About the Student Senate
The Student Senate is the official committee representing secondary students’ views to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
It is composed of one Student Senator per secondary school and is chaired by the Student Trustees. Student Senators and Student Trustees each serve a one-year term. Student Trustees gather feedback from Student Senators to bring to the board and communicate updates to the student body at-large through the Student Senate.
What the Student Senate Does
The Student Senate meets once a month to discuss key issues. Oftentimes, board staff attend meetings to receive feedback directly from students. Student Senators also have the opportunity to attend OCDSB Committee meetings (Committee of the Whole, Special Education Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee on Equity, Advisory Committee on the Arts, Indigenous Education Advisory Council, Audit Committee) to provide additional student voice at the board level.
Schools must complete their Student Senator election or appointment process for the upcoming school year by May 31st. Typically, Student Senators also serve on their school’s student council. Students interested in becoming a Student Senator should contact their student council, student council teacher-supervisor, or school administration. For more information, refer to Policy P.113.GOV: Student Senate.
Members of the Student Senate
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School Name
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Student Senator Name
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A.Y. Jackson Secondary School
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Masoud Karimi
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Bell High School
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Laura Wang
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Brookfield High School
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Emmanuel Edelifo
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Cairine Wilson
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Brooke Colman
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Canterbury High School
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Tracy Li
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Colonel By
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Kake Jin
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Earl of March SS
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Marwan Bakr
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Glebe Collegiate Institute
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Sarah Brooks
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Gloucester High School
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Nadiya Ariaratnam
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John MCCrae
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Alejandro Giggey
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Lisgar CI
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Olivia Simms
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Longfields Davidson Heights
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Ishti Hossain
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Merivale HS
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Molly DeBat
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Nepean HS
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Noiya Katell
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OCV Secondary
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Joshua Gertsolf
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Osgoode Township HS
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Jenna Baker
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Ottawa Tech
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Kieran McMillan
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Ridgemont High School
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Nour Kaddoura
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Sir Robert Borden HS
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Maxwell Forzley
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School
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Samantha Presseault
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South Carleton H.S.
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Amal Abed
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West Carleton Secondary School
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Hady Ibrahim
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Woodroffe
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Nasra Aden
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Student Trustee
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Chales Chen
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Student Trustee
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Joy Liu
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