Westmount High School (french: École secondaire Westmount) is a public co-educational anglophone secondary school located in Westmount, Quebec,

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, located near Alexis Nihon Complex Shopping Mall. Westmount High is Quebec's first and only public school to offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses, because the AP program has been around Westmount High since 2003. They offer

AP Calculus Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (also known as AP Calc, Calc AB / Calc BC or simply AB / BC) is a set of two distinct Advanced Placement calculus courses and exams offered by the American nonprofit organization College Board. AP Calculus AB cover ...

, AP Comparative Government and Politics,

AP English Literature and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United Stat ...

AP Environmental Science Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science (also known as APES, AP Enviro, AP Environmental, AP Environment, or AP EnviroSci) is a course and exam offered by the American College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program to high school ...

, AP French Language and Culture, and

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. The school moved to its present location in 1961, after selling their former building to

Selwyn House School Selwyn House School (SHS) is an English-language Independent school, independent K-11 boys' school located in Westmount, Quebec. The school was founded in 1908 by Englishman Captain Algernon Lucas and was named in honour of Selwyn College, Cambr ...

. Westmount is part of the

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and was formerly part of the

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. Despite being located in one of the wealthiest suburbs of Montreal, the school attracted a diverse mix of students from all neighbourhoods and racial backgrounds. A long-time teacher at the school noted that most wealthy families would send their children to private schools, so the school received mostly students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Around January 2020, Westmount High School create
"The Westmount Highlights,"
students and vice-principal YouTube channel initiative, in providing students weekly school news, fun facts, and entertainment.

Notable alumni

* Mona Elaine Adilman, poet * George Alevisatos, retired CFL player * Jesse Camacho, actor * John E. Cleghorn, banker, chancellor of

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, poet, musician, writer * Stockwell Day, Canadian politician (provincial and federal), former leader of the

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U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’s classmates from her Canadian high school cheer her potential run for president
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, U.S. Senator from California (2017–2021),

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(2011–2017), District Attorney of San Francisco (2004–2011) * Maya Harris, lawyer *

Jeremy Howick Jeremy Howick is a Canadian-born, British residing clinical epidemiologist and philosopher of science. He researches evidence-based medicine, clinical empathy and the philosophy of medicine, including the use of placebos in clinical practice and ...

, Oxford philosopher and medical researcher * Jeffrey Khaner, Principal Flutist, Philadelphia Orchestra, Flute Professor Juilliard School and Curtis Institute * Mary Jane Lamond, folk musician * David H. Levy, astronomer, discoverer of 22 comets * MJ Long, first in class 1956, British architect, OBE, Yale professor. * Mila Mulroney, wife of former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney *

Alfred Powis Alfred Powis, OC (September 16, 1930, Montreal, Canada – October 10, 2007, Toronto, Canada) was a Canadian businessman. After graduating from Westmount High School, he earned a BComm degree from McGill University. At McGill University, Powis ...

, businessman *

Johnny Peirson John Frederick Peirson (July 21, 1925April 16, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins from 1946 to 1958. After retiring he became a commentator for t ...

, professional ice hockey player and colour commentator *

Joanna Pettet Joanna Pettet (born Joanna Jane Salmon; 16 November 1942) is a retired English actress. Early life Pettet was born in Westminster, London, England. Her parents, Harold Nigel Edgerton Salmon, a British Royal Air Force pilot killed in the Secon ...

actress Walter Winchell AP Oct 4 1962 * Art Ross, professional ice hockey player and executive early 20th century *

Claire Holden Rothman Claire Holden Rothman is a Canadian novelist, short story writer, and translator.

, novelist * Marla Rubin, stage producer *

Moshe Safdie Moshe Safdie ( he, משה ספדיה; born July 14, 1938) is an architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author, with Israeli, Canadian, and American citizenship. He is known for incorporating principles of socially responsible des ...

, class of '55, architect (famous for Montreal's Expo 67's "

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" apartment complex) * Norma Shearer, actress * A. J. M. Smith, poet * Edgar William Richard Steacie, chemist, president 1952-62 of the National Research Council of Canada * Caroline Vu, novelist and medical doctor * Gordon Wasserman, class of '55 Rhodes Scholar Oxford University, appointed member of the UK House of Lords, 2011

References

External links

Westmount High School
* {{Montreal Secondary Schools English-language schools in Quebec High schools in Montreal Educational institutions established in 1873 Schools in Westmount, Quebec English Montreal School Board 1873 establishments in Quebec