School News

The Montreal Regional Science & Technology Fair took place from March 23–25, 2025, at Pierrefonds Community High School. The Montreal Regional Science & Technology Fair is a program under the non-profit organization, the Educational Alliance for Science & Technology, and a partner of the Réseau Technoscience network. This year Royal West Academy was the only […]

By: Ian R-H. For the past two months, room 103 has been buzzing with activity as the Senior Robotics Team is hard at work, preparing for the upcoming competition. This year, our robot will have to place ring-shaped game pieces on posts around the playing field in order to capture stations which have been arranged

What’s not to love about watching plays? The fun doubles when you’re watching a French play with your friends in a nice, cozy theatre. On October 15th, a small group of sec. 4 and 5 students went on a sortie de théâtre, a new extracurricular activity led by Mme L. Moreau. Everyone gathered at the

By: Kate Y.  Royal West Academy is proud to offer an excellent opportunity to learn more about bees, honey production, and the process in which bee-related products are prepared: the Beekeeping Club. On October 25th, the club had its first meeting in room 204: the annual honey extraction workshop! This activity was organized by Mr.

By: Sarah B. Just like actual prom, this musical is only coming around once, so don’t miss it! Every year at RWA, a group of dedicated actors, staff, and crew pull together a musical production for parents and students alike. This year, the cast will be performing The Prom, a musical set in the conservative

Here is a look at some of what has been going on between October and December: Terry Fox Run RWA students in Sec 2 continued the tradition of raising funds for cancer. On October 25, a beautiful fall day, students ran in the area to support this great cause. Special thanks to Mr. Bateman and

Between May 14-24th, select Grade 7 English classes worked on creating Stop Motion Animation videos with the help of plasticine, creativity, and Montreal artist, Erik Goulet. Their sessions with Mr. Goulet began with a history of animations and an overview of the unique challenges and advantages of Stop Motion. After a few tips and tricks,

RWA would like to congratulate our colleague Mr. Jamal Zigby for his 25 years of dedicated service to the EMSB and Royal West Academy. Jamal was honored in a ceremony recently by the EMSB.

Two RWA teams participated in the Let’s Talk Science Competition hosted at McGill as part of a science enrichment program. One of our teams took first place with their project entitled The Bioluminescent Cells. Congratulations to Omar Aly, Zach C., Paige F., Bella F., and Seraphina Q.

The RWA Battle of the Books team emerged as the winners after a nail-biting tie with Vincent Massey at the EMSB Board Battle. It took 4 rounds of tie breaking questions, but RWA took home the banner! At the Ultimate Battle of the Books, RWA took home second place behind Macdonald High School. Congratulations to