Good day out there, LVR Community.

Sorry, no pics this week but will get back to sharing some images again next week.  Please see the link below for our district process for resolving concerns & complaints that I will keep in my updates in the ongoing details section.

Please be sure pay student fees for new semester 2 courses that started last week. Payments can be made in-person to Secretary Arlene or through our online make a payment tool.

Cafeteria meals ordering is now open through LVR munchalunch for meals served between February 10 and April 17, 2025. Last day to order meals is February 3 at 9:00am.

Ongoing Details...

• SD8 Process for Resolving Concerns & Complaints
• LVR Block Rotation - Please note that there is a new edit to this from November 18 with the first week of semester two all running as ABCD with no double block days.
• SD8 2024-25 School Calendar
• LVR & SD8 Code of Conduct
• LVR Personal Digital Devices Policies & Procedures - new for 2024-25
• LVR Attendance Policies & Procedures - see updates for 2024-25
• Grads
  • LVR Grad 2025 website is regularly updated with current information.  Be sure to check this page out each week for updates.
  • Grad photos are this coming week.  Please see the grad page or email from our office for details in case you have not yet signed up.
  • Be sure to see the updates now coming the the Grad 2025 Google Classroom.
  • Grad Hoodies design votes are now in and will be tallied tomorrow with representatives from the grad student committee.
  • Coffee Fundraiser
  • Grocery Card Fundraiser
  • Cinderella's Closet Open House
• Upcoming Dates   
  • Semester 1 Reports Published to MyEdBC student & parent portals - February 7 - be sure to know how to log in to at least the student portal to access reports
  • Professional Development Day, no school for students - February 14
  • Family Day Statutory Holiday - February 17
  • Course Selection Presentations for 2025-26 - starting mid-February, dates to be published soon
  • Spring Break - March 17-28
• LVR Athletics Update
  • Sr. Girls Basketball Home Game at LVR v. Castlegar - February 5 after school
  • Sr. Boys Basketball at Osoyoos Tournament - February 7/8
  • Sr. Girls Basketball at Castlegar Tournament - February 7/8
  • Sr. & Jr. Boys Basketball Home Game at LVR v. Trail - February 11 after school
  • Sr. Girls Basketball Home Game at LVR v. Trail - February 12 after school
  • Sr. Girls & Sr. Boys Basketball at Trail - February 19 after school
• LVR School Counsellors
  • Students with Last Names A-L - Ms. Hobden - lisa.hobden@sd8.bc.ca
    • Monday-Wednesday 8:40-3:10, Thursday 8:40-11:40
  • Students with Last Names M-Z - Ms. Terlingen - miranda.terlingen@sd8.bc.ca
    • Tuesday 10:15-3:10, Wednesday-Friday 8:40-3:10
• Announcements...  
  • First Aid Training - Subsidized Course for Teens
  • Mir Lecture - Carol Off - 'At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage'
  • Community Map of Services of Low Income Vulnerable Populations in Nelson
  • Nelson Weekly Foods Support Calendar
  • Interior Health - Healthy Promoting Schools January Newsletter
  • LVR PAC Fundraiser - Passport to the Kootenays
  • Weekly Counselling/Art Therapy at LVR - Wednesdays
  • Art Therapy Drop in Group at LVR - Wednesdays at Lunch
  • LVR Green Team Instagram 
  • LVR Debate Club
  • Ignite Athlete Development Program
  • Enhanced Resilience Training Weekend for Women
  • Enhanced Resilience Training Weekend for Men
  • Parenting with the Whole Self Online Art Therapy Group for Parents
  • Low Fee Counselling for Youth - Summit Psychology
  • Kootenay-Boundary Physicians' Resources for Child & Youth Mental Health
  • Drug Prevention Campaign for Youth
  • Directory of Mental Health Resources
  • Foundry Virtual - Free Counselling for ages 12-24 and caregivers
  • Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Teens

Take care, everyone.

Dan Rude - Principal, LVR & REACH