Our History
A History of the NSSSA
|
Year |
President |
School |
Vice-President (Int) |
School |
VP (Ext) |
School |
Advisor Name |
| 1992 | Mark Fraser | HW | Graham Forsythe | HW | Cameron Morrison | ||
| 1993 | Tyler Hayden | PVEC | Jennifer Milbury | PA | Cameron Morrison | ||
| 1994 | Dave Brien | CPA | Seth Rose-Rudenski | QEH | John Cochrane | ||
| 1995 | Chris Webb | St.P | Renee Pelletier | CARR | John Cochrane | ||
| 1996 | Liz Dipchand | Hfx.W. | Joey Archibald(abdicated) | HaW | John Cochrane | ||
| 1997 | Darren Smith | CPA | Shelley Banks | AUB | John Cochrane | ||
| 1998 | Caleb Wheeldon | HORT | Matt Woo | AUB | John Cochrane | ||
| 1999 | Neeti Tomar | HW | Jess De Mello | CH | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2000 | Tyson R. Hubley | CPA | Joyce Silver | DHS | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2001 | Brennan Dempsey | JLI | Marc-Antoine Robertson | QEH | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2002 | Andrew Arbuckle | AMH | Laura Decker | LOCKP | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2003 | Kelsey Tonner | SJA | MacKenzie Marshall | AMH | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2004 | MacKenzie Marshall | AMH | Jill Fraser | LOCKV | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2005 | Ty Walsh | CKRH | Ian Arbuckle | AMH | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2006 | Heather MacDonald | CEC | Chris Saulnier | DHS | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2007 | Noah Logan | SJA | Shawna-Lynn Brake | SHS | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2008 | Shawna-Lynn Brake | SHS | Sam Durnford | PV | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2009 | Sam Durnford | PVEC | Matt LeMoine | CPA | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2010 | Matt LeMoine | CPA | Evan Kennedy | CEC | Lorne Abramson | ||
| 2011 | Evan Kennedy | CEC | Rebecca Jordan | BHS | Chris Gordon | SJA | Lorne Abramson |
History of the Organization
In 1986, Cameron Morrison, the Student Government Advisor at Halifax West High School, along with Andrew Demond (former president of Sights and Sounds Productions) had a vision for an organization in Nova Scotia run by students. In 1992, the N.S.S.S.A was officially registered with the "Joint Stock Companies" under the direction of Mark Fraser at Halifax West.
Through hard work and dedication the goal of a provincial conference was achieved. L.I.N.K.'92 (Leadership In Nova Scotia Kicks) was a success and 16 other conferences followed:
S.L.I.C.E. '93 (Student Leadership In Constant Evolution)
W.E.T. '94 (We Excel Together)
B.L.A.S.T. '95 (Bringing Leadership and Students Together)
F.L.Y. '96 (Finding Leadership in Yourself)
S.L.A.M. '97 (Student Leaders Achieving More)
W.I.L.D. '98 (Working to Inspire Leadership Development)
J.A.M. '99 (Journey to Achieve Motivation)
H.Y.P.E '00 (Helping Youth Positively Excel)
S.L.I.D.E. '01 (Students Leading In Diverse Environments)
S.M.A.S.H. '02 (Student Motivation Achieving Spectacular Heights)
C.O.A.S.T. '03 (Confidence in Our Actions Starting Today )
R.E.M.I.X '04 (Redirecting Energy and Motivation Into X-cellence)
J.U.M.P. ’05 (Journey to Understand My Potential)
E.D.G.E ’06, Every Day Grab an Experience)
A.G.E.N.T. ’07 (Achieving Goals & Empowering Nova Scotian Teens)
S.T.O.R.M. ’08 (Students Teachings Others to Reach and Motivate)
P.O.W.E.R. ’09 (Providing Opportunities While Encouraging Responsibility)
B.E.Y.O.N.D. '10 (Bringing Enthusiastic Youth Opportunities and New Directions.)
O.N.E '11(Offering Navigation to Empowerment)
In 2005 a provincial conference for students with special needs was introduced to the organization which is referred to as the inclusion conference. This conference was called G.O.A.L. ’05 (Great Opportunities for Achievement & Learning), and has been followed by 5 other conferences:
G.R.O.W.T.H. ’06 (Gaining Respect Openly With Thought & Happiness)
D.R.E.A.M. ’07 (Delegates Reaching for Excellence And Motivation)
F.L.I.G.H.T. ’08 (Fearless Leaders Imagining Great Heights Together)
R.E.A.C.H. ’09 (Realizing Everyone’s Abilities and Creating Harmony.)
H.A.N.D.S. '10 (Helping Adolescents Navigate their Dreams Successfully)
P.E.A.C.E. '11 (Promoting & Encouraging A Cooperative Environment).
C.O.U.R.A.G.E. '12 (Creating Oportunities to Understand the Responsibilities of Adolescents in a Growing Environment)