English Department

 

 

 

Margaret DeYoung (Department Head)

Homework Hotline Ext. 339

DeYoungM@ccrsb.ca

Voice Mail Ext. 6103


 

Cathy Hanley

Voice Mail Ext. 6104

HanleyC@ccrsb.ca

Preferred method of homework distribution: to write on board, K12 Planet.

First semester courses

Second semester courses

ECM 12

COOP 12

English 12

IB English 11

Pre-IB English 10

Publishing 12

University degrees: BPE (education), MEd

Extra-curricular activities: Debating, Yearbook

Favourite course taught during career: English

First teaching job: Taught as a resource teacher in elementary/middle school in Westville/New Glasgow/Trenton.

Random information

Birth date: May 3

Hometown: Braeshore

Favourite colour: BLACK? Is that a colour?

First car: Brown Volvo

Hobbies/Activities: golf, reading

Something students wouldn't know: 
I hitch-hiked across Canada and around Europe.

 

Chris Head

Homework Hotline Ext. 432

HeadC@ccrsb.ca

Voice Mail Ext. 6107

 

Pauline MacGillivray

Homework Hotline Ext. 622

MacGillivrayP@ccrsb.ca

Voice Mail Ext. 6187

 

Pamela "Paem" MacLean-MacKay

Voice Mail Ext. 6106

MacLeanP@ccrsb.ca

Preferred method of homework distribution: to write on board, K12 Planet.

First semester courses

Second semester courses

English 10

English 10

Pre-IB English 10

Pre-IB English 10

Journalism 12

Canadian Literature 12

University degrees: BA Hon Music (StFX)

Extra-curricular activities: Peer Drug, musicals, poetry, NRHS art book

Favourite course taught during career: Yoga 11

First teaching job: Stellarton Junior High School - teaching music grades 6-9

Random information

Birth date: November 23

Hometown: Stellarton, NS

Favourite colour: Blue

First car: 1982 Honda Civic hatchback, blue

Hobbies/Activities: reading, chauffeuring, and reading. Watching Detroit Red Wings and Hockey Night in Canada.

Something students wouldn't know: 
I have a motorcycle licence and I am a musician.

 

 

Ruth MacKay

Voice Mail Ext. 6187

MackayRC@ccrsb.ca

Preferred method of homework distribution: write on board, K12 Planet, verbal, printed handouts.

First semester courses

Second semester courses

FST 9

FST 9

ELA 9 Immersion

FST 10

ELA 10 Plus

ELA 9 Immersion

Fibre Arts 12

ELA 10 Plus

Daily Living

University degrees: BSc, BEd, MEd

Extra-curricular activities: None at present -- will offer a noon hour knitting club in second semester

Favourite course taught during career: Again with the favourites! I have benefited from everything I have taught. The Fibre Arts course has been especially rewarding because I developed it.

First teaching job: Family Studies, WPDHS, 1979

Random information

Birth date: March 6

Hometown: New Glasgow, NS

Favourite colour: I struggle with favourites as I am drawn to diversity, but "blue" if I must choose.

First car: Green Dodge - mid '80s

Hobbies/Activities: gardening, fibre arts, reading

Something students wouldn't know: 
I have edited the script for an award-winning documentary: "New Beginnings"

 

Jill Connell

Homework Hotline Ext. 266

ConnellJ@ccrsb.ca

Voice Mail Ext. 6119

 

Anna Alecce

Homework Hotline Ext. 253

AlecceA@ccrsb.ca

Voice Mail Ext. 6101

 

 

Helen Gosse

Homework Hotline Ext. 467

GosseH@ccrsb.ca

Voice Mail Ext. 6102