Lindsay Place High School

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Lindsay Place High School (LPHS) is a high school situated in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, on the island of Montreal. It is named after Judge Lindsay H. Place, who was highly regarded as one of the great judges in Montreal in the mid 20th century.

The school consists of grades 7 through 11, and has a student population of over 1,300, making it the largest school in the Lester B. Pearson School Board family. The school serves mostly teenagers from the Pointe-Claire, Dorval and Dollard-des-Ormeaux region.

The school is usually ranked among the best English-language secondary schools in Quebec, and performs quite well in the Math and Science departments.^{[citation needed]}

Lindsay Place is known throughout Quebec for its music program.^{[citation needed]}In the 2006-2007 school year it began offering a new program to students interested in music. The program consisted of private lessons, multiple before school rehearsals and music theory and history classes, called the Arts-Etude program. Some of the best teenage musicians in Montreal hail from Lindsay Place.

One of Lindsay Place's former music teachers, Marika Anthony-Shaw is now touring with the Montreal-based indie band Arcade Fire. She appeared with them on Saturday Night Live in February 2007.

Lindsay Place High School is known also for their sport programs which include soccer and football teams.

The school has nearly 100 staff members, and the current principal is Mary McCauley.

A reunion for 1970s alumni took place in May 2007. The supporting website for the reunion is now the alumni website, which former students, staff and faculty are invited to visit and join.

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• Alumni site

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