The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Empomnd Student Pianonhlp EXTRA. EXYRA. READALLABOUT IT' there‘s a new group on the block wifuoelleoESP ESPMWuSDSSmruvayaM rmaprolhmlhathubeenmschoohlorwmdm ESP stands lor ‘Emooweroo Student Pam-«how and a e commute. comprised at student: umh stall salmon who work W to promote at. school envlronments Membersollhelocelpohce lorce am also membersolour ESPorouoano hop to Improve school utery ESP one-natty sumo m the toronto School mwawmnmummm Smothertllehn Fox. Wm or Secondary School. wholemeal-d the program mo theYbrltReglonOretnctSchoolaoelo InotherschoohwhereESPl methods have been Implemented. vrolerte. amp WW. oulymt un- wwawmmmlsmmManm‘ theyhevedluppeeredcompletely'ESPsmmooUelomu-momu IchooloomanyleelselerwtonetunmeMMooon Thelrnportemmwrmmur-MESP-snolaoommomw en‘eetlno immune. ESP Ines to chance the culture at the school. show- ing teem that what they are dorm a harmrul to others and new them see and choose better alt-mums ESP use: a vanety or strateones to dim-rush mum behemom. but here‘s how it works in our school. First a survey Is conducted nrwohmq every stu‘ dent In the school. subsequently. the ESP commute. Mm what the most serious and lrequent problems are and the commute. boom to plan how they will approach each :ssue Vice Pnncupol R wllshue commented. 'lbelieveeverystudemhasthermttoloelseleetschoolwowemust doeverythlminourpowertoemurethetmwwMMuv able I) learn to lherr lull potential. I thlnk lhe ESP committee will make a huge contribution m thiswiltbeoomprisodotagroupotsmm arevlslblemnerpeflc and oommittedloprornotino the values that are so We al Am important 'n ovldi remember I pr no Grade nine cert be a safe and supportive _ school." Throughout adjust. SOSS often theyeaLESPwillbo opportumtylornou planningtunactivmes Istomoetnewpoq lor students to panici- 00 September 219 pate in and showing Womeompl the dangers and dam- WSW" our slulls m M ham ”Eh egos ot the problems at hand. Stay tuned for some exciting updates! by Corey Knecm What immediately comes to mind when you think of a Vice Principal of a high school? Fearing, imposing and utterly terrifying like Professor Snape, right? Throw out that stereotype because Stouffville High's new Vice Principal is nothing of the sortl The new V.P. as you will soon notice in the following interview is welcoming. friendly and optimistic about the future of 8.053. The first question for Ms. Madigan, the new V. P. was about what drew her to Stouffville. She replied quite enthusiastically. 'i am familiar with living and working in rural commu- nities. Everyone knows one another and is there to support each other in good times and in bad.‘ Is anyone else singing the Cheers theme song? Naturally the parents out there are begging to ask the new v.P. about her initiatives and visions for the future of 8.0.8.8., in anticipation of this. the interview took place. The new VP responded with obtainable and logical ambitions for the future. '[My visions are] student centred. I will do whatever is needed to help students experi- ence success at school. i believe that all career destinations are valuable choices and all should provide opportunities when students are young, so it is not such a huge deci- sion in grade eleven. Our school has undertaken a curriculum focus of learning for a sus- tainabfe future. Sustainability is a primary concern for everyone. an endeav0ur we plan to move forward with to ensure that our planet is left in good shape for future genera- tions.‘ Now for the question everyone was eagerly anticipating: just what exactly can this new V.P. bring to the table? The answer: an honest and truthful one that applies on every level to Stouffvllle High. Ms. Madlgan says, 'I enjoy helping young people learn and The Stouffville District Secondary School pogo sponsored by Boyd’s Source for Sports, The Stoufl‘vllle Splrlt and lolana’s Exceptional Home Decor. “mandala“ 5085mm unpack up and outtoom community. Amman-mmmwu‘uuuammuuumm mun-ohm mmwmmmmwwmmmfinmmmmmm mmmmwumwowmunwmmmhm 4 Ms. Madlgan , the new Vice Principal SPARTANS SPEAK "I. R Wilshln. VP Wealrernember'theleelng. Nervousjittersandbutterfliestheresultotbeglnninganewchapteroloureducationcareer. Graderwiecanoeveryscary: newlaces.anewenvironment.awhoienewlilestyle.8ecauseitcanbesodilficultto errant.SOSSollentheperteclsombnlorthegradeninestudentstomakenewtriends.0ampfiobinHoodistheideal opportunity tor not only our new students. but new students across York Region School Board. The objective of the camp is to meet new people. find new tnends. and build bonds that will grow throughout high school. On September 2131. SDSS's grade nine students. along with twenty-six grade eleven and twelve student mentors. ven- tured out to Camp Robin Hood tor an exciting day filled with challenge and tun. We participated in a variety of activities testing our skills with group work. communication. and especially trust. With games such as "The Low Wall“. where stu- dents helped each other over a wooden wall and 'Gilligan‘s Island". where the grade nines swung from a rope from one island at wood to another. the new students had a lot of tun. it was inspiring to see how everyone got involved 'and inter- acted with their lellow classmates. By the end at the day. all at our new students had met new people. from all age groups. New friendships were definitely established. and everyone left Camp Robin Hood with smiles on their laces as a result of a spectacular day. by Caitlin Leger Wommmm7anyMymmo mumywmloudou.wm\nmw.nvisv mmmusossum.am.mm1m- mmwuommwawdmmm muumlmmmeMWam improve their lives both behaviouraliy and academically. Most specifically I bring my training and conflict resolution and bullying prevention. I believe in student leadership through athletics Student Council. peer tutoring peer mentoring and peer mediation to build leadership among students." Possibly one of the most important questions on our roster was how she plans to tack- Ie the challenges faced at 8.0.8.8. and how she hopes to improve our school. Her response was a logical yet simple one. 'It is important to me to be proactive and antici- pate challenges before they arise." In what was one of her. if not the. strongest quota- tions she states, ”Since we all live with the solutions then we might as well decide togeth- er what they are.‘ Ms. Madigan most definitely has a clear grasp on her responsibilities and knows how to proceed positively into the future. Not only have we all taken an instant liking to her, but she has » also taken an immediate fondness to the school. As she says amicably. 'I haven't been here for that long. but during the ;. small duration. I love it." she says with a big grin on her face. "We have a great student body at 8.0.8.8.. and the staff are phenomenal." ‘ To conclude. Ms. Madigan says enthusiastically. "l'm here to serve the staff. l'm here to serve the students. l‘m here to serve the parents." You can almost see the twinkle in her eyes. To have a VP. with such spirit and optimistic views pres- ent at our school is certainly a promising asset to 8.0.8.8. and to everyone involved. by Dana Kenedy and MacKenzie Gott I]- ILA.-- Il- BACK IO BASICS Rm Rom Gama: lliwitboeauoo flit-Mot soss says Question: What is your opin- ion of high school from a Grade 9's point of view? 803881: a