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Three of the eight recipients for the 2018 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport, Vancouver Island Regional are from a Comox Valley Secondary School.
The Awards were presented during a formal celebration held at the Wei Wai Kum First Nation Thunderbird Hall in Campbell River, November 27.
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Tammy Williamson's Culinary Club students were invited to cook at the Tigh-Na-Mara Resort with Chef Eric and his team for a community toy-drive and fundraiser. The charity brunch served close to 2,000 people. That's a whole lot of happy toddlers this holiday!
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In an effort to stay healthy as the holiday season approaches, we invite Comox Valley Schools staff to register for the 2nd Annual Work to Wellness Challenge: 12 Days of Fitmas. We’ve listened to your feedback and worked with a handful of our W2W partners to bring some of the workouts & wellness to a school near you!
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Comox Valley Schools has taken a bold step forward in enhancing environmental learning opportunities by creating a new teaching position that will be responsible for integrating the outdoors with the education curriculum.
The School District recently hired Serina Allison as the districts first Environmental and Outdoor Education Lead Teacher.
The District is building upon the opportunities already created to help educate youth about the unique and diverse environment that exists in our region.
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Seven trustees took an Oath of Office at Tuesday's inaugural board meeting marking the start of a new four-term for Comox Valley Schools Board of Education.
The Board of Education belongs to the BC School Trustee Association (BCSTA) whose mission is to support and advocate for a high-quality public education system as the foundation of a democratic society. Improving student achievement is the key work of locally elected boards of education.
Janice Caton resumes her position as Board Chair with newly elected trustee Tonia Frawley voted in as Vice Chair. Each will serve a one-year term.
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EDAS is in its 15th year, and the 2018 campaign is now underway. Led by École Puntledge Park students and staff, 15 other Comox Valley schools have joined and will start filling more than 1,100 homemade care packages for the homeless and needy for Christmas. Donations can be drop off at designated locations until December 10th.

We thank the many individuals in our school and throughout the community who devote their time and energy to our EDAS campaign. We are also grateful to the district Board of Education and the Senior Leadership Team for the encouragement, participation, and contribution that has helped with the project success year after year.
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Secondary students at G.P. Vanier are raising awareness on a little-known organization in the Comox Valley that has been steadily growing in notoriety over the past three years.
The organization is known as Jack Dot Org (www.jack.org), and this week students participated in the Smash the Stigma event that involved the annihilation of several pumpkins.Jack.org is now in its third year at Vanier, and school counselor Heather Riedle has been overseeing her young leaders apply the principles of the program to heighten awareness.
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Highland Secondary music teachers Nancy Cox and Dale Hallier were recent recipients of the British Columbia Music Educators Association (BCMEA) Award for their dedication to the fine arts. Ironically, the nomination was from a former student and now a district music teacher herself.
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After 30 years as the Manager and Executive Director of the Tribune Bay Outdoor Education Centre, Gordon Campbell is retiring. Under his leadership, vision and passion, a simple camp for tent usage only transformed into a vibrant multi-purpose education centre equipped for team-building, leadership training and recreational use for school students, community partners and adults. Today, more than 60,000 campers have enjoyed this unique site for recreational and educational purposes.
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Indigenous Education has successfully rescheduled Phyllis Webstad to visit the Comox Valley following a weather delay that prevented her Orange Shirt Day presentation.
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