Students brought in 450 pairs of new socks for the Mission and Homeless of Ottawa—far greater than the number expected. On Friday, December 11th, an old-time Sock Hop Dance Party was held in the gym as a reward for the school's generosity. Presentations to each class by a staff member from the Ottawa Mission took place Tuesday, December 1st and Wednesday the 2nd to kick off Putman's first Sock Campaign for the Mission and Homeless of Ottawa. >See pictures of Sock Hop for Socks
Students' Council gets taste of real-life politics
Pumpkin Carving and Costumes make Halloween a truly spooky time at Putman
Every year, Students' Council sponsors a dance in the gym on the last Friday before Halloween. In addition to dance activities, Students' Council also sponsored a pumpkin carving contest. Student representatives from every grade met in the science lab during noon break to design and carve pumpkins that will be displayed on the stage during the dance. Organizer Mrs. Soffer, who bought the pumpkins and set up the carving sessions, put LED lights inside the Jack O'Lanterns for a truly spooky effect
>Click on the pumpkin to see more Halloween pictures
High voter turnout reflects tremendous school spirit as new Students' Council elected
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008—Over 90 percent of Putman's students turned out to the polls yesterday to vote for this school year's Students' Council Executive.
Organizers saw this as more proof that "Putman has spirit," as the elections coincided with the annual fall team-building spirit week that culminated with Survivor Day on Friday, September 18th.
Using ballot boxes and voter screens provided by Elections Canada, Putman students crowded into the front entry to cast their ballots on Thursday, September 17th. As well, a special election edition flyer, featuring candidates' pictures, was distributed school-wide.
The campaign geared up for another school year when a call for candidates was made at an assembly on Wednesday, September 10th. Organizers Mrs. Soffer and Mr. Fraser told students that this year's Executive would consist of one president and three vice-presidents—from grades 6, 7 and 8 respectively.
Eighteen candidates submitted nomination papers and delivered speeches to a packed gymnasium on Monday, September 14th. That also marked the kickoff to Survivor Day Spirit Week.
Principal Brent Smith praised student candidates for their courage in being able to get up and speak in front of fellow students. "It takes a lot of guts to stand up here," he said. Students encouraged their peers by cheering and clapping as the future school leaders spoke.
Successful candidates were announced at the Survivor Day closing ceremonies Friday afternoon. Paige Lajeunesse is J.H. Putman's new President. She will chair weekly Council meetings, along with three new Vice-Presidents Tori Hendrycks (grade 6), Alexa Livingstone (grade 7) and Julian Parker (grade 8).
The first order of business at the inaugural meeting next week will be to choose a Secretary and Treasurer. That will also be the first time this year that two representatives from each of Putman's 10 homeroom classes will meet with the newly elected Executive. As well, any students, whether elected or not, are encouraged to attend Students' Council meetings. Many of those will head committees as Members at Large.
The following students ran for Executive positions:
Grade 6 Vice-President: Mackenzie Breeze Bone, Tori Hendrycks, Sydney Logan, Maryam Nour, Brenden Osborne and Alannah Yazbeck
Grade 7 Vice-President: Andrew Guertsman and Alexa Livingstone
Grade 8 Vice-President: Rebecca Drolet, Julian Parker, Jessica Saulnier-Porter and Katie Zwierzchowski
President: Emily Ford, Fiona Kenney & Kennedy Upton, Shannon Kuehn, Paige Lajeunesse and Ashton MacIsaac.
>Read more about our annual Survivor Day spirit day and see pictures
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Students’ Council received this certificate in appreciation of its sponsorship of Pennies for Portions, a campaign to raise money for food for the needy in the Ottawa area during the holiday season.
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