Selwyn House School

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Selwyn House School
Location
Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Information
Principal	William Mitchell
School type	Independent Boys
Grades	Kindergarten - Grade 11
Language	English
Motto	"To whom much is given, much is expected"
Mascot	Gryphon
Team name	Gryphons
Colours	Black and Gold
Founded	1908
Homepage	http://www.selwyn.ca

Selwyn House School is a prestigious independent boys' school, Grades going from Kindergarten to grade 11, in Westmount, Quebec, founded in 1908 by Englishman Captain Algernon Lucas. The school is named after Selwyn College, Cambridge University, which Lucas attended. Famous former students include Charles Bronfman, David Culver, Michael Meighen, Michael Pitfield, John McCallum , Devon Soltendieck , Tiga Sontag and several members of the Molson family including Hartland Molson. A current Rhodes scholar, David M. Friedman graduated Magna Cum Laude with distinctions in both athletics, and economics from the Selwyn House class of 2005. Along with his intellectual prowess, whilst attending SHS, David garnered significant athletic accolades, including MVP of football, rugby and basketball along with being named the School's athlete and philanthropist of the decade. Harry Avrith who was a school yard bruising [legend}, is presently alive and working in the [coal mine]at Manic 5, [Gaspesie].

The annual fees for attending Selwyn or SHS, range from $13,390 up to $17,280.

The School has recently gone under renovations, including a new building (Speirs), a laptop Program, and as well as a renovated dining hall.

The school was recently involved in a controversy in which former teachers at the school were accused of molesting students. Scandal hit the school in September 2005, when a former student launched a lawsuit claiming that he had been sexually abused by a former teacher, Leigh Seville, during the 1970s. Allegations regarding misconduct were first made in 1991, and the school administration confronted Seville. Soon after, he committed suicide and no further action on the issue was taken by the school administration. William Mitchell, current Headmaster, was headmaster in 1991 when the allegations against Seville first surfaced. Despite these allegations, Selwyn House remains among the top private schools in Quebec.

A similar scandal hit the school on February 3rd 2006.

[edit] Sports & Championships

Selwyn House's bantam football team won the 2002 G.M.A.A. championship.

Selwyn House's Senior football team won the 2003 AA championship

Selwyn House's bantam football team won the 2006 G.M.A.A. championship, undefeated. Their record at the end of the season was 9 - 0.

Selwyn House's bantam hockey team won the 2007 G.M.A.A. championship - the first time a bantam hockey team won the championship since 1981.

The school's wrestling team won the 2007 G.M.A.A. championship, beating out KSS (Kanawhake Survival School) for the first time in 17 years led by team captain Luca Melnychik

Selwyn House's curling team won the 2006 G.M.A.A. championship led by team captain and skip Eric Karpman

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] External links

• Selwyn House School Website
• "Abuse alleged in '70s at elite Montreal school", Globe and Mail, September 30, 2005.