Collège Antoine-Girouard is a private
mixed-sex
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...
high school located in
Saint-Hyacinthe,
Quebec, Canada.
History
It was founded in 1811 by Antoine Girouard.
* 1811: Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
* 1970: École du Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
* 1992: Collège Antoine-Girouard
The school's ice hockey team is the Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois, playing in the
Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League. The team appeared in the
2003 Air Canada Cup
The 2003 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 25th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2003 at the Sault Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Calgary Northstars defeated the Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Gi ...
, coached by
Mario Pouliot.
Notable alumni
* Pierre Lassonde, philanthropist and businessman
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Charles Laberge
Charles Laberge (October 21, 1827 – August 3, 1874) was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure.
He was born in Montreal, Lower Canada in 1827 and studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe from 1838 to 1845, when he completed hi ...
, politician
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Jean-Charles Prince, bishop
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Michael J. McGivney
Michael Joseph McGivney (August 12, 1852August 14, 1890) was an Irish-American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut. He founded the Knights of Columbus at a local parish to serve as a mutual aid and fraternal insurance organization, p ...
, founder of the
Knights of Columbus
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Marc Messier, actor
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François Avard
François Avard (born 6 June 1968) is a Canadian writer and scenarist best known as the writer of the Québécois television series ''Les Bougon''.
He is the creator and co-author (with Jean-Francois Mercier) of the satirical series Les Bougon. ...
, writer
*
Paul Arcand, journalist
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David La Haye, actor
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Pierre Corbeil
Pierre Corbeil, Doctor of Dental Surgery, D.M.D. (born June 23, 1955 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and dentist. He was the mayor of Val-d'Or, Quebec from 2013 to 2021. He was also a Member of National Assembly of Quebec (MN ...
, politician and dentist
*
Bruno Gervais
Bruno Gervais (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
As a yout ...
, hockey player
*
Maxime Talbot,
[NHL - Penguins Team]
NHL Statistics Maxime Talbot, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh, 2010 hockey player
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Kristopher Letang
Kristopher Joseph Pierre Irwin Letang (born April 24, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played juniors in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey ...
, hockey player
*
Jean Cournoyer
Jean Cournoyer (born March 16, 1934) is a retired Quebec politician. He was a Member of the provincial legislature in Quebec.
Member of the legislature
Born in Sorel, Quebec, Cournoyer successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the d ...
, politician
Notes
External links
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High schools in Montérégie
Private schools in Quebec
Educational institutions established in 1811
Private subsidized colleges in Quebec
School buildings completed in 1811
Buildings and structures in Saint-Hyacinthe