Pointe-Claire was and remains in a riding that has voted for the Quebec Liberal Party; thus, when local representatives made their case to Premier Maurice Duplessis for the building of a new high school to meet the needs of the burgeoning postwar school population, Duplessis's stipulation for the funding was for the building to be named after his recently-deceased fellow Union Nationale MNA and longtime party fundraiser.

Actors' Studio, formerly run by Louise Chalmers before her retirement in 2010, has been very successful in producing many theatrical productions, including those written by Shakespeare, each with its own modern twist.

The Challenge Day mission is to provide youth and their communities with an opportunity to demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through the celebration of diversity, truth, and full expression.

A new cafeteria and a new library surrounded a new courtyard (now known as the Haden Garden), two new gymnasiums were added, and a state of the art auditorium/theater and music rooms were built.

Also added were new science labs, more classroom space, art studios and a vocational-technical hall featuring wood, metal, and automobile repair shops.