Newsman Kahane returns to Roslyn

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is holding its second annual Public School Education Month in January. Under the theme Following in Their Footsteps, the campaign encourages prominent graduates to return to visit their neighbourhood schools to talk to students about the role public school education played in leading them to their present-day success. These individuals now serve as outstanding role models, as do many other prominent Quebecers having or having had a link with area public schools or vocational centres.

Last week, CTV National News correspondent Jed Kahane returned to his former elementary school, Roslyn. He had just stepped off a plane from New Brunswick where he was assigned to cover the aftermath of the tragic mini-van crash that killed seven students from the Bathurst High School basketball team. He described the process of getting called at home and told to head to New Brunswick immediately, part of the job that is not foreign to him.

Kahane brought a DVD containing some past stories he covered. This included the situation in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. That sparked a lot of questions from students. Concerning Roslyn he said: “I learned how to speak French at this school and that is a language I have to speak every day in my job.”