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,