The President's Message
(Student
Council Pictures)
Greetings! As Student Council President of St. James Catholic
High School and on behalf of the other members of the Student
Council Executive, I would like to extend a huge welcome
to you, dear website visitor. Whether you are a student
at St. James, a future student of St. James, a parent, a
member of the Guleph community, a random Google-searcher,
or a ninja, you've officially become an honourary member
of the St. James family!
And what a family it is! This year St. James is a home-away-from-home
to over 1100 students, and the Student Council is proud
to represent them and enhance their school experience by
planning a whole bunch of great events. We've planned out
the yearly staples: BBQs, 2 Dances, Semi Formal, Halloween
activities, Christmas activities, Jamean Idol, Movie nights,
Valentines sales and fundraisers etc. However, we've also
added some new stuff that St. James has never done before:
Guitar hero week, a Stuff Exchange, and we’re hammering
out some long overdue amendments to the St. James Constitution.
Our Arts and Athletic Councils have also been working hard
on events so head-implodingly awesome that the earth will
tremble in sheer awe. They have been planning the Arts Symposium,
setting up an improvteam, working on the Night of One Act
Plays, helping out with our major school production this
year (Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew), organizing the
Terry Fox Run, helping out with our many sports teams and
clubs, setting up our provincially-renowned intramural program,
and more! With opportunities like these, you can't afford
NOT to get involved in some aspect of the school community.
The philosophy of St. James as found in the Constitution
is to ..."educate all students in a setting …which
nurtures a commitment to live the love of God by love for
each other". Let's live that love for God and each
other by helping out, getting involved and showing school
spirit in the St. James community. Show some Lion Pride;
let's make this year LEGENDARY!
Michael Black
St. James C.H.S. President 2008/2009
Guitar Hero Week: Nov 17 – 21:
ARE YOU READY TO ROCK!? Well that brush up on your Guitar Hero skills and come to this brand spankin’ new lunchtime event all week. Maybe YOU could win some great ActiVision prizes and be crowned St. James’ new Guitar hero!12 Days of Christmas:
Dec 3 – 19 Student Council is spreading some festive holiday cheer by once again putting on our Twelve Days of Christmas event, which boasts an event each day starting on December 3rd and leads up to the last day of classes before Christmas, the 19th. Whether you do our door decorating contest, Christmas quiz, carol competitions or Tree-cher challenge, this is a great, easy and fun way to get involved. Everybody now! “Dashing through the snow…
”Semi Formal: Dec 4Guelph’s Italian Canadian Club will once again host our Semi-Formal, a great night of delicious food, great friends, lots of dancing, and fun! All grades are invited and encouraged to get a ticket, put together a table with their friends, and come on out. Tickets will be sold the week of Nov 17-21, and tickets will be sold to ONLY Grade 12 on Monday, ONLY Grade 11 on Tuesday, ONLY Grade 10 on Wednesday, ONLY Grade 9 on Thursday, and to all grades on Friday. Tickets are limited and we always sell out, so make sure to get yours as early as possible. Stay tuned to announcements for the theme and for more details.
