbe r s . As k ou r s t u d e nt s who ha v e pa r t i c i pa t e d i n t he s e pr oj e c t s a nd t he y wi l l t e l l y ou t he y a r e a mong t he i r be s t e x pe r i e nc e s a t hi g h s c hool . Le a d e r s hi p c a mps , s t u d e nt e x c ha ng e s , a nd hu ma ni t a r i a n- a i d t r i ps t o Ce nt r a l or S ou t h Ame r i c a a r e j u s t s ome of t he oppor t u ni t i e s s t u d e nt s c a n g e t i n v ol v e d i n. We ha v e a v e r y a c t i v e s t u d e nt g o v e r nme nt wi t h r e pr e s e nt a t i on f r om e v e r y g r a d e l e v e l . Thi s he l ps bu i l d a s e ns e of be l ong i ng t o ou r s c hool a nd c ommu ni t y . On be ha l f of t he s t a f f a nd QHS c ommu ni t y , I wou l d l i k e t o we l c ome y ou t o ou r Ope n Hou s e on S a t u r d a y , No v e mbe r 4 t h f r om 1 pm t o 3 pm. Pl e a s e c ome a nd me e t ou r s t a f f a nd s t u d e nt s a nd s e e wha t QHS ha s t o of f e r . Wa r r e n Thoms on Que be c Hi gh Sc hool A R T S A C A D E M I C S A T H L E T I C S C I A T C I T Z I E V N E S H I P QUEBEC HI GH SCHOOL STUDENT SUCCESS PI LLARS