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PQEfECT OQGANIZATION
The Prefecl Orsanizalton. one of lhe moj)l valuable and vistble orsa- ntzaltons in lhe school. had il's besm- ninss m 1969 when vtce-pnncipal Keilh Baker piCked lwenly-rive hish-profile sludenl.s lo form a 8roup lo aid ad- mintslralion in lhe superviston of slu- denl acliviltes. The rirsl leader of lhis sroup \):'hich \X1aS Lhe forerunner of lhe Prekxl.s. was sludenl 6Lu Homulh.
osnizable and hishly visible. They musl always IX'ear Lheir sweaters on duly.
The mosl imporlanl fealure of Lhe Prefecl orsanizalion is il.s diversi!J of membership. or course Lhe members musl be reliable sentor sludenl.s. buL Lhey come from every comer of Lhe school. from every level of academic slrea mins and backsround. The selec- Lion process is Lhoroush and relies on inpul from slaff. presenl Prefecl.s. adminislralion and lhe slaff advisors lo lhe Prefecl.s. Over lhe years. nu- merous olher schools in he province have sludted lhe C.C.I. systembefore crealms a Prefecl systemo f lheir own.
for Lhe mosl parl. Lhe Prefecl.s are
and olher various aclivilies. They also palrol Lhe halls and cafeteria durins school hours and are senerally avatl- able in olher capacilies.
In addilion lo havin8 lheir o~'n com- monroom.LheyholdaChriLmassemi- formal and a special funclion al Lhe end of Lhe school year which have al- ways been quite nolable evenl.s. An intereslins poinl of Lrivia resardin8 Lhe Prefecls is lhal one of lhe Collins- wood McLeod families has been very senerous wilh ils supporl of Lhe Pre- feel orsanizalion in Lhal il has provided four of Lhe Head Prefecls. spannins a lime frame from 1971-72 lo 1992-93.
In May of each year: Lhe seleclion
In early 1970. al a resular slafl' meel-
ins. Mr Baker asked tf any slaff mem-
ber would lake on lhe lask of slaff
advtsor lo lhis 8roup. A neiX' member
of Lhe sla[ Dave Chandler: volunteered
because he had had some expenence
wilh such a sroup in a previous school.
from lhts lime. lhe Prckxl.s and Mr. self-sovemins. They create Lheir own process lakes place fOr lhe nexl Chandler have been mseparable. For
Lhe lasl few years. Mr J. 6neyd has
lent hts asstslance in an advisory ca-
pacily as well.
Durin8 one of Lhe maJOr expansions
of lhe school. Principal Giller made
Lhe fOrmer slaff room available for Lhem
lo use. IL was decided lo provide
dislinclively-coloured sweaters lo each school in seneral. such as parenl Prefecl tn order lo be inslantJy rec- nisht.s. career days. reunions. auclions
by: Marian Russell
rosters o f duly and decide amonssl Lhemselves how lo handle lheir dulies and silualions which arise. The slaff ad- visors supervise. liaison wilh aclivilies. Their dulies are mainly of a supervi- sory capacily. assislins slaff and ad- minislralion al dances and spectal evenl.s of lhe 6Ludenl Council or Lhe
school year 6ludenls wail in sreal an- licipallon and excitemenl lo hear lheir names selected fOr lhe honour and presLise associated wilh belonsins Lo Lhis invaluable orsanizalion.