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Another school year is coming to completion - June is one of the most exciting months of the year for everyone in SD8.

In June, we see students showcase their efforts and accomplishments throughout the school year - in capstone projects, in school theatre productions, in school-wide projects to protect the oceans or mark the Seven Sacred Teachings or in outdoor sports during and after school, including in the annual wuqanqankimik run/walk/wheel for Reconciliation.

Good day out, LVR Community. 

In celebration of our active youth and the adults who support them in their involvements...

Congratulations to the Kootenay Bombers club girls' volleyball team for their silver medal finish in the U18 Youth National Championships in Calgary! For more details, please visit https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/news/kootenay-bombers-silver-medal-nationals.

Good May Long Weekend out there, LVR Community.

Thank to Mr. Munby for inviting me in this past week to participate in the Anatomy & Physiology (Biology) 12 Gallery Walk of student-developed projects.  Each presenter got to teach fellow LVR students, adults, and Hume Elementary students through explanations, games, demonstrations, and assessments about various aspects of this course - and I got great refreshers on DNA, endoplasmic reticulum, enzymes, and types of tissues in the human body.

Good day out there, LVR Community.

This week's pic comes from Ms. Spencer's Art 10 class, who have set up an installation after learning about artists who made installations out of recycled materials.  They collaborated to make a bee habitat out of recycled paper products. 

Good day out there, LVR Community.

LVR would like to thank the CWB Welding Foundation - https://www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/ - for their generous donation of $4500 work of welding safety gear.  This donation will help student learn to weld safely, with the highest quality gear on the market.  Thanks also to our Tech Ed Teachers, Mr. Chambers & Mr. Wilkin for their work on seeking grant opportunities like this that support our Trades programs!

To the details...

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Peoples (MMIWG2S). It is also known as Red Dress Day. May 1 to 7 is the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Mental Health Week. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month across North America. This report includes articles related to each of these events.

Good sunny day out there, LVR Community.

A big thank you to our LVR Green Team and members of the West Kootenay Climate Hub for their successful Earth Day 2023 Event held last Sunday at Railtown.  For the full story of the event, please visit https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/news/lvr-green-team-earth-day-event-2023.

Good day out there, LVR Community.

Good day out there, LVR Community.

Good day out there, LVR Community.

This week's photo comes from Ms. Asbell's highly productive and engaging Ceramics class.  Thanks to Ms. Asbell for inviting me in to come see the beautiful, newly fired pottery yesterday!