Northern Secondary School has once again received the United Way Spirit Award for exceptional fund raising in the 2012 campaign. Northern, the historic and rather Gothic-looking high school at Mt Pleasant Rd and Broadway Ave. is always a busy place. This summer it was used to shoot scenes for the re-make of the movie Carrie, which has yet to be released. But the energetic United Way committee (inset) at Northern had even bigger things in mind as they drove their campaign to a remarkable $33,000 bonanza for the Toronto UW. This marks the second time in two years that Northern spirit has copped the Spirit award, and its the 10th time since 1996. Northern has a long record of good work in this regard, It also earned the distinction of making the best overall contribution to the United Way six times between 1979 and 1984. Northern principal Ron Felsen is rightly proud. He is quoted by MSN News Canada as follows: “Our United Way campaign has become a part of the fabric of this school. It’s become a Northern tradition.” The key to the school’s success is having a student-run committee devoted purely to holding events and drumming up school spirit for the United Way campaign. A full week is dedicated to raising funds. Every home room class also undertakes its own project to raise funds. “It isn’t a one-day campaign; we don’t just do a bake sale and move on,” Felsen said. “The committee has as much of a presence in our school as student council or the athletic council.” Felsen would seem to be a leader among principals. This year he participated (as the target) in a student pie-throwing contest to help raise funds.NSS wins United Way Spirit Award for 2012
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Northern Secondary School has once again received the United Way Spirit Award for exceptional fund raising in the 2012 campaign. Northern, the historic and rather Gothic-looking high school at Mt Pleasant Rd and Broadway Ave. is always a busy place. This summer it was used to shoot scenes for the re-make of the movie Carrie, which has yet to be released. But the energetic United Way committee (inset) at Northern had even bigger things in mind as they drove their campaign to a remarkable $33,000 bonanza for the Toronto UW. This marks the second time in two years that Northern spirit has copped the Spirit award, and its the 10th time since 1996. Northern has a long record of good work in this regard, It also earned the distinction of making the best overall contribution to the United Way six times between 1979 and 1984. Northern principal Ron Felsen is rightly proud. He is quoted by MSN News Canada as follows: “Our United Way campaign has become a part of the fabric of this school. It’s become a Northern tradition.” The key to the school’s success is having a student-run committee devoted purely to holding events and drumming up school spirit for the United Way campaign. A full week is dedicated to raising funds. Every home room class also undertakes its own project to raise funds. “It isn’t a one-day campaign; we don’t just do a bake sale and move on,” Felsen said. “The committee has as much of a presence in our school as student council or the athletic council.” Felsen would seem to be a leader among principals. This year he participated (as the target) in a student pie-throwing contest to help raise funds.