Staff Stuff
He is known to have the largest ‘classic car’ collection
WHO IS TONY
While it’s not quite Hogwarts, Jesse Ketchum does have mysterious staircases that go nowhere, located here
WHAT IS THE MAIN FLOOR FOYER (BY THE STAFF WASHROOMS)
In his Canada’s Star of Fame speech, this actor reminisced about his Grade 2 class at JKPS
WHO IS KEANU REEVES
Jesse Ketchum Public School is older than the confederation of Canada, starting from this year
WHEN IS 1831
Shhhh! She doesn’t want anyone to know that she got married this year
WHO IS JESSICA HANNIVAN
This staff member has quite an amazing collection of FAB Louis Vuitton bags.
WHO IS KEVIN BERTRAND
Back in the day, it was the place in the school where staff went to secretly smoke cigarettes
WHAT IS THE BOILER ROOM
National Film Board’s 2000 documentary “A Crack in the Pavement: Digging In” was about this Jesse Ketchum project
WHAT IS GREENING THE SCHOOLYARD
Running late for school? Let’s hope you know the office phone number
WHAT IS 416-393-1530
This male staff member got married over the summer, wearing basketball sneakers with his tuxedo
WHO IS ROYCE RODAS
Rugby was her game when she played for the Nomads
WHO IS CHERISSE TULLETT
This program has the luxury of having an office within the classroom
WHAT IS YOUTHDALE
Known as the “Big Bomber”, this Maple Leaf’s banner was transferred from the Air Canada Center to his home school back in 2018
WHO IS CHARLIE CONACHER
It’s the first digit you dial when connecting to a room on the main floor of the school
WHAT IS 2
Camping in the wilderness of Algonquin Park is how this teacher spent his summer
WHO IS STEPHEN ELKERTON
Congratulations to this staff member who just completed their yoga training
You can call them “twinzees” as both of these office spaces had their own bathroom…with a shower
WHAT ARE THE PHYS-ED OFFICES
This Canadian hip-hop recording artist filmed a music video in the school back in 2006
WHO IS K-OS
Amazingly, back in 1958, Jesse Ketchum School had this many students (Hint: almost double what we have now)
WHAT IS 1000
He is the 2022 Ontario Masters Gold Medalist in Long Jump for his age class
WHO IS DWAYNE DANIEL
Way back in teachers’ college, these two were in the same clasS
WHO ARE BARRY GIBSON AND NATHAN WELLMAN
This room seems to imply that it was meant for a head female staff member…it even has a shower
WHAT IS THE MATRON ROOM
This soda beverage company filmed a commercial in the school as part of their “Forever Young” campaign
WHAT IS DIET PEPSI
The school building was expanded in this year, which included a science lab, a small kitchen, and large changerooms with many showers
WHEN IS 1958
This staff member has a ‘pied a terre’ in Montreal! (Maybe you will be lucky enough to get an invite)
WHO IS PETER GRUBB