ROSEMOUNT COOKS FOR A CURE
“We remember their love when they can no longer remember”
Written by Natasha Glisic - Student
Music, chefs, guest stars, pictures, laughter, tears and food galore is what one found at the May 11th Cook for a Cure Gala organized by Rosemount High School’s Spiritual and Community Animator, Mr. Vince Lacroce. This event was held in order to help raise money for Alzheimer’s research by getting a group of students to put together a cook book. Each page contained a recipe and a story about the student’s friend or family member that inspires them the most. However, it didn’t just end there. On the night of May 11, the students from Rosemount High School, Nesbitt Elementary, and Gerald McShane Elementary competed in a cook-off at Plaza Antique and were judged by professional chefs. Guests were able to taste-test the dishes as well. Eliana Marra from grade eleven explains that “the gala was pretty cool and the food was amazing. It was something different—something our school has never done before.”
By the end of the night, more than 450 mouths were fed,
$17 000 were raised for the cause, our Principal, Mr. Gagliardi, won an auction, and four of our six Rosemount contestants won the cook-off. For the entrée category, Olivier Morancy won second place with his soupe joumon. Maria Cammisano won second place for the dessert category with her grandmother's torrone. Natasha Glisic received second place for the main dish category with an eggplant parmigiana, and with her sister’s famous Indo-Chinese Chilli Chicken, Rabia Naveed received first place.
Mr. Lacroce put a tremendous amount of work into this event and it turned out to be a success. Not only did everybody enjoy themselves, but it was all for an important cause as well.
For more information about this event, please visit the following web page:
https://cookforacure.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/english-montreal-school-board/
ROSEMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL TO MARK MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
Written by Vince Lacroce - Spiritual Community Animator
With the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week quickly approaching, students at Rosemount High School have decided to raise awareness through a series of YouTube videos.
Running from May 2nd to 8th, Mental Health Week is an annual campaign where the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) celebrates mentally healthy lifestyles and positive attitudes across Canada.
In recognition of this week, students in Grades 8 through 11, under the direction of their teacher, Ms. Sonia Mangiola, and the Spiritual and Community Animator, Vince Lacroce, created three videos that will be disseminated via social media.
The videos would not have been possible without the help of the Butel family as well as Rosemount High School students Eliana Marra, Dahlia Valiante Pacewith and Vice-Principal Andrew Mangal who composed the musical score.
The current project will serve as a foundation for specialized Mental Illness workshops that Rosemount High School students will deliver to local elementary school students in the fall. Those workshops will take place in concert with the CMHA’s Mental Illness Awareness Week, running from October 3rd to 9th.
Please click the following link to watch the first video.
INTERNATIONAL RHS
Written by Dhalia-Rose Macchiagodena - October 2016
Rosemount High School has always been known for its multicultural community. As a school, we stand apart from the rest with our warm welcomes and safe environment. We vary in culture, race, and lifestyle. We all have our special personalities and our own styles but we manage to always keep a close bond without barriers.
A great example of our unique community is how open we are to others. We have welcomed students from around the world with open arms. We offer them either a better education, an extraordinary experience, or new opportunities that may better their bright futures,
Our family is proud to accommodate students from anywhere - from Europe to Asia, Africa to North and South America, the Middle East, and even our neighbors from other provinces.
Past and present international students have interesting reasons for making Rosemount their school of choice. A popular one is our stand-out music program and the variety of instruments and opportunities it gives to showcase everyone's talent in performances in various schools and cities,
Many have agreed that Rosemount seemed much more welcoming than others - it exudes diversity and multiculturalism.
Rosemount is truly unique; as a community, we are close-knit. It is amazing to see people from other countries want to take part in our awesome school.
REMEMBRANCE DAY AT THE CANADIAN GRENADIER GUARD ARMOURY
Written by Julia Scala - November 2016
On a gloomy, rainy, November 3rd, the grade 9 students from Rosemount High School set out to meet a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor named Mr. Willie Glaser. The meeting was held at the Canadian Grenadier Guard Armoury situated on l'Esplanade street in Montreal. Coordinated by Vince Lacroce, Rosemount High School's Spiritual and Community Animator, several schools from the EM gathered for the event.
On arrival, the students attended a conference where Mr. Glaser, a Canadian Veteran, captivated his audience by sharing his story of World War II. The students then participated in different activities and ended their day with a formal Remembrance Day ceremony.
I had the privilege of speaking with one of the special guests who participated in the ceremony, Master Corporal Eric Washburn, who was deployed overseas in Afghanistan for two years. What struck me the most from our discussion was how important it is to never forget all the sacrifices that the brave men and women made for our country, so that we could all live free.
As we left the ceremony with heavy hearts, I couldn't help but think of all the soldiers who passed away in the line of duty and how it is our responsibility to never forget them and be eternally grateful to live in a free country.
