SAC ELECTIONS 2018-2019

Hinting at the close of this school year, elections for the 2018-2019 Student Activity Council (SAC) began early May. This year’s election faced several changes after amendments were made to the SAC Constitution earlier this year. A major change was in what positions were to be elected by students and what positions were to be appointed by SAC. In this year’s election, seven positions were elected by the student body, and the remaining seven were chosen by the newly elected SAC members. The SAC members for the 2018-2019 year are as follows.

Elected:

President: Areez Khaki

Vice President: Frank Hong

Athletic Convenor: Michelle Mackie

Social Convenor: Sumaya Mohammed

Grad Convenor: Hafsa Habeebuddin

Special Events Convenor: Zimman Yousuf

Spirit Convenor: Nithya Uthayakumar

Selected:

Chairperson: Mohammed Aldawagreh

Communications Coordinator: Gracelyn Shi

Secretary: Samia Ahmed

External Affairs Convenor: Dawood Khokhar

Clubs Convenor: Jessica Guo

Social Justice & Equity Convenor: Edith Nyameke

Treasurer: Akeel Samji

Prior to running, all potential candidates were required to attend a mandatory information session, which was hosted after school in the library on 11 April 2018.

For those who decided to run for an elected position, Sspeeches for elected positions were held in the cafeteria on 7 May 2018\. It was mandatory for all Grade 9 to Grade 11 students to attend. For the presidential candidates, there was one extra step in the process: taking part in a presidential debate. The debate took place after school on 2 May 2018, and the presidential candidates, Areez Khaki, Nelson Lee, and Helen Chen, answered questions from the audience. 

The voting period lasted from 8:15 am on 7 May 2018 to 3:15 pm on 10 May 2018, and students could vote online through a website as well as on a paper ballot. Results for the elected positions were released on 10 May 2018.

The winning candidate, now the 2018-2019 SAC President, Areez Khaki, commented, “I can’t wait to work with each and every one of the SAC members to make our school a better place and to redefine the Garneau experience.”

For the appointed positions, the process involved an open application followed by an interview conducted by the elected SAC members. These candidates were then voted on by the newly-elected SAC members, with the candidate with the most votes being selected. 

Prior to running,  all potential candidates were required to attend a mandatory information session, which was hosted after school in the library on 11 April 2018\.

A presidential debate took place after school on 2 May 2018, where presidential candidates answered questions from the audience. The candidates were Areez Khaki, Nelson Lee, and Helen Chen. 

The winning candidate, now the 2018-2019 SAC President, Areez Khaki, commented, “I can’t wait to work with each and every one of the SAC members to make our school a better place and to redefine the Garneau experience.”

Samuel Alexander, one of the SAC staff advisors, said, “Please take the time to congratulate the successful candidates as well as, if you know any friends who applied, express appreciation to the candidates who offered their time and energy to serve the Student Body next year.”

In addition to the current positions in SAC, there will be new positions open next year. These include grade representatives and possiblye student ambassadors. Students will be able to apply to them starting next September.