Collège Antoine-Girouard
Encyclopedia
Collège Antoine-Girouard is a private mixed-sex high school located in Saint-Hyacinthe
, Quebec
, Canada
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Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...
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Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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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
Notable alumni
- Pierre Lassonde, philanthropist and businessman
- Charles LabergeCharles LabergeCharles Laberge 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. During his time in school, he helped found the Institut canadien de Montréal. He articled in law with René-Auguste-Richard Hubert at...
, politician - Jean-Charles PrinceJean-Charles PrinceJean-Charles Prince was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, teacher, seminary administrator, editor, and Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1852 to 1860.-References:*...
, bishop - Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of ColumbusKnights of ColumbusThe Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
- Marc MessierMarc MessierMarc Messier is a Canadian actor and filmmaker.-Background:Messier's 30-year acting career included the participation in several well-known films and television series....
, actor - François AvardFrançois AvardFrançois Avard is a Canadian writer and scenarist best known as the writer of the Québécois television series Les Bougon....
, writer - Paul ArcandPaul ArcandPaul Arcand is a radio host, journalist and film producer. He was a popular francophone radio host for many years. His latest film is "Québec sur ordonnance" a documentary filmed with a point of view, on the subject of Quebeckers taking ever more prescribed medication...
, journalist - David La HayeDavid La HayeDavid La Haye is a Canadian actor. He won the 1996 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Water Baby.- Filmography :* 1989 Dans le ventre du dragon Lou...
, actor - Pierre CorbeilPierre CorbeilPierre Corbeil, D.M.D. is a Quebec politician and dentist. He is a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for Abitibi-Est as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and the current Minister Responsible for Indian Affairs.Corbeil went to the Université de Montréal and obtained a doctor's degree in...
, polician and dentist - Bruno GervaisBruno GervaisBruno Gervais is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, hockey player - Maxime TalbotMaxime TalbotMaxime Talbot is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , Talbot led the Hull/Gatineau Olympiques to back-to-back President's Cups while earning the Guy Lafleur...
, hockey player - Kristopher LetangKristopher LetangKristopher Allen Letang is a French Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . He played junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for three seasons, during which time he was selected 62nd overall by the Penguins...
, hockey player - Jean CournoyerJean CournoyerJean Cournoyer was a Quebec politician. He was a Member of the provincial legislature in Quebec.-Member of the legislature:He successfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the district of Saint-Jacques in a 1969 by-election, but was defeated by Parti Québécois candidate Claude Charron in...
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