Hey Mac! Transgender Awareness Week occurs each year between November 13-19 with the goal of helping increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. Throughout the week, transgender people and their allies take action to educate the public about who transgender people are, while sharing experiences and increasing advocacy around issues of discrimination and violence that affect the community. Transgender Awareness week falls right before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20 which is an annual observance that honors transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of transphobic violence that year.

Gardening Club is having its monthly fundraiser for more picnic tables for our school's back gardens for all to enjoy. Our sale is November 11th-14th, 2024 in the school store before school, lunch time and after school. Thank you all for supporting our initiatives.

October was a vibrant month for SAC and the Mackenzie community, brimming with spirit, culture, delicious food and giving back. We kicked off the month with our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, successfully supporting the North York Harvest Food Bank. Special congratulations to Ms. Spiliopoulous' class for bringing in the most donations and earning a pizza party 🍕🥳!
In recognition of World Mental Health Day, our Equity Reps raised awareness about mental health challenges in hopes of reducing stigma ❤️🩹🧘💚🫂. As the weather cooled, our Spirit Reps hosted a morning hot chocolate sale, warming hearts and boosting morale throughout the Mackenzie community ☕🤎.
To celebrate the Spooky Season, SAC organized a fun Candygram sale 🍬🏷️ . A highlight of the month was our Spirit Week, featuring daily themed outfits like Jersey Day and Twin Day. The culmination of the festivities was Mactoberfest on Halloween, which included culturally diverse food sales by various clubs, a spooky photo booth, thrilling stage show, and even an inflatable adventure ✨🎤📸🎆
Thank you to everyone who participated in our initiatives and helped contribute to the vibrancy of the school community in October! 🍂☕️🍁🎃
Your Student Council 💌🦁

Hey Mac! Transgender Awareness Week occurs each year between November 13-19 with the goal of helping increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. Throughout the week, transgender people and their allies take action to educate the public about who transgender people are, while sharing experiences and increasing advocacy around issues of discrimination and violence that affect the community. Transgender Awareness week falls right before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20 which is an annual observance that honors transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of transphobic violence that year.

October was a vibrant month for SAC and the Mackenzie community, brimming with spirit, culture, delicious food and giving back. We kicked off the month with our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, successfully supporting the North York Harvest Food Bank. Special congratulations to Ms. Spiliopoulous' class for bringing in the most donations and earning a pizza party 🍕🥳!
In recognition of World Mental Health Day, our Equity Reps raised awareness about mental health challenges in hopes of reducing stigma ❤️🩹🧘💚🫂. As the weather cooled, our Spirit Reps hosted a morning hot chocolate sale, warming hearts and boosting morale throughout the Mackenzie community ☕🤎.
To celebrate the Spooky Season, SAC organized a fun Candygram sale 🍬🏷️ . A highlight of the month was our Spirit Week, featuring daily themed outfits like Jersey Day and Twin Day. The culmination of the festivities was Mactoberfest on Halloween, which included culturally diverse food sales by various clubs, a spooky photo booth, thrilling stage show, and even an inflatable adventure ✨🎤📸🎆
Thank you to everyone who participated in our initiatives and helped contribute to the vibrancy of the school community in October! 🍂☕️🍁🎃
Your Student Council 💌🦁

September was an exciting and eventful month for the student council as we kicked off the school year with several key activities aimed at fostering school spirit and community engagement. Our first major excitement of the year was welcoming everyone back on the first day of school. We were so happy to see new and old faces alike, setting such a positive tone for the year ahead.
Grade 9 Day followed shortly after, and it was a blast! Student Council organized a fun icebreaker-filled day out on the field with activities to help the new high schoolers get to know one another and feel more comfortable here at Mac!
Later in the month, SAC took on the task of painting the bulletin boards, a creative initiative that allowed us to refresh the details of our hallway! On these bulletin boards, we cannot wait to highlight school pride and share important messages.
To honour National Day of Reconciliation, we hosted Orange Shirt Day and our equity representatives screened the movie Beans, facilitating important conversations around reconciliation and the experiences of Indigenous peoples.
It was a month full of collaboration, creativity, and community building! Thank you for everything and we cannot wait to share more of SAC’s plans for the month ahead… Stay tuned by following our Instagram @wlmac.sac and follow the Lyon’s life on @wlmac.lyon. Feel free to reach out with questions or suggestions– SAC serve YOU!
With love,
Your Student Council

HEYY MAC!!! Get ready because it's SAC’s last spirit event of the year 💔‼️
On Monday. it’s decades day and we will be hosting Name That Song in the caf! There will be multiple winners and they will each get a voucher for a free ice cream on carnival day! 👯️🪩🎵
Tuesday is BBQ dads vs soccer moms, a food day in the caf and a dodgeball game in the gym at lunch! 🍗⚽️
Next, Wednesday is school merch/colours (blue, white, gold) day and lip dub during second period! 💙💛🎤
On Thursday it’s grade wars, so gr9 wear orange, gr10 wear green, gr11 wear blue, gr12 wear red/pink, and our extended lunch carnival day takes place (see below for the carnival map)!
Finally, Friday is skaters vs surfers and we will be giving out free freezies in the school store! 🛹🏄🥶

Hey MAC!
Get excited for the Art Council's Arts and Culture Showcase on May 7th! There will be food tastings from 6:15-7:00pm and the show will be from 7:00-9:00pm.
Auditions for the showcase are April 10-12 in the music and dance rooms.
To sign up for dance/drama auditions use this link .
To sign up for music auditions use this link.
To showcase your artwork: bring it to Mr. Noestheden or Ms. Cohen by April 19th
The FIRST ever Culture Fashion show is also happening during the showcase! If you are interested in being a part of it, please come to the dance studio Thursday, March 28 at lunch for a short meeting.

HEY MAC!
Want to show off your amazing talents and have the chance to win a prize? Well you're in luck because MAC's Got Talent is back!
Whether you're a singing sensation, a dancing diva, a comedy king/queen, a magic maestro, or have any other incredible talent up your sleeve, we want to see it! This is your chance to step into the spotlight and let your skills dazzle the crowd.
Please fill out this form by March 5. Auditions will be held Wednesday, March 6, afterschool in the caf. Bring your A-game and prepare to wow our judges with your talent.
Can't wait to see what you've got!