Mar 04
Changing Times: If These Walls Could Talk [Show thumbnails] 1999 marked the 50th anniversary of Belmont Secondary school and students celebrated the milestone with a cabaret. It is a tradition that has carried forward every few years. Belmont’s cabaret Changing Times: If These Walls Could Talk celebrated another milestone –60 years of school history! To …
Jan 13
Invalid Displayed Gallery Up until mid February the grade 11/12 Leadership students at Belmont Secondary are selling toques to fundraise for Out of the Rain – a traveling shelter that gives homeless youth a place to sleep seven days a week! After attending a Youth Addressing Poverty conference at St. Michaels University School in October, …
Jan 09
Belmont Secondary hosts career information evening! Did you know the BC Government is projecting over 1,000,000 job openings in BC over the next several years? Approximately 650,000 openings will be replacement jobs primarily due to retiring baby boomers. The other 450,000 openings will be new jobs as BC’s economy improves. The government also predicts …
Dec 02
Belmont’s Social Studies 11 and Social Justice 12 students had a special visit from MP Randall Garrison on Friday afternoon. Mr. Garrison spoke about his life as a MP, federal politics, his career in government, his role as Critic for Public Safety & National Security, LGBTQ issues, and his Private Members Bills, including C-279. …
Nov 26
Our art programs are important to us at School District 62, and so I wanted to share some of our students’ artwork that you can view online. Featured right now are pastel still-life drawings by Ms. Bains 1st block art students at Belmont Secondary. Enjoy!
Nov 20
Five Social Justice students from Belmont Secondary took on the “Raise the Rates” challenge to bring awareness to the amount of money the government allocates to those living on social assistance. After paying rent and the regular bills, there is roughly $26 dollars a week left for food. The students took their $26 dollars to …
Nov 15
Speaking French is one thing, but making friends with French speaking students in another country takes learning French to a new level. Mrs. Young’s grade 9 French Immersion class is participating in a pen pal exchange with Collège Galilée, a school in Paris. Our Belmont students get …
Nov 09
The Belmont Secondary leadership students participated in the National Virtual Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa via webcast on Friday, November 8th. The leadership students, grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, read In Flanders Fields and asked the troops in Afghanistan three questions. Belmont Secondary was one of six schools that participated in the national …
Oct 02
An exciting day at Belmont Secondary as Tour de Rock rolled passed the school this afternoon. Students eagerly waited outside to cheer on these brave athletes – setting a great example of community spirit. The Spin-A-Thon raised over $3,000 dollars for Cops for Cancer, and Principal Ray Miller even shaved his head in support of …