A member of our MCHS 60s Reunion organizing committee has remarked: “Now it had been established that we have a dress code. “BUT…….it seems to have concerned a few. “In retrospect dress code was perhaps not necessarily the best term. After all it is a high school reunion. Not a return to high school. “I […]
Updates: A Jan. 29, 2016 Guardian article is entitled: “Was there ever a time when so few people controlled so much wealth?” An April 5, 2016 Foreign Policy article is entitled: “Taxpayers of the World, Unite! The Panama Papers confirm that the world’s elite cheat, lie, and steal. Will the masses finally do something about […]
Update A member of our MCHS 60s Reunion organizing committee has remarked: “Now it had been established that we have a dress code. “BUT…….it seems to have concerned a few. “In retrospect dress code was perhaps not necessarily the best term. After all it is a high school reunion. Not a return to high school. […]
I have an interest in storytelling – including in the context in which it can potentially find a place at the MCHS 2015 reunion. We’ve briefly referred to storytelling, as it relates to the MCHS 2015 reunion, at recent posts: Discussion continues regarding DJ vs MC question, live music, and projected attendance at MCHS 2015 […]
In a previous post, I’ve shared views from Speaker #7 concerning the DJ vs MC question. Stephanie Shaar (Speaker #7) has mentioned that it’s just as well to mention her by name, as it makes it easier to keep track of who said what when you have a name rather than a number. I sometimes […]
The source for the cartoon is an earlier post: Timely cartoon – on the topic of High School Reunions I’m currently working on the FAQ for the MCHS 2015 menu for the re-configured Preserved Stories website. The draft of the FAQ can be accessed here. What’s a good answer to the question, “What’s in it […]
Update For an update on the site re-configuration, click here. [End of update] We are re-designing our website to make it easier for potential MCHS 2015 attendees to find their way – quickly and easily – to relevant information about the 1960s reunion that is taking place at Old Mill, Toronto on Oct. 17, […]
I have discussed the Jan. 15, 2015 Review of the Toronto District School Board in previous posts. You can access the review here: Review of the Toronto District School Board Previous posts include: “Trustees mistrusted within schools”: TDSB governance review – Jan. 15, 2015 CBC article Message from Trustee Pamela Gough regarding Jan. 15, 2015 […]
At a previous post, we’ve outlined the discussion at hand: DJ or Master of Ceremonies? That’s a key question for the MCHS 60s Reunion & Celebration of the 60s organizing committee By way of highlights, these are the initial points that have been made: Speaker #1 Instead of a DJ, the thought was that a […]
The following message is from Trustee Gough’s office: Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Yesterday, the Minister of Education announced the report of education consultant Margaret Wilson, who had been instructed to investigate problems in governance and administration at the TDSB. I am enclosing the link to this report below. I would like to […]