Good day out there, LVR Community.

In this last update of 2023 Mr. Wyllie and I would like to give our appreciation to our students, staff, and families for moving forward with such positivity and willingness to get involved in creating our community in and beyond the school.  One of my favourite parts of my work is getting to learn some of the depths of other people's stories and I want to also thank students, staff, and families for being willing to trust us with your stories.  As brilliant Canadian novelist, short-story writer, essayist, screenwriter, and photographer Thomas King says, "The truth about stories is that's all we are."

• LVR Athletics Fall Season Review for all teams (click to see full review) -  Congratulations to our senior girls volleyball team who traveled to Dawson Creek for the AAA provincials and finished 7th overall in the province.  At the provincials our group was chosen as the Most Sportsmanlike team and Atlyn Proctor was named to the 1st All-Star team.

• LVR PAC Fundraiser - Passport to the Kootenays
  • $50 per book
  • e-transfer lvr.pac@gmail.com
  • Pick up at the LVR office
  • Thank you!

• LVR Block Rotation
• SD8 Communication Protocol for Resolving Concerns & Complaints
• Please be sure to pay your student fees for semester 1 if you have not yet, and note the fees for upcoming semester 2 courses that start on January 29.

• To the Details...
  • SD8 2023-24 School Calendar
  • Upcoming Dates
    • Student Council Meetings - Mondays at lunch in Room 106
    • SAGA Meetings - Monday at lunch in Media Arts Lab
    • Green Team Meetings - Tuesdays at lunch in Room 207
    • Green Team Mixed Paper Recycling - Fridays at lunch
    • LVR Variety Show - Friday, December 15 in the afternoon
    • Last day of classes before Winter Break - Friday,  December 15
    • First day of classes after Winter Break - Tuesday, January 2
    • French Immersion Information online session for Nelson Families - Thursday, January 4 at 6:00
    • Mandatory Grade 10 Graduation Assessments for students in semester 1 English 10 & Math 10 - week of January 15-19, exact schedule to come
  • Rec Leadership Christmas Season Happenings during the last week of classes
    • Food Hamper Drive in B Block - collection with happen this coming Wednesday in B Block, pizzas to the winning class.  Ms. Kroker's is in the lead!
    • Candygrams being sold outside the gym at lunch.
    • Monday - Just Dance on the big screen at lunch in the gym
    • Tuesday - Cookie decorating at lunch in the multi-purpose room
    • Wednesday - Wear red & green day
    • Thursday - Classic Christmas movie at lunch in the multi-purpose room
    • Friday - PJ Day

• LVR Athletics Update... 
  • December 13 - Home Game
    • Boys Basketball v. SHSS
  • December 14-15
    • Boys Basketball Tournament at Pen High
  • December 14 - Home Game
    • Girls Basketball v. SHSS

• Announcements...
  • Interior Health December Newsletter for Families
  • Post-Secondary Institution (PSI) selections for upcoming graduates are now available through the BC Student Transcripts Service (STS) website
  • SD8 Graduation Scholarships
  • Schulich Leaders Scholarship - Grads, note that there are a few large scholarship applications that come out in semester one, while most scholarships come out in semester 2
  • Nominate an Educator for the Prime Minister's Award
  • Directory of Mental Health Resources
  • Foundry Virtual - Free Counselling for ages 12-24 and caregivers

Take care & have a great weekend, everyone.

Dan Rude - Principal, LVR & REACH