From Westmount High to the White House, Kamala Harris is a local 'inspiration'
Students and staff 'touched, emotional' as vice-president sworn in
CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2021 6:01 PM EST
While the world watched the beginning of a new era for America on Wednesday, a Montreal school was cheering on one of their own as she made the historic step into her new role as vice-president of the United States.
"I feel really proud of our school and what our school has accomplished because it really goes to show, if she can do it, imagine the things that we can do," said Saima Mazumder, 15, a Grade 9 student at Westmount High School.
"It really goes to show that you can genuinely do anything that you want, if you actually put your mind to it."
Vice-President Kamala Harris attended Westmount High School when she lived in Montreal from 1978-1981.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/westmount-highschool-kamala-harris-u-s-vice-president-1.5881211