School Council

Parent to Parent Newsletter

June 2008

Upcoming Events School Council News

2008/2009 School Year
Highlights from the March and May meetings
• First Day of School
September 2, 2008
the hypnotist event held in April.
• Camp White Pine (Grade Student Council Report Survivor week was a success. Grad
10)  General: The Ram’s have a new banquet held June 4.
September 7 – 12, 2008 mascot called Rukus. The ECI  Music Executive: The March music
• Thanksgiving Holiday musical this year, Anything Goes, trip this year went to Malta, Greece
October 13, 2008 was very successful and made a & Italy. Opus was held May 7 & was
profit which will be put towards very successful.
• Christmas Holidays
purchasing a piano. Some Grade School Council Chair Report
December 22, 2008 –
10 students attended an
January 2, 2009  A Parent Information Night was held
Engineering Idol competition and
• March Break won the Bronze medal and the most on January 29 on Underage
original idea category. The ECI Drinking – recommended that it be
Fashion Show was held in April. held every other year.
Upcoming School Council The ECI robotics team competed in  New website:
Meeting March. The Sherman Tank www.etobicokecollegiate.com –
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 restoration project has submitted a starting to build a calendar of events
7:30 p.m. in the School Library proposal for a grant to the Trillium  Ms. Wagner-Heim is starting a
Foundation. Breakfast Program for students
Please join us at the meeting and
find out what’s happening at E.C.I.  Charity: The 30-hour famine (World arriving early or in need.
Vision) was held in April where  New School Council representation
An election will be held for the students slept over at the school. A needed for next year – our Chair,
new School Council for 2008/2009 new event was hosted in April this Sandy Brown announced her
at the meeting. If you are year called FAME - to highlight the “graduation” & has offered to assist
interested in being part of the various charities designated to for the first one or two meetings next
Council, please fill out the receive the donations. The FAT year.
enclosed self-nominating form and (school carnival) was held in May.
bring it to the meeting or drop it off Principal & Vice-Principal Reports
 Athletic Executive: The athletic
at the ECI school office.  Use of electronics: Students
banquet was held May 28. The ECI
All are welcome!! swimming team were Regional should not use electronic devices
Champions, placed second at City at school (cell phones, I-pods,
E.C.I. School Council Championships and many videophones, etc).
2007/2008 swimmers attended OFSSA. The  Declining enrolment next school
Sandy Brown (Chair) curling team advanced to OFSSA. year has cut 7 teachers at ECI
The boys’ hockey team are City based on seniority & subject need
Julie Brown Karen Chin Champions and also advanced to
Joseph Frey Marie Bogle
 Projected enrolment is 1261 which
OFSSA. The spring sports include is still over capacity.
Laurie Green Michelle track and field, girls’ softball, cricket, Other
Gibbons varsity boys’ and girls’ soccer, co-ed
Loretta Pisani Rick  A HUGE thank you goes out to
volleyball, boys’ lacrosse and
Spence Sandy for all her leadership, support
baseball, girls’ flag football (first
Walt Skobel Paul & hard work with the ECI School
time offered at ECI), waterpolo and
Tocher Council over the last few years!
ultimate Frisbee.

 Social: The Battle of the Bands &

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