Rosemount High School (Montreal)

Rosemount High School opened in 1951.{{Cite web |date=1951-09-21 |title=Rosemount's New High School |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star-rosemounts-new-high-s/158605020/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=1951-12-01 |title=Modern Rosemount Hight School Opened |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star-modern-rosemount-hight/158606090/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=1951-11-29 |title=Dr. Jones to Speak at School's Opening |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-dr-jones-to-speak-at-school/158608264/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}} Initially a high school of the former Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal, in July 1998, Rosemount became a French-immersion high school of the English Montreal School Board.{{Cite web |title=École Secondaire Rosemount High School - About RHS |url=http://www.rosemount.emsb.qc.ca/school-about.asp |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.rosemount.emsb.qc.ca}}

Rosemount is situated on Beaubien Street East, across the street from Parc Étienne-Desmarteau and Collège Rosemont.

The school offers a French immersion program in addition to its English core program. It also offers a special music program{{Cite web |date=1988-08-15 |title=Are you looking for a quality school for your child? Go public! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-are-you-looking-for-a-qualit/158862954/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Specialized Music Program |url=http://www.rosemount.emsb.qc.ca/programs-music.asp |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.rosemount.emsb.qc.ca}} as well as drama and visual arts programs.{{Cite news |last=Gravenor |first=J.D. |date=Jun 15, 2010 |title=The arts are a big part of a good education |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/the-arts-are-a-big-part-of-a-good-education |work=Montreal Gazette}}

School facilities include two double gymnasiums,{{Cite web |title=Athletics at RHS |url=http://www.rosemount.emsb.qc.ca/programs-athletics.asp |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.rosemount.emsb.qc.ca}} an auditorium that can seat 762 people, a library, a computer lab, specialized drama & art rooms, two circular sound-proofed music rooms, and a large soccer field.{{Cite web |date=1951-12-01 |title=Another Advance in School Building |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-another-advance-in-school-bu/158606368/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US |quote=...features include a large auditorium with stage, two big gymnasia with ancillary facilities; special sections for teaching household sciences, commercial courses and industrial arts; special rooms for instruction in arts and crafts, visual-education, social studies, drama and public speaking. In addition to extensive playing fields adjacent to the school, there is a handball court, and general facilities include a cafeteria and medical suite.}}

The school building has 3 wings; 2 of those wings have 2 floors. The 2100 wing is the main hallway, the old gym, the main office and the guidance office. The 3100 wing is situated on top of the 2100 wing and has classrooms. The 2400 wing, on the same floor as the 2100 wing, has classrooms, the computer lab, the library, the New Gym, the art room and a science lab. The 3400 wing has classrooms including a large drama room and a senior square for the senior students to hang out. The 3300 wing has science labs and classrooms. A soccer field and tennis court are behind the school.{{Cn|date=November 2024}}

The Music Concentration Program{{Cite web |title=RHS Music – Turning passion into music |url=https://www.rosemountmusic.com/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |language=en-US}} has a wing behind the school's auditorium, which can hold up to 762 people. It is named for the founder of the music department and a dedicated music teacher at the school for many years, Mrs. Helen Hall, who died in 1999.{{Cite web |date=1999-06-28 |title=Teacher instlled sense of self-respect |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-teacher-instlled-sense-of-se/158933629/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}

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• [http://www.emsb.qc.ca/rosemount/ Rosemount High School]
• {{YouTube|id=goew2p-8E7Q|title=My Montreal Conference at Rosemount High School}} (3:13 minutes)
• {{Vimeo|title=2017-2018 Rosemount High School Video|id=230925956}} (1:42 minutes)
• {{YouTube|id=F68pE5lPEII|title=Hooked on School Concert at Rosemount High School B2}} (4:11 minutes)

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