Congratulations to John Stubbs grade 7 Late Immersion student India Hounsome, who won second place in the Canadian Parents for French Provincial French Speech competition in Burnaby on May 5. India competed against 20 other grade 7 Late Immersion students from school districts all over BC and the Yukon. A total of six SD62 students …
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May 23
Off The Grid this Weekend!
Apr 30
Belmont Film Gets 1st Runner Up in Province-Wide Contest
With their minute-long film “Through the Eyes“, Belmont students, Brandon Gregor, Jon Bond, Dylan Grant and Cole Penner received first runner up in the Vancouver Sun’s Student Video Awards. Out of nearly 170 submissions, “Through the Eyes” ranked high in the category for best Public Service Announcement. Shot in black and white, “Through the Eyes” …
Apr 25
SD62 Keeps One-Week Spring Break
During last night’s monthly Board meeting, the SD62 Board of Education approved the standard school calendar for next year, keeping a one-week long spring break in SD62. The one-week spring break will remain in place for the 2012/2013 school year.
Apr 17
EMCS Students Interview on CBC Radio!
Brody and Gage, Grade 12 students at EMCS, were interviewed last Friday at the Truth & Reconciliation Commission event in Victoria. Both Brody and Gage did a fantastic job talking about what they have learned about the residential school system in Canada, how it has affected their communities and how they are going to pass …
Mar 16
RBC Donates $20,000 to Nature K!
At the grand opening last night at the new RBC in Colwood Corners, Board Chair Wendy Hobbs accepted a huge donation from Karen Robertson, Branch Manager. The $20,000 donation from the RBC Foundation will go towards the new Nature Kindergarten program which begins September, 2012 at Sangster Elementary. The board of Trustees and us here …
Mar 15
Tomorrow is Bus Driver’s Day
On Friday, March 16th, make sure you say thank you to your bus driver for getting you to and from school safely each day. It’s not easy driving around 54 students, so let’s make the 16th their day! Thank You SD62 Bus Drivers!
Mar 14
We Need Your Input About Our New Schools
What an opportunity we have as a School District and as a community to shape the future of our schools and education programs as we embark on building two new secondary schools. The school board, along with us and the community lobbied hard to get approval for the new schools, but the work is only …
Mar 12
WANTED: Your input about new schools
New Schools Public Workshops/Open Houses School District 62 wants to hear from you…. We have an opportunity to create two new vibrant high schools in the District and we want to hear your thoughts. · What’s your vision for the new schools? · What kinds of education programs would you like to see at the …