Beaconsfield High School (commonly referred to as Beaconsfield High or BHS) is a

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located in the

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area

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Beaconsfield, Quebec Beaconsfield is a suburb on the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, part of the Greater Montreal region locally referred to as the West Island. It is a residential community located on the north shore of Lake Saint-Louis, Lac Saint-Louis, bordere ...

, Canada. Beaconsfield High is part of The Lester B. Pearson School Board. Previously, it was considered to be the flagship high school of the now defunct Lakeshore School Board. First opened in 1958, and renovated and expanded in the 1970s adding a second

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nasium, theatre, and a new cafeteria, library and two new wings, Beaconsfield High School is currently home to more than 600 students. According to the school's website, BHS has "traditionally served the communities of

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, Baie d'Urfe, Kirkland and

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. Students from the communities of

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, Ile Perrot and

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are now increasingly part of the school population. A high proportion of graduating students goes on to attend

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."BHS Educational Project 2007-2008
Beaconsfield High School also offers strong academic French immersion and regular English programs at all levels, as well as an alternative program known as Embarkations, which is renowned for its successes with disenfranchised youth that started in 1992.. Beaconsfield High School gives students access to a large variety of sports and e-sports. The school also offers many different after-school clubs including but not limited to the "Dungeons and Dragons" club, the math club, and the manga club.

Arts

Beaconsfield Highschool offers 5 main art programs; Art, Creative Movement,

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, Music and

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. The senior Drama class known as "Drama Workshop" being the only mixed-year class in the school with a blend of Secondary IV and Secondary V students. Teachers of the art programs include but are not limited to: *Mr. Pinsky, Drama programs *Mr. Legault, Music programs *Mr. Callahan, Robotics *Mrs/Mme. Lepage, Music programs *Mr. Ali, Creative Movement

Notable alumni

* Mark Montreuil, former

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defensive back for the

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* Asexuals, Beaconsfield-based

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band with founding members, Sean Friesen, TJ Collins and Paul Remington all attending Beaconsfield High School *

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Canadian

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astronaut who set a new Canadian record for number of

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References

English-language schools in Quebec Lester B. Pearson School Board High schools in Montreal Beaconsfield, Quebec Janet Leys Shaw Mactavish buildings {{Quebec-school-stub