The beginning of the fight for French rights of secondary students in Sturgeon Falls began in March, one of the most important months debuting the creation of Franco-cité.

Another meeting was held on March 25,[1] at which director M. Monkman and the superintendent met with representatives to discuss the matter.

During the month of April there are various meetings and l'Association d'Éducation de l'Ouest Nipissing (AEON)[2] is created.

AEON argues that the secondary school in Sturgeon Falls is preventing francophone students from expressing their cultural identity and is harming the expansion of the french language.

In 1971, french students form " le Comité d'action étudiante "[2] in the battle against having a school taught in their language.