Academic calendar
Full School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 26, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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B
- Bistro
- The official name for the EMSB cafeteria menu and food service program.
E
- EMSAC
- English Montreal Student Advisory Committee, a consultative group of student leaders from across the board.
- EMSB
- English Montreal School Board; the governing school board for LaurenHill Academy.
- ERC
- Ethics and Religious Culture, a mandatory provincial course frequently discussed by students.
G
- GB
- Governing Board; the body of parents, teachers, and staff that makes decisions for the school.
- GMAA
- Greater Montreal Athletic Association, the league in which the school's sports teams compete.
- GSA
- Gender and Sexuality Alliance; a student-led club providing a safe space for LGBTQ+ students and allies.
J
- JMID
- Jewish Muslim Inter-Cultural Dialogue, a student-driven project fostering friendship between local schools.
- Junior
- Refers to both the Junior Campus building and the students in grades 7 and 8.
L
- LHA
- Common abbreviation for LaurenHill Academy.
- Lynx
- The official mascot and name for all LaurenHill Academy sports teams.
M
- Meal Card
- A pre-paid card used by students to purchase food in the cafeteria without cash.
P
- Ped Day
- Short for Pedagogical Day; a day when students have no school because teachers have professional development.
- Place Vertu
- The nearby shopping mall where Senior Campus students often go for lunch.
- PPO
- Parent Participation Organization; a group of parent volunteers who support school activities.
- PV
- Shorthand for Place Vertu, the primary off-campus lunch destination for older students.
R
- Recupe
- Short for 'recuperation,' referring to scheduled tutorial or extra help sessions with teachers.
S
- Sec
- Short for 'Secondary'; used to denote grade levels (e.g., 'Sec 1' for Grade 7, 'Sec 5' for Grade 11).
- Senior
- Refers to both the Senior Campus building and the students in grades 9 through 11.
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the student council responsible for organizing school events and spirit days.
- STEAM
- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics, a specialized multi-disciplinary program at the school.
T
- The 121
- The STM bus route (Sauvé/Côte-Vertu) frequently used by students to reach the Senior campus.
- The Caf
- The school cafeteria located in both the Junior and Senior campuses where students eat lunch.
- The Corner
- Local convenience stores or eateries near the Junior campus where students gather.
- The Hill
- A common shorthand nickname for LaurenHill Academy used in cheers and social media.
- The Metro
- Refers to the Côte-Vertu metro station, the main transit hub for the school.
- The Plaza
- The Norgate shopping center located near the Junior campus, often used as a meeting spot.
V
- Vertu
- Shorthand for the Côte-Vertu Metro station or the adjacent Place Vertu shopping mall.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 7-Day Cycle
- The school's scheduling system where classes rotate through a seven-day sequence rather than a Monday-Friday week.
- 9-day cycle
- The school's progressive block scheduling system where classes rotate over a nine-day period.
- Day 1-9
- The rotating school schedule; classes follow a 9-day cycle rather than a standard Monday-Friday week.
- Dress Code
- The mandatory school uniform policy, which includes specific school-branded polo shirts and navy blue or black pants.
- Early Dismissal
- Scheduled days where classes end early for staff meetings or parent-teacher interviews.
- ID Card
- The student identification card required for borrowing library books and identifying oneself during exams.
- Junior
- The Junior Campus located on rue Decelles, housing students in Grades 7 and 8 (Cycle 1).
- Junior Campus
- The building dedicated to the first two years of high school (Grades 7-8).
- junior_campus_cafeteria
- Junior Campus Cafeteria
- Late Start
- Specific days on the school calendar where classes begin later than usual to allow for staff meetings.
- LaurenHill Store
- The on-campus shop where students purchase school uniforms and supplies.
- laurenhill_junior_cafeteria
- LaurenHill Junior Cafeteria
- laurenhill_senior_cafeteria
- LaurenHill Senior Cafeteria
- Makerspace
- A converted classroom used as the central hub for STEAM program projects and tools.
- Mozaïk
- The online portal used by students and parents to check grades, attendance, and schedules.
- OPUS
- The transit card used for the STM (Montreal bus and metro system); students require a reduced-fare version.
- Opus Card
- The transit card used for the STM bus and metro system; students must get a reduced-fare version.
- Senior
- The Senior Campus located on Boulevard Côte-Vertu, housing students in Grades 9, 10, and 11 (Cycle 2).
- Senior Campus
- The building dedicated to the final three years of high school (Grades 9-11).
- senior_campus_cafeteria
- Senior Campus Cafeteria
- The 121
- The STM bus route (121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu) that is the primary transit link to the Senior Campus.
- The 128
- The STM bus route (Ville-Saint-Laurent) that stops near the Senior Campus.
- The Gym
- The athletic facilities where physical education classes and 'LaurenHill Lynx' sports games are held.
- The Voice
- The name of the school's on-site radio station (LHA Radio).
- Top Marks
- The official and mandatory uniform supplier for all LaurenHill Academy students.
- Uniform
- The mandatory dress code consisting of specific school-branded polo shirts and pants/skirts.
- Wednesday Late Start
- The weekly schedule convention where the warning bell rings at 9:29 AM instead of the usual 8:19 AM.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Full School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 26, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 28 approved campus terms and 27 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.