Rougemont

School

The first English school existed before the church. In the early 1940's, services were held in the homes or the school and a small school house was built, which was destroyed by fire in 1847.

In 1846, The Parliament of Lower Canada adopted a school law, by which schools were under the responsability of a School Commission. The first commission in Rougemont was composed of Abraham Papineau, Louis Turcotte, Joseph Tessier, Antoine Cousigny, William Carden, Marcel Senay, Jean-Baptiste Saint-Onge, Ambroise Brunelle, Antoine Gagne, Michel Fregeau and Enoch Dickey. The territory was divided into 4 sections; one for the English.

The first teachers for the English section were : A.G Simpson, Daniel Murphy, Miss L.Knowlton, Mrs. Solom Morison, Catherine Robert, Melvina Guyon (Dion), Miss Odile Bousquet.

The English school was built on property which is now part of the Peres Cisterciens. In 1953, a new school was built on property belonging to Carleton Carden, where classes continued up until 1967.

It is this building, that become part of the property of St.Thomas Anglican Church and was used for a period as a community hall. It was sold to Mr. Denis La Fontaine in 1987.

English speaking children in 1990 attend elementary school in Otterburn Park and for high school go to McMasterville. School buses transport the children. Transportation is not provided for junior college (C.G.E.P).



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