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School District Calendars for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, AND 2026-2027 NOW ONLINE

See Calendars here: DRAFT_2024-2025-Calendar_SD71-1 DRAFT_2025-2026-Calendar_SD71-1 DRAFT_2026-2027-Calendar_SD71-1 All BC school districts are required by the provincial School Act and the School Calendar Regulation B.C. Reg. 314/12 to prepare an annual school calendar for their school district. Prior to 2012, the provincial Ministry of Education established a Standard School Calendar for all BC schools to follow. Calendars must be prepared in […]

RUGBY GIRLS BRING HOME BRONZE

On Friday, March 15th the Highland rugby teams travelled down to Victoria to play in the prestigious Westshore 7s tournament. The highlight of the tournament were the junior girls rugby team. The girls went up against stiff competition and brought home some hardware, winning bronze. Freya Forts was awarded tournament MVP for her stellar performance in […]

English First Peoples Class Drum Making Session

In November, students in English First Peoples 11 classes participated in drum making under the direction of our Indigenous Education department.  There will be a ceremony to “awaken” the drums in the New Year.  A huge thanks to JoAnn Restoule (Highland Ni’noxola), Kath Larson (Highland Indigenous Support Worker), Luke Robinson (Highland Indigenous Support Worker),  Andrea […]

EDAS

Everybody Deserves a Smile (EDAS)   The annual EDAS initiative to create care packages for unhoused or disadvantaged citizens in the Comox Valley, Victoria, and East Hastings has been another success this year.  Over 100 Christmas cards and 50 gift bags were beautifully decorated by Ms. Munro’s Humanities 8 and 9 classes, the Leadership 11/12 […]

Terry Fox Run

Our annual Terry Fox Run was another HUGE success this year.  Students and staff embraced the “Barbie and Ken” theme and walked/ran the route.  As they crossed the finish line, they were greeted by cheering grads and Highland’s very own band, Heart Attack.  We smashed our fundraising goal, pulling in almost $4500 for cancer research.  […]

BC Drama Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Highland Secondary School Teacher Lisa Williams on receiving the BC Drama Teacher of the Year award from the Association of BC Drama Educators! Lisa is a leader in the field of theater education in Canada. She fosters mentorship opportunities, hosts successful regional festivals with top-notch adjudicators and workshops, and elevates production standards with […]