Good day out there, LVR Community.

Thank you to Ms. MacMillan for this week's pic and for hosting Ballet Jorgen at LVR yesterday.  LVR’s Dance Academy students had the wonderful opportunity to watch Ballet Jorgen rehearse in our studio Friday afternoon.   Ballet Jorgen will also be teaching a class to our dance students next Monday. We are grateful for our longstanding relationship with this company which has also included students participating in local performances and attending summer programs in Ontario.  Ballet Jorgen is in the Kootenays for performances in Trail on February 27 and in Nelson on February 29.  https://www.jorgendance.ca/events/list/?tribe-bar-search=Anne+of+Green+Gables

Tonight is the Coldest Night of the Year event in Nelson.  To contribute to LVR's team, please visit https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=1009490&langPref=en-CA.  Thank you to Ms. Mobbs, Mr. McComb, and Rec Leadership students for taking the lead on this.

This Wednesday, February 28th is Pink Shirt Day.  Please wear as many pink articles of clothing as you can and stop by the Rec Leadership table to earn points for your House Team!  (Let's go, Team Blue!)

Course Selection Forms & Course Code Lists for all grades for 2024-25 are now updated and posted at https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/node/37657.  We recommend families going through these and asking any questions you have.  Mr. Wyllie is scheduling sessions for all grade 9-11 students to enter their course selections through the MyEdBC student portals prior to spring break.

• LVR Block Rotation (clickable link to download the 2023-24 block rotation)

• Please be sure to pay your student fees for semester two.

• Dates...
  • 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
    • Pink Shirt Day - February 27
    • Regional Debate Team to Vancouver - February 29-March 3
    • LVR 24 Hour Writing Contest - February 29

• Grad 2024 Update
  • Continue to visit the LVR Grad Page for updates at https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/graduation/lvr
    • The poster of events for Grad weekend on June 14 & 15 is now linked on this page.
  • Don't miss out on getting a Grad Yearbook! Our order size and book price will be determined by those who have completed the form at https://forms.gle/d99CgZgD4G5Hxzxb6 by March 8.  
  • Scholarships - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/scholarships/lvr is being updated each week with currently confirmed awards. Note that some Type 1 awards are in the process of being into Type 2 awards.  These changes will be communicated as each award is moved.
  • BCIT Entrance Awards

• LVR Athletics Update 
  • Thank you to all who were involved with our Basketball teams this winter! 

• Announcements...
  • LVR Student Art at NDCC
  • Quantum Leaps KAST
  • Reading Help for Teens
  • Drug Prevention Campaign for Youth
  • Post-Secondary Institution (PSI) selections for upcoming graduates are now available through the BC Student Transcripts Service (STS) website
  • Directory of Mental Health Resources
  • Foundry Virtual - Free Counselling for ages 12-24 and caregivers
  • Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Teens
  • Mentoring for Rural Youth

Take care & have a great weekend, everyone.

Dan Rude - Principal, LVR & REACH