News Archive

0December 20, 2011
A Letter from Leadership Council

Welcome back to school Haigers! Another exciting year has begun and it is sure to be as great as the last. Earl Haig Secondary School is truly a wonderfully well-rounded…
0December 21, 2011
Black Friday Exposes the West’s Dark Side

The identity gap between the West and everyone else has ceased to exist. How? Black Friday. On November 25, North American consumers took part in the annual tradition of going…
0May 6, 2011
Earl Haig Hosts Holland Exchange

On Tuesday October 19th, twenty-four Dutch students and two teachers arrived in Canada after a grueling nine-hour flight from Holland. As a part of their bilingual education, the students were…
0December 20, 2011
Earl Haig Sports 2011

Walking through Haig’s front hall or fishbowl, you might think that this school lives and breathes the arts. In some ways that is true, but a short walk to the…
0December 21, 2011
Eco-Education at Haig

From the beginning of the school year, Earl Haig’s Eco Council has been working hard to raise school-wide consciousness about waste and the enviroment. Kicking the 2011/2012 year off with…
0May 6, 2011
Four Years with Ford

On Monday, October 25th, hundreds of thousands of Torontonians cast their votes in a fiercely contested mayoral race. The support was divided primarily between candidates George Smitherman and Rob Ford….
0May 5, 2011
G20 Summit: A Violation of Civil Rights

One billion dollars, twenty thousand police officers, and over ten thousand unsatisfied protesters left last June’s G20 summit unresolved in Toronto. Those who protested peacefully accuse Toronto police officers of…
0December 21, 2011
Guest Speakers Provide Educational Enrichment at Earl Haig

In recent years, the students at Earl Haig have often had the valuable opportunity to meet guest artists. The insight and inspiration they have shared has encouraged our students to…
0May 6, 2011
Haig’s Effort for Flood Relief

During July of 2010, Pakistan was hit by a devastating flood which affected 20 million people and caused approximately $43 billion in damages. At one point, almost one fifth of…
0December 21, 2011
Liberals Going Green in Ontario

On October 6, 2011, Ontario’s provincial election marked the Liberal Party’s third consecutive win, led by Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Liberals went from winning 72 seats in the 2007 election…
0May 5, 2011
New Culinary Arts Program at Earl Haig

New to Earl Haig this year, Culinary Arts is a technology course in which students learn the skills of cooking and baking. When it was announced that the course would…
0December 20, 2011
Terrorism Censorship

In early August, late night talk show host David Letterman made a joke that led to an online threat from a contributor to a Jihadist website. Letterman’s joke referenced the…
0May 5, 2011
The Cost of Education

A natural course of action for many high school students is to pursue a higher education. Over the past few decades, the number of prospective post-secondary students has steadily been…
0May 5, 2011
The Divide

Does the presence of two separate educational programs in Earl Haig: The Claude Watson Arts Program and the standard Collegiate Program, have the overall effect of separating students from one…
0December 20, 2011
Upcoming Events

Every year, Earl Haig bustles with activity, events and spirit. This year will be no different. School organized events are a great chance to make the most of your time…