Collège Jeanne-Sauvé
| Collège Jeanne-Sauvé | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
1128 Dakota Street , , R2N 3T8 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°49′15″N 97°06′01″W / 49.82083°N 97.10028°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public middle and secondary |
| Motto | Les racines de l'avenir (Foundations for Tomorrow) |
| Established | 1989 |
| School district | Louis Riel School Division |
| Superintendent | Christian Michalik |
| Principal | Sharad Srivastava |
| Vice Principal | Jacqueline Chan |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Enrollment | ~850 |
| Language | French (immersion)[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colours | Blue and black[3] |
| Mascot | Olympiens |
| Website | https://www.lrsd.net/cjs/ |
Collège Jeanne-Sauvé, also commonly referred to as CJS, is a French-immersion high school in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada, and the first French-immersion high school in western Canada.
Situated in the southern St. Vital area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, it is part of the Louis Riel School Division. The high school runs from grades 9 to 12, and is named in honor of the former governor-general of Canada, Jeanne Sauvé.
History
Collège Jeanne-Sauvé was the first French-immersion high school in western Canada. It was created as a result of the efforts of parents to ensure that their children be able to continue in French immersion after grade 8. The school was finally opened in January 1990 for grades 6 through 11. Its name was chosen to recognize the distinct ability that former Governor General of Canada Jeanne Sauvé had to bridge the gap between English and French communities, one of the main goals of French immersion. Sauvé was invited to the official opening of the school, which took place on March 1, 1990. While she was unable to attend, she kept her promise to visit the school: Sauvé visited Collège Jeanne-Sauvé for the entire school day on October 5, 1990, where she spoke to students and staff and visited classrooms in the school.
In April 2024, Collège Jeanne-Sauvé announced that it will receive a new principal, by the name of Sharad Srivatsa, this change came into effect on August 1 of the same year.[4]
Humour in popular culture
On September 30th, 2025, a TikTok channel called "the.cjs.pisser" posted a video where the Cameraman appears to be urinating on the Collège Jeanne-Sauvé street sign, another video from the channel shows what appears to be the Cameraman urinating on a Fire Hydrant on the other side of the street, as of October 20th, 2025, the channel has 4 videos with its first one having 26,200 views. [5] In response to the channel, a second channel called "cjs.piss.detectiv" (CJS Piss Detectives) was created, to search for the.cjs.pisser, as of October 17th, 2025, cjs.piss.detectiv has one video with 20 300 views. [6]
Feeder schools
The schools whose students generally enroll in Collège Jeanne-Sauvé are École St. Germain, École Julie-Riel, École Marie-Anne-Gaboury, École George McDowell, and École Varennes. There are also students who come from other French schools within the community.
Notable alumni
- Gabby May, artistic gymnast[7]
- Adrien Sala Minister of Finance and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. James
- Andrea Slobodian, reporter[8]
- Sami Jo Small, Canadian national women's hockey team goaltender
References
- ^ "Who We Are". Collège Jeanne-Sauvé. Louis Riel School Division. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ^ "Who We Are". Collège Jeanne-Sauvé. Louis Riel School Division. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ^ "Collège Jeanne-Sauvé". MHSAA – Member Schools. Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ^ "Sharad Srivastava Appointed Principal at Collège Jeanne-Sauvé". April 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "the.cjs.pisser". TikTok.
- ^ "cjs.piss.detectiv". TikTok.
- ^ "Gabrielle May - Women's Gymnastics". UIC Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. 2008-03-11. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2011-12-12.