Head Buddies:
Kieva Birmingham, Alisha Chand, Oliver Greenbaum, Jesse Hunt
Staff Advisors:
Laura Barkley, Jonathan Isaac, Lydia Lauzon, Stephen Stothers-Robertson
The Buddies Program was first established at Northern in September 1988. Students in senior grades are assigned to each grade 9 home form to help ease the transition to secondary school and support grade 9 students. Opportunities are provided throughout the school year for "Buddies" to meet with grade 9 students to encourage them to participate in Northern's many extracurricular and cocurricular activities. In addition to fostering a sense of community by encouraging communication between the junior and senior students, the Buddies Program provides an opportunity for senior students to develop leadership skills.