Here is a list of all the fabulous and fascinating clubs and activites offered at General Amherst





If you are interested in joining one of the mentioned school clubs/ groups, contact either the teacher in charge or club head for more information

Athletic Union (A.P.E.S.)



A.P.E.S plan and organize events at the school, such as dodge ball and homecoming.
You can learn how to be a leader in the recreation community.



Geography Club



Interested? Ask Mr. Sacilotto for details!


Interact Club



The Interact club organizes bake sales and jelly bean counts and donates all proceeds to organizations such as the Covenant House, to help build wells in Africa and several other organizations.


Jazz Band Club



Is all about getting together to share and play music. They mostly work together on playing classic and contemporary jazz songs.


Junior Math Club



For details about the club ask Mrs. Gagnier!


GPP3O LEADERSHIP AND PEER SUPPORT: Admission for this course is limited. Students must complete an application form and a personal interview. Students are then contacted by a counsellor regarding admission. This course prepares and motivates students to provide leadership and assistance to others in their schools and communities. Students will develop skills in communication, interpersonal relations, coaching, leadership, teamwork, and conflict management, and apply them in roles such as tutoring, mentoring, and student council involvement. They will also learn the value and complexity of social diversity, while acquiring an appreciation of the importance of contributing to their communities and helping others throughout their lives.


2005 - 2006 Activities:

Ninerpalooza - Fun and games to greet the new grade nines.

Courtyard Clean Up

Paddycake Breakfast - Served fruit, muffins, pancakes and juice to residents of Victoria Manor.

Winter Carnival - Assisted grade 5 class at Malden Central School learning about French culture through games and activities.
The apple walk. The candy chest.
Halloween Safety Party - Grade 4 students from Amherstburg Public School enjoyed treats and games while learning how to be safe on Halloween with the help of Constable Lovell of Amherstburg Police Services.

Halloween Bingo - At Richmond Terrace Nursing Home was an entertaining evening for the residents.

Camp Henry

Christmas Lunch
Concert for Coats - 84 coats collected for kids at inner city schools.

Mentoring - Four sessions were held through the semester.

Health Link - Connected with the Eat Smart Program. Many agencies came to the Health Fair held in the cafeteria. Meetings were conducted with the Public Health nurse to motivate and improve student health.


Music Council



The Music council in composed of the school band’s key members and exists to organize events and fund-raisers for the good of all band members. The Music council meets wherever they are needed and acts on behalf of the band members to ensure they get what they deserve.


Prom Committee




The Prom Committee works hard to plan and organize prom, so that everyone can have a good time, great memories and an amazing way to end highschool. In order to make prom the best it can be, everyone must equally participate and put forth their best effort. New ideas are always encourage in order to create fresh, unique fundraisers.

Prom Head: Annette Sak See Mr. Sacilotto for details.




Radio Club:


Monday
- Josh Gaudette
- Emily D'Aloisio

Tuesday
- Jake Simpkins
- Danielle Bastien

Wednesday
- Sean Robinson
- Brett Hedges

Thursday
- Lauren Hedges
- Brandon Deline

Friday
- Katie DeLuca
- Katie Dupont

Producer
- Caitlynn Gray

Video
- Danielle Bastien

Sign
- Shaun Ronson
- Chris Bassett

Teacher Rep
- Mr. Digou

School Play

This years school show will be "The King and I", auditions have been held already.




"The Wizard of Oz" was 2007's G.A.H.S school show.
Directed by: Mrs. Booth, Mrs. Leskiw as the vocal director and Mr. Shaw as the band director.

Meagan Hope starred as Dorothy, a little girl from Kansas who is twirled by a tornado to Munchkinland. Humerous adventures occur and Dorothy makes many new friends. In Munchkinland she encounters, Elyse Booth, the Sorceress from the North and the Munchkins. Later, she is joined by Tristan Domay, the scarecrow; Carson Buchanan, the tinman; and Matt Dupuis, the cowardly lion. The great Oz himself is played by James Oullette who challenges Dorothy and her new friends to kill the wicked witch, played by Courtney Smith, before he will grant their wishes.



Semi-Formal Committee



Semi-Formal Committee raises funds through matchmaker and other small events to put on a fun dinner and dance, where everyone dresses up.


Student Council



Student Council has done many things in the past year with planning the cancer walk-a-thon, Hush day, school dances, spirit days, and much, much more. They continue to be a strong force of motivation in the school. Concerns and interests can be relayed to Mrs. Gibbons, or Mrs. Coulson.

Exuctive:
-Prime Minister Blair Connelly
-Deputy Prime Minsiter Katie Deluca
-Junior Prime Minister Scott Sanger
-Junior Deputy Prime Minister Josh Buller
-Minister of Athletics Meaghan Marton
-Minister of Arts Danielle Buller
-Minister of Finance Cody Mendler
-Minister of Internal Affairs Lindsay Turner
-Minister of External Affairs Nicole Beneteau
-Minister of Marketing Meredith Sanger
-Council Administrator Spencer Percy
-Activities Administrator Brett Hedges

Assembly:
Grade 9
-Alex Leroux
-Michael West

Grade 10
-Paisley Bartlam
-Katie Brasset
-Nick Jones
-Rebecca Pillon
-Katie Sheperd
-Katie Lynn Zeufle

Grade 11
-Angie Desaunliers
-Rachal Durocher
-Mackenzie Kovaliv
-Allison Sprague

Grade 12
-Katie Dupont
-Jenna Frye
-Kaleigh Reid
-Talya Tovar

Events:
Sept 22 nd-Oct 1 st - Pledging for Cancer Walkathon
Oct 1 st - All pledge sheets need to be in
Friday Oct 2 nd - Walk period 4
Oct 16 th - Pep rally 12:00pm, Homecoming game 1:30pm, dance


Student Activist Team



S.A.T is responsible for many of the most globally conscious activities in the school. They opened the year up with a Coats-4-kids drive to help kids who can’t afford to keep warm in the winter. Next they organized Operation: Christmas Child to ensure that children around the world and right here have a Christmas they will remember. They sold “Make Poverty History” bracelets to raise money and helped hand out food to the needy at the Food Fellowship Mission. Interested? Ms. Mallet can help!

Tech Support



The Tech Support team is a team of students who are involved in getting sound and audio visual aspects ready for school events. They work homecoming, school play, basketball games, rock shows and other events where the school is in need for sound help. Despite minor setbacks with this system they still pull through by providing the best sound to our school. The team hopes to have a new system before the end of the year. If you're interested in joining; headquarters are located in room 116A. Requirements are to have previously taken communications technology and have your safety sheet signed by Mr Clarke or approval for equipment use. Teacher in charge of this is Mr. Clarke.


For Yearbook 2008-2009

Yearbook committee is the team that puts together the yearbook every year.Headed by Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Anathamoorthy, you get to come together to document all of the things that happen in the school year, so that they have the memories for the rest of their lives. Members are there to see events as they happen, and it is an excellent way to get to know new people and get involved in the school. Things that would help you:

1. Communications Technology (mostly desgin and photoshop)
2. Art (too coordinate the overall yearbook design)
3. Most importantly, be dedicated worker who is going to
sacrifice their time for this, and coordinate how most of the
text is going to look. Strong English skills are imperative,
as is creativity.

Spirit Club!



We organize spirit weeks, dress up days, Hotty Helper days and much more! We show how much spirit Amherst has! If you want to get involved in school, this is the club to join!
Club Heads:
Jessica Bondy
Emily D'Aloisio
Mariah Thomas