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.

Congratulations to the Senior Girls Club Volleyball Bombers who recently went undefeated at BC provincials to bring home the championship!  All the best to the team at nationals coming up in May in Calgary.

To the details...

Scholarships Season...

• Type 2 Community Awards - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/scholarships/type2-community/lvr

  • Selected by donors

  • Apply for each award individually

  • Check back to this site regularly as more details come our way about the application processes for these awards

• SD8 Scholarships & Awards Newsletter - https://sway.office.com/QB00zeeURGYsw82V?ref=email

Upcoming details...

• SD8 & LVR website calendar - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/events/calendar

• LVR Events Listing 

  • LVR Student Council meetings - Mondays at lunch

  • LVR Green Team meetings - Wednesdays at lunch

  • Term 3 Reports published to MyEdBC parent portal - May 2

  • Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences - May 4 after school, booking information sent via email

  • Mental Health Event at LVR - May 9 at 1:00 for students & staff, 6:30 for families/community

    • Website link: https://starttheconversationnelson.com/

    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starttheconversationnelson

    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starttheconversationnelson/

  • Grad Assembly - Valedictorian Presentations & Voting  - May 11 at 9:00 in the Gym

  • Selkirk College Human Services 'Lunch & Learn' for grads - May 11

  • Professional Development Day, no school for students - May 29

Graduation...

• Cap & Gown Ceremony is on Friday, June 9 at 7:00 in the LVR Gym.  Each grad will have six tickets available for guests, with more details to come about accessing these tickets.

• Bottle Returns: Take your empties to the bottle depot this Earth Day weekend and donate your return to LVR Grad 2023.

• 50/50 Raffle tickets going fast! Tickets still available at Nelson Clinic Pharmacy or email lvrgraduation@gmail.com 

• Third and final round of Grocery Card Fundraiser starting next week! - Deadline for forms and money to the office is May 9th, 2023

• Talent Show is a go! May 30th at the Capitol Theatre - Tickets now on sale at https://capitoltheatre.ca/ 

  

Resources & Announcements...

• The draft School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) Strategic Plan 2024-2029 is now available for public review and engagement.  You can send any comments or ask questions through the Comments/Questions tool on this page. Feedback will be received until the end of the month.

• SD8 School Bus Registration for 2023-24, also sent via email - https://www.sd8.bc.ca/announcements/202324-school-bus-registration

• LVR Dance Program Fabulous Floral Fundraiser - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2023-04/Flower%20Fundraiser%2023.pdf

• BC Children's Hospital Mini Science Night in the Kootenays - https://bcchr.ca/mini-science-night-kootenays

• BC Children's Hospital Mini Med School in Nelson - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/announcements/mini-med-school-bc-childrens-hospital-research-institute

• Tennis fans..... If you are an LVR student interested in playing tennis this spring, we are trying to put together an LVR team to play against other local schools. If you are interested email Cade at Cade.McCarthy25@sd8.school or Mr. McComb at Jeremy.mccomb@sd8.school

• Hosting an SD8 International Student - https://international.sd8.bc.ca/homestay/intl

• Wildsight Columbia River Field School Info & Application - https://wildsight.ca/programs/crfs/

• Summit Mountain Guides Rock Climbing Program - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2023-03/SMG%20After%20School%20Youth%20Program.pdf

• CBAL Crash Course in Adulting - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/announcements/crash-courses-adulting

• Stanford University Mentors Program - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/announcements/stanford-university-mentors

• Youth Climate Activism Award - https://www.youthclimateactivismaward.org/

• Nelson Tennis Club - One of the Nelson Tennis Club’s important goals is inclusivity and equal opportunity to enjoy our fun sports. This season, with the support of the Nelson Lions Club and the Nelson District Credit Union, NTC is piloting a bursary program to subsidize individuals and families that are keen to play but inhibited in doing so by financial hardship. Please take a moment to think of someone that would benefit and refer them to www.nelsontennisclub.com to complete a brief and confidential on-line application. Tennis membership and PB season pass subsidies are limited in number and issued on a first-come basis, so folks are encouraged to act promptly.  Thanks for helping make our facility an even better place.  - Keith Bridger, President - Nelson Tennis Club & Simone Simpson - 647-967-4744.

• Blewett Elementary School Mulch Fundraiser Event - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/announcements/fundraiser

Take care,

Dan Rude - Principal