Areez Khaki - President

In his campaign, Areez promised to introduce more events similar to pep rallies to bring students together. Areez has big plans for the upcoming semester, with intentions to revive the popular International Show, and organize a new event, Iftar Fest, where Muslim students will get to break their fasts during Ramadan with their friends.

However, Areez also has yet to accomplish key aspects of his platform. He had promised to rename the houses, alter the position of the SAC Chairperson into a “SAC Watchdog”, and increase outdoor school spirit events. All of these promises have yet to be fulfilled.

In face of the newly-revised SAC constitution, Areez successfully conducted the selection of the non-elected executive members. However, he has not established any form of a grade representative, student ambassador, or further student body representative system. Similarly, at the SAC Open Meeting earlier this year, a Junior SAC was proposed, but the idea has yet to go beyond the “idea” stage.

Frank Hong - Vice President

In his campaign, Frank promised more enjoyable events for students and a visit from the school’s namesake, Marc Garneau. This promise was fulfilled, with Marc Garneau coming to visit the school in January to run a workshop. Among his other proposals included “School-wide Olympics, more basketball and volleyball tournament[s] and movie screenings,” all of which he has yet to host. In the upcoming semester, Frank is responsible for establishing the elections committee to facilitate the selection of next year’s student council members.

Hafsa Habeeb- Grad Convener

Hafsa Habeeb’s main role as Grad Convener is to plan and organize Prom. Sales of the senior crewneck, which Hafsa herself designed, are ongoing as of the time of this writing, and other fundraising events such as the SAC Food Fiesta have been successful in raising money to reduce the ticket price of the costly event. She has already reserved the Grand Luxe as the 2019 prom venue. Plans for second semester include further fundraising initiatives more promotion for crew neck sales.

Nithya Uthayakumar- Spirit Convener

During her campaign, Nithya promised more than one pep rally and new and fun spirit week themes. Both promises have been maintained, with two pep rallies having occurred so far, and new themes like Meme Monday and Candy Cane Day introduced during the three Spirit Weeks this school year. Nithya had also promised more cafeteria events during lunch, a promise which she followed through with. In the upcoming semester, Nithya plans to organize a fun fair to create a memorable end to the year.

Akeel Samji - Treasurer

At the beginning of the year, Akeel Samji stated that he aimed to allocate money more fairly by creating a system where clubs submit requests and justifications for funds. This was necessary after he and Clubs Convenor Jessica Guo dealt with major budget cuts as SAC received around $3000 less than last year. Akeel also held club council meetings with representatives of all clubs that needed funding to address any concerns they may have had and showcase the budget distribution. Promises to not enter debt were also made and have been upheld so far.

Gracelyn Shi - Communications Coordinator

Gracelyn is responsible for ensuring that information is accessible to students about the events planned by other members of SAC through posters, videos, and a Facebook page. This year, she planned to increase video promotions, which she has done for all significant events, and plans to continue doing this semester.

Zimman Yousuf - Special Events Convener

The Special Events Convener is traditionally in charge of organizing the annual International Show, which has been cancelled this year due to problematic incidents at last year’s show. Instead, Zimman Yousuf is collaborating with the school’s Muslim Students Association to introduce an Iftar party. She has also proposed to host a multicultural month, and a possible senior trip if students are interested, though there are no concrete plans yet.

Edith Nyamekye - Social Justice Convener

Edith Nyamekye’s goal for this year was to have more visual representation and activities to raise awareness about issues the school may neglect. She fulfilled this by making ribbons and a photo booth for Orange Shirt day, decorating the cafeteria with poppies for Remembrance Day, and creating a visual memoir for those who fell in the Montreal Massacre. For second semester, Edith plans to get wristbands for students on International Women’s Day, and to collaborate with Garneau’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) for Pink Shirt Day.

Sumaya Mohammed - Social Convener

Sumaya has helped organize two dances so far, Fall Fest and Semi-Formal. In past years, one of the main student complaints about the dances was the music selection, so Sumaya promised and delivered a song request table. Another promise she made was to increase the affordability of social events, however dance ticket prices remain close to the same as last year. Sumaya is currently planning a third dance in April, the Spring Fling, but whether or not it will occur will be decided by a student vote and discussions with other SAC members.

Michelle Mackie - Athletic Convener

Michelle Mackie runs athletic events and organizes the Athletic Banquet. The first of her platform proposals, Garneau All Star Week, took place at lunch from 19 to 22 February. It was a week full of various students-versus-teachers activities in the gym. She also proposed a March Madness intramurals event, but it is unclear whether this event will be executed. A first-semester ball hockey tournament, which is expected by the constitution, did not occur. This semester, Michelle is considering charging a fee for some events to fundraise for Athletic Banquet, as well as for new sports equipment and apparel.

Jessica Guo - Clubs Convener

As Clubs Convener, Jessica Guo’s primary goal is to involve students in Garneau’s various clubs by ensuring clubs information is accessible. To do this, she created a clubs brochure, which details what the various clubs do and when they hold meetings. A full list of clubs and descriptions is available on The Reckoner site. Jessica is also responsible for coordinating with the Treasurer to generate the clubs budget, which has successfully been delivered in each semester. This year, Jessica increased the number of clubs-focused student events by hosting distinct Clubs Fairs and Unhealthy Food Sales, to help clubs with recruitment and fundraising respectively.

Dawood Khokhar- Outreach Coordinator

Dawood Khokhar is in charge of the production and sales of spirit apparel. His promises for this year’s merchandise were to have better quality sweaters for a lower price, as well as new spirit wear items such as sweatpants. MGCI hoodies have already been sold, notably at $8 more than last year. The decision regarding additional spirit wear will be made by March Break or the beginning of April. His plan for second semester is to get these items finalized and sold and to create a student council website so that students have another way to reach out to their council.

Samia Ahmed - Secretary

Working behind the front lines, Samia Ahmed takes care of the meeting agendas and keeps track of all conversation. With her overall goal this year being increasing transparency with students, she had a SAC table at lunch where students could give feedback and voice any concerns. This initiative took place for about a month and another is being planned.

Mohammad Dawaghreh - Chairperson

Mohammad Dawaghreh is the first Chairperson that was chosen by the elected SAC members. This year, the student ambassador system has yet to come into fruition despite its existence in the published constitution. This has eliminated the Chairperson’s duty to represent the President at Student Ambassador meetings.

However, his primary remaining responsibilities of ensuring that meeting minutes and agendas are available and ensuring that “a monthly report of activities and feedback for publication on the Student Council’s social media sites” remain entirely unfulfilled. Requests for comment were ignored.