About SCAA
The South Collegiate Alumni Association was founded in February 1999, with a Constitution and slate of Officers established at the first Annual Meeting in May, 1999.
The purpose of this association is to help the school maintain a high standard of excellence, through financial aid and advice, and to provide a formal structure for the ongoing development of the relationships and accomplishments of all those who have been a part of South Collegiate throughout its history.
Annual Meeting: 1st Wednesday of May
Membership Fee: $10 annually (guarantees delivery of the Newsletter)
Executive (elected for 3-year term in May 2011)
| President | Pete Telford (teacher 1978-1998) |
| Vice-president | Kelly (FitzGerald) Kleinhans (1980) |
| Secretary | Mike Bloxam (2001) |
| Treasurer | Andrea (Fewster) Manias (1970, teacher 1976-2009) |
| Director | Summer (Jones) Burton (1992) |
| Director | Knute Dohnberg (1965) |
| Director | Bob Johnston (1956) |
| Director | Dan Knight (2007) |
| Director | Carolyn MacVicar (1980) |
| Director | Sandy Ross (1979) |
| Newsletter editor | Connie (Woods) Weir (1966) |
Summary of the activities of the Association during the 2010-2011 school year:
- Organized South’s fourth Homecoming – a day which saw over 1500 alumni return to the school for a Friday night double-header football match (“under the lights”), and a social “tail-gate style” gathering on the Ramp
- Presented the South 75th Anniversary Award to staff-member Teri Levack
- Published two editions (Fall ’10 and Spring ’11) of Lions’ Pride, the alumni newsletter (each issue was post-mailed to 500 recipients, and e-mailed to 1500 recipients)
- Presented 20 graduating students with $50 awards for achieving over 90% in their graduating year (2010), as well as a $100 award to the Scholar of the Year, and a $100 award to a student for “outstanding participation in sports and extra-curricular activities”
- Established a Committee to plan and stage the 85th Reunion of South Collegiate Institute, due to be celebrated in the Spring of 2013
- Staged the 27th annual Alumni Basketball Tournament in January, 2011
- Conducted an evaluation of designs for “beautification of the South grounds”, done by Fanshawe College students from the Landscape Design program (over 150 evaluators examined 35 different designs)
- Entered an Alumni booth at South London’s Gathering on the Green (June ’10), which attracted over 100 alumni visitors and friends
- Became members of the Rattle & Hum Campaign – a campaign to raise $100 000 for upgrades and renovations to the South auditorium.
