Good day out there, LVR Community.

Have to love spring time and the change of seasons in the Kootenays!  Here's to staying focused on the tasks at hand for a successful finish to this school year, along with planning ahead and dreaming about what is to come.  The final 12 and a half weeks of school tend to fly by.

Congratulations to the Bombers girls' club volleyball team for their success prior to the break - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/news/lvr-bombers-win-big-0 - as they prepare for provincials & nationals this spring!

Scholarships Season...

Our Scholarships pages are updated with currently available awards.  

• SD8 District Authority Awards - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/parents-students/scholarships
• Type 1 Community Awards - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/node/37756
  • Selected by LVR committee
  • Apply for all awards with one application form at https://forms.gle/2nxLX9SAmJvQr9ZB6 - due Tuesday, April 11th at 4:00pm
• 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

ATLAS Application Form for 2023-24 - due April 4 at 4:00

• https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2023-03/ATLAS%20Academy%20Application%20Form%202023-24.pdf

Student Learning Survey for parents (students scheduled to complete during class time)

• https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/student-learning-survey

Upcoming details...

• SD8 & LVR website calendar - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/events/calendar
• LVR Events Listing 
  • First day of classes after Spring Break - April 3
  • LVR Student Council meetings - Mondays at lunch
  • LVR Green Team meetings - Wednesdays at lunch
  • Assembly for all 2023 LVR Grads - April 4 at 11:00 in the gym
  • Grad Parent Meeting - April 4 at 6:30 in the Multi-Purpose Room
  • SD8 Scholarships Information Night - April 6 at 6:00 via zoom - https://www.sd8.bc.ca/events/scholarship-information-night-what-expect-during-adjudication
  • Good Friday holiday - April 7
  • Easter Monday holiday - April 10
  • Professional Development Day, no school for students - April 17
  • Term 3 End Date - April 21
  • Early Dismissal Days across SD8, one hour early - April 26 & 27
  • Sexual Safety & Reporting Parent Engagement Session - April 27 at 6:00 via zoom - https://www.sd8.bc.ca/events/age-consentsextingsexual-safety-reporting
  • Term 3 Reports published to MyEdBC parent portal - May 2
  • Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences - May 4 after school, more details to come

Graduation...

• Assembly for all 2023 LVR Grads - April 4 at 11:00 in the gym
• Grad Parent Meeting - April 4 at 6:30 in the Multi-Purpose Room
• The Grad talent show will be taking place in May to showcase some of LVR’s greatest talent and provide as a fundraiser for this year’s 2023 graduating class. Auditions are open for students of all grades to come and participate at this event, and will take place in mid April. More information and details regarding the event and specific audition date in April will be coming soon, but in the meantime brainstorm some creative performance ideas!
• Grad 2023 Bottle Drive - https://lvr.sd8.bc.ca/announcements/grad-2023-bottle-drive - bring your empty beverage bottles, cans and containers to the Nelson Leafs Bottle Depot and you can donate your refund to the LVR Graduation

Resources & Announcements...

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

• 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 - www.youthclimateactivismaward.org

Take care,

Dan Rude - Principal