Highland Student Wins Silver at Skills Canada Competition
Austin Harris, Highland Secondary grade 11 student, earns impressive Silver Medal in the Skills Canada National Electronics virtual competition that took place in late May. Read more online.
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Code Quest virtual Arcade
District students have been working hard to learn Scratch Coding. Our ultimate goal was to create Arcade games that teach the player something or help practice a skill. For some students, coding was brand new. Visit our Code Quest page online and scroll down to see all the games. Have fun! Coding Quest Virtual Arcade
District Responds to news of Kamloops Residential School
In response to the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of the former Kamloops Residential School, School District 71 engaged in several meaningful activities to share in our grief. NR_ResponsetoKamloops.June2021
Ducklings take up residence in secondary school courtyard
A mother Mallard duck at her ducklings have made a comfortable home at Mark R. Isfeld and their presence is warming hearts and minds of all staff and students. NR_IsfeldDucks.May2021
New Denman Island Childcare Facility Opens
A new childcare facility located on the Denman Island Community School site officially opened Tuesday, April 6, providing 20 additional spaces for children ages 12 months to 5 years. The facility was made possible from the Childcare BC New Spaces grant, a program the province developed to fund the creation of 22,000 licensed childcare spaces […]
Students’ art on display in prestigious Vancouver exhibit
Valley students’ artwork is on display in a unique virtual exhibit for the second year in a row in the Capture Photography Festival, an integral part of the Flash Forward Incubator Program. NR_FlashForwardIncubator2021
Destination Imagination students shine in online tournament
G.P. Vanier Secondary students capture top placement for the province and land in the top three in the first online national competition for Destination Imagination. NR_DINationallVirtualChampionship.Apr2021
Still time to register for Kindergarten for 2021 / 2022 school year
There is still time to register for the upcoming school year. We encourage families who have not yet enrolled their child for kindergarten to register before September 2021. NR_KindergartenRegistration,April2021
Graduation Garment donation project gets a new name
A grad clothing donation program, formerly known as the Cinderella/Prince Charming Project, has a new name. Staff and students at G.P. Vanier Secondary School have landed on a new title for the project, Grad “Class” Special Attire for your Special Day. NR_NewnameforGradclothingProject2021
Three new directors announced for District
School District 71 is pleased to announce that Dr. Vivian Collyer and Jay Dixon have been appointed as Directors of Instruction and Sean Lamoureux has been appointed as Director of Instruction – Inclusive Education, effective August 1, 2021. NR_NewDirectorsofInstruction.Apr2021