Student Government
North Toronto's Student Government is responsible for Student Advocacy, Semi-Formal Dances, Charity Week, School Assemblies and Club Funding. Past Student Council Presidents include: Lyndsey Gott (07/08), Bjorn Nordin (08/09), James Bok (09/10), Martin Laws (10/11), Isaac Marlow-Dilworth (11/12). The current Student Council President is Marcus Gottlieb (12/13).
Students run a "Charity Week" to raise money for a charitable foundation selected annually by all students. Money is raised through student-organized events.
| Year | Amount Raised ($CAD) | Charity |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | $40,000 | The Stephen Lewis Foundation |
| 2008-2009 | $40,000 | Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada |
| 2009-2010 | $40,000 | Not For Sale Campaign |
| 2010-2011 | $45,000 | War Child Canada |
Read more about this topic: North Toronto Collegiate Institute
Famous quotes containing the words student and/or government:
“In the student sensuality is a sluggish habit of mind.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)