MINUTES NORTHERN SECONDARY

SCHOOL
2009 – 10 SAC Senate – Meeting 8
01/19/10

I. Call to Order
• Vice-President Oren Lefkowitz called the SAC Senate meeting to order
in the Heritage room on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 @ 11:40am.

II. Roll call

• Please see attendance sheet.

III. Approval of Minutes – January 5th, 2010

• The minutes were amended and then approved.

IV. Opening Issues

1. Constitutional Reform Committee (Treasurer Casey Li)
• The Budget Act Reform can’t be voted in the Senate right now,
so there will be a committee to help with the procedure.
• The SAC is looking for Senators, Class Reps, etc. to be on the
committee, so if you are interested please talk to Treasurer
Casey Li.

1. SAC Day (ISD Shannon Hill)

• The SAC Day will be similar to a fair. (SAC Day = Friday,
January 29th)
• Freestyle Friday will also be taking place in the front foyer.
• There will hopefully be a pie eating contest. Students can pay
to sign up in the contest. Suggestion: students who aren’t
involved in the pie eating could also be allowed to pay to
guess who will win. For the prize: maybe a 50/50.
• Suggestion: There should be a spicy food eating competition.
• Q. When will advertising start?
A. Posters will go up the beginning of next week and a
Facebook group will be created this week.

V. Statements by Executive
1. President Raphael Elkabas-Besnard
• Has anyone heard of Cue the Elephant?
• Raphael is going to book the auditorium and have a comedy
show (featuring Cue the Elephant – a grade 12 group that
creates YouTube videos) to raise money for Haiti.
• Once all the info has been established about this event, we’ll
email it out to you.

Designed by Sarah Feeney (2009 -10 SAC Secretary)

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2009 – 10 SAC Senate – Meeting 8
01/19/10

2. Vice-President Oren Lefkowitz

• Keep it real!

2. Treasurer Casey Li
• By February 10th, all Club and Association heads must submit all
auditing information. There will be a meeting on Tuesday,
January 26th, 2010 afterschool in room 103.

2. ESD Sally Rylett

• A Prom venue has been booked at Arcadian court for June 4th. It
will be a Casino Royale theme.

2. ISD Shannon Hill

• We’ll keep you posted on the SAC Day.

2. Secretary Sarah Feeney

• There were no statements from Secretary Sarah Feeney.

VI. Statements by Senators

1. PTA Senator (Meng Bao)
• There were no statements from PTA Senator Meng Bao.

1. Super Council Senator (Albert Hu & Dustin Stern)

• There still hasn’t been a SuperCouncil meeting.

1. Foundation Senator (Daniel Sorek)

• Status of the Field  still talking with the North Toronto Soccer
Club.
• A fundraiser for parents has been started but ideas can’t be
revealed at this point in time.
• The Foundation would like to be more well-known, therefore they
will support the Time Capsule project!
• Northern is going to the United Way dinner on Thursday, January
21, 2010. On Friday, January 22, 2010, there will be an
announcement regarding the winner of the United Way Spirit
Award.
• Northern is under the Inspirational Highlight on the United Way
website.
• Q. Which schools are involved?
A. We are not sure of all the schools involved right now.

Designed by Sarah Feeney (2009 -10 SAC Secretary)

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2009 – 10 SAC Senate – Meeting 8
01/19/10

VII. New Business

• There was no new business.

VIII. Discussion and Question Period

• Q. Can a breakdown of money for the SAC Day be made up? (How is
the money spent? And, how is money made?)
A. The main idea of the SAC Day is to show spirit more than to make
money.
• Q. Can we have a pita eating contest?
A. Email ISD Shannon Hill.
• Q. Will there be a Semi Formal for sure?
A. We don’t know. At this point in time, we don’t have enough
teachers.
• Q. How many teachers do we have and how many do we need?
A. We have 11-12 teachers and we need 15.
• Q. Will there be free parking at the Semi? (2 different teachers said
that they would volunteer but they would want parking free).
A. We aren’t sure if there will be free parking. If not, the SAC will cover
it.

IX. Adjournment
• The meeting was adjourned at 11:55am.

Designed by Sarah Feeney (2009 -10 SAC Secretary)