The 2024 Nick Awards Handed Out

 A tradition continued during Academy Award season at the EMSB. Our Nick Awards, always named after  our Director General and a spoof on the Oscars, took place on March 12 at 6000 Fielding Avenue. A good time was had by all.

The 2024 winners.

See the power point here for the categories, nominees and the winners.

Kosta Alihos, retired now from Material Resources, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from Nick Katalifos, Pela Nickoletopoulos and Jack Chadirdjian.

Mike Cohen, Brigida Sellato and Sabrina Mendaglio were the executive producers. 

Thanks to Brigida for the brilliant power point and trophies.

The 2023 Nick Awards: complete power point link, photos and a short video

 Following several years of absence due to COVID-19, the EMSB Central Head Office's answer to the Academy Awards returned to an in-person format on March 14, 2023 in the cafeteria.

We always name them after the Director General. So please see our power point presentation for the nominees and winners of the Nick Awards by clicking here.

The winners.

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Joanna Wrench

BEST ACTOR IN A  SUPPORTING ROLE

Jack Chardirdjian

BEST SCREENPLAY

Alice Cantine

SPECIAL EFFECTS

Sylvie Beaudry

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Heather Starnes

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Ann Watson

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Nick is congratulated by Pela and Jack.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Livia Nassivera and Nick congratulate Leslie Butt.

BEST DIRECTOR

Sandra Leveille

BEST PICTURE

Maria Petriello and her payroll team.

VIDEO OF JACK ACCEPTING HIS AWARD

BAKE SALE

Thanks to Emanie Arslan, Isfah Amanat and their team for the successful bake sale to benefit victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

Halloween 2018 at 6000 Fielding

Thanks to everyone for participating in our annual Halloween event.

Marlene

Winner:

Best Costume:

1^st Marlene Boudreault 

2^nd Candace Laflamme

Candace 

Best Group:

1^st Student Services

2^nd School Organization

Lew Lewis and his Student Services Dwarfs.

 

Sandra Leveille and team.

Most Original

1^st Melanie Piette

2^nd Luke Partington

Nobody does it better than Melanie!!

Luc and family.

Brigida

Andrea strays from the web.

Patricia Taylor

Benot Duheme, Lucy Roy and Evelyn Alfonsi greet all of the winners.

The 2018 Ann Marie Awards

The 2018 Ann Marie Awards at the EMSB Central Head Office on Fielding Avenue  was a splendid affair. This our traditional tongue-in-cheek version of the Academy Awards, held days before the Oscars. There was one serious piece of recognition: The Lifetime Achievement Award for Diane Longo.

You can see Brigida Sellato's magnificent PowerPoint Presentation with all of the nominees and some great special effects. Here is the link

Ann Marie Matheson and the winners.

Leslie Butt

Mel Pololos

Lucie Roy and Magdalena Sokol

Gil Abisdris

Pela Nickelotopoulos accepts on behalf of Evelyn Alfonsi.

The one and only Bruce Roberts.

Ann Watson, Diane Longo and Ann Marie Matheson.

Daniel Hogue

Benoit Duheme presents Ann Marie Matheson with Best Picture Award.

The 2016 EMSB Ann Marie Awards: Our annual spoof the Academy Awards

Bruce Roberts wins again!!!!

Every year, prior to the Academy Awards, the EMSB Central head office brings you our own rendition and names the ceremony after the sitting Director General. The 2016 Ann Maries were presented by DG Ann Marie Matherson. Thanks to my colleague Brigida Sellato for her extraordinary talents in powerpoint.

To view the entire power point and a look at the nominees, the winners and the very funny graphics please click here.

The winners and their representatives pose with Ann Marie.

Kosta reacts with shock as Brigida looks on.

Andrea thinks about the next website she will design.

Ann Marie pulled out her bow tie for the affair.

EMSB Head Office Halloween 2015 Looks Back at the 1980s

Thanks to so many of our staff for showing their Halloween spirit again this year. The Social Committee, chaired by Brigit Sellato, came up with another great theme: the 80s. Some folks were very creative. Some of those in costume were first called up to compete in a game of 1980s Jeopardy. From that group, a judging panel of the Director General, Deputies Director General and Secretary General, chose a winner. It was the Education and Technology Services "Pac Men." Thanks to Lien Nguyen for taking the photos which you can see in this link.

Next on the agenda for the Social Committee will be our annual spoof of the Academy Awards. Previously known as The Charleys, The Tonys, The Marios and The Stockers (in honour of our DG), we will be bringing you the Ann Maries.

The Social Committee makes every effort to show what great spirit we have on Fielding Avenue.

The 2015 Stocker Awards

Every year, some members of the EMSB Social Committee organize a tongue-in-cheek version of the Academy Awards. We do so on the eve of the real ceremony in Hollywood and name them in honour of our sitting Director General.  These days they are therefore known as the Stocker Awards.

Kosta Papoulias, Robert Stocker, Eddy Hong, Leslie Butt, Bruce Roberts, Joanne Bisbikos, Lew Lewis and his sweater, Livia Nassivera, Anna Villalta, Christine Denommée and Sandra Furfaro

Here are the  winners.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Leslie Butt from Financial Services
The Drop (he makes deposits  at the bank for the Board every few days)

Robert Stocker and trophy girl Carmen Ridenti present to Leslie Butt.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Christine Denommée,  Director of Human Resources
The Purge: Anarchy

Stocker, Ridenti and Christine Denommée

Best Cinematography
Annies
Anne Marie de Silva & Anna Villalta

Stocker, Villalta (minus de Silva), Ridenti and power point genius Brigit Sellato.

Best Screenplay
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Eddy Hong, Kosta Papoulias, Joe Pennimpede & David Verrillo from Information Technology Services

Half of Sabrina Mendaglio,  Stocker, Hong, Papoulias (minus camera shy Pennimpede and Verrillo).

Special Effects
Interstellar
Imma Ienaro & Sara Iatauro,  Science consultants

Stocker presents to Furfaro (accepting on behalf of her two Science consultants).

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Maggie Aboud from Financial Services (who works on many charitable causes)
The Giver

Stocker presents to Nassivera (accepting on behalf of Maggie Aboud).

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Roberts, our head office chef
Cake

Stocker and Roberts, who was nominated for four movies in the same category this year.

Best Director
Wendy Brown from the mailroom
Deliver Us "The Mail" from Evil

Stocker and Wendy Brown, who is overcome with emotion.

Best Picture
If I Stay
Lew Lewis & Aline Zerounian (both with 50 years of service)

Stocker and Lewis, who says "I will stay forever and so will my sweater."

Lifetime Achievement Award
Joanne Bisbikos
Joanne retired as Secretary General last June after an extraordinary career at the PSBGM and the EMSB.

The ageless Joanne Bisbikos gets a well deserved honour from Stocker, Ridenti, Sellato, Cohen and Mendaglio,