David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute
| David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute | |
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| Address | |
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2740 Lawrence Avenue East , , M1P 2S7 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary |
| Founded | September 2 1958 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Superintendent | Kerry-Lynn Stadnyk |
| Area trustee | Scott Harrison |
| School number | 903590 |
| President | Tushar Chadha |
| Principal | Trina Wood |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1390 (2003-2004) |
| Colour(s) | Red, black and white |
| Team name | Thomson Titans |
| Website | http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/dmthomson/ |
| Last updated: May 19, 2006 | |
David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute is an English-language high school located in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
School History
Opened on September 2, 1958, this school is located in the heart of historical Scarborough. Named after Scarborough's first white settlers, David and Mary Thomson. They were pioneers, who had a large family, and remains are found in the close-by Thomson Park. The land David and Mary Thomson is located on is owned by ansestors of the Thomson family.
Courses Offered
David and Mary Thomson C.I is located in Toronto, where a predominantly business-oriented sector is located. Therefore, Thomson has a wide variety of business courses. As well as business, social sciences, and science are also offered.
Sports
David and Mary Thomson have a very active athletic program. Led by Thomson's Athletic Council, Thomson's best athletic endeavour is rubgy.
Teachers
Thomson has some great teachers.
- English Dep't Head: Mr. Parise
- Math Dep't Head: Mr. Savage
- Science Dep't Head: Ms. Vander Meij
- Physical Education Dep't Head: Mr. Winter
- Business Dep't Head: Mr. Fiore
- History and Social Science Dep't Head: Mr. McKibbin
- Design and Art Dep't Head: Mr. Wilson/Mr. Gamula
- Music Dep't Head: Mr. Brown
- Drama Dep't Head: Mr. McPhadden
- Modern's Dept Head: Ms. Jessop
DMT Student Council
Like many high schools, David & Mary Thomson has a student council. The SAC is in charge of all administative duties of the school, as well as promoting school spirit.
The current Student Council is as follows:
- President: Dylan Bradbury
- Vice President: Asmita Persuad
- Social Convenor: Jennifer Khoury
- Treasurer: Samia Rahman
- Secretary: Shahnaz Bhayani
- Grade 12 Representative: Geeth Munthu
- Grade 11 Representative: ???
- Grade 10 Representative: Caitlin ???
- Communications Officer: Humaira Saleem
- Honourary Members: TBD
- Teacher Advisors: Ms. Anklesaria and Mr. Wilson
2006-2007 Student Council Election
On Friday May, 26, 2006, the David and Mary Thomson SAC, held their general election. Dylan Bradbury, the former Prefect and honourary member of the SAC, was elected as the President of the Student Council, with his influential speech. Dylan, chosing not to use posters, unlike his opponent Sarah who advertised with her "Reason 3056 to vote for Sarah: Because she cares" posters.
Dylan, instead of advertising through posters, campaigned by talking to students, asking students what they wanted. As well as his great campaign tactics, he used a great speech to win over the students' hearts. During his speech he appeared confident and well-rehearsed. In his speech talked about how a Student Council President should be a representative of his school. He then went on to explain that as a regular guy, he would make a great president. He capped off his speech with the line about not "winning over votes for his campaign to be sucessful" but that he saw his friends that "deserved a student council president".
Historic Student Councils
| President | Tushar Chadha |
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| Vice President | Zan Rathore |
| Presidential Advisor | Nasra Aidarus |
| Social Convenor | Anil Ganesh |
| Treasurer | Sarah Ahmed |
| Secretary | Jennifer Khoury |
| Grade 12 Representative | Ravi Kumar |
| Grade 11 Representative | Asmita Persaud |
| Grade 10 Representative | Sheetal Raj |
| Communications Officer | Sana Hamid |
| Honourary Members | Sana Ahsan, Nishant Bhatt, Shahnaz Bhayani, Dylan Bradbury, Zacchaeus Chan, Deanna Lemajic, Kiran Sahota, Kayla West, Ashley Wright. |
Notes: In what possibly was the greatest campaigning in the history of David and Mary Thomson, Tushar Chadha won his presidential campaign with a memorable "I am one with you all" speech. Special mention goes out to Zan Rathore who made what could possibly be one of the most memorable speeches of all time with his "Five best presidents of all time", "Bridge building vision" and that special someone who screamed out "You're Hot" during his speech. It was a race to remember, and a year to remember as well, as President Tushar Chadha and Vice-President Zan Rathore made for a dynamic duo not only through special events during the school year, but also through their excellent second semester announcements. Special mention goes to the new adjective that Zan picked each day to tell Thomson what kind of day to have.
| President | Steven Mantifel |
|---|---|
| Vice-President | Tushar Chadha |
| Presidential Advisor | Zeina Ismail |
| Treasurer | Nasra Aidarus |
| Secretary | Andrea Huang |
| Social Convenor | Ackisha Williams |
| Grade 12 Representative | Saurabh Rustagi |
| Grade 11 Representative | George Mourgelas |
| Grade 10 Representative | Jennifer Khoury |
| Honouraries | Sarah Ahmed, Fahim Ameree, Mafaza Assan, Fotini Dimitriou, Fazim Husain, Monique Khoury, Ram Memraj |
| President | Samantha Northrup & Michelle O'Connor |
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| Vice-President | Patrick Casullo |
| Treasurer | May Liu |
| Secretary | Steven Mantifel |
| Social Convenor | Maryam Sedu |
| Grade 12 Representative | Kopika Sivapiragasam |
| Grade 11 Representative | Colin Baker |
| Grade 10 Representative | Tushar Chadha |
| Honouraries | Keshia Ali, Zeina Ismail, Nasra Aidarus, Andrea Huang, Alex Kouramanis |