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Nowhere else does $675 get you a flight to Ottawa, accommodation, food and a week's worth of activities. If you are 14 - 17 and interested in a very cool Canadian experience, meeting other students from across the country, check out Encounters with Canada. See Ms Mertens for more information.

Out in Schools – Bringing film into classrooms to engage youth in the promotion of safer and more inclusive learning environments

This week's announcements: Tuesday - girls' soccer vs Barriere Wednesday - Out in Schools - presentation gr 7+ Thursday - drama class presentation at 1:30 gr 4+ Friday - Earth Day clean up activities

Rotary Club of Ashcroft/Cache Creek

Apply for a School Tech Grant by April 20th

Why Walk?

Watch for this event focused on healthy living at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9.

Youth at the Booth Election Workers – May 2017 Provincial General Election | Elections BC

There is an interesting opportunity for someone who might like to work in the provincial election. It’s called Youth at the Booth & is open to kids aged 15-19. If your child is interested, he/she can see Ms Mertens.

Boys Program | David Hatfield

This week marks the beginning of an opportunity that we will be providing for our boys. Thank you, Trish, for organizing a series of workshops for students currently in gr 9-12. The series is led by David Hatfield, a facilitator who works with kids to consider what masculinity means today. It's a pretty big topic, of course, and students will learn about rites of passage that boys used to experience & explore what that looks like now on the path to manhood. We want to invest in our boys, as it is very important that we are meeting their needs and keeping them engaged over time. The series begins this spring and continues into the fall. We are grateful for the sponsorship of the Local Action Team, funded by the Ministry of Health & Doctors of BC.

How to Talk to Kids About Death -

Just a reminder that the first day back for students is Tuesday, April 4. Staff will be in session tomorrow as teachers collaborate around the implementation of the revised curriculum, but there is no school for students. No Sunday phone call today, as there are no announcements this week. We believe that our families have heard the terribly sad news about the Volaine/Penner family in Ashcroft. We trust that you have already talked to your children about what happened, and we will be working with staff and a support team to address the questions that students will have when they return to school on Tuesday. We all feel so deeply saddened about Kaylex and Ay, who were two beautiful, beautiful boys, and we will support students as they work through their feelings, and potentially their fears, over the next while. Please let us know if your child is struggling in a way that concerns you.

Timeline Photos

Could someone share this post with Yvonne Lewis, Stacey Parsons and Nicole Patterson? The DSCS kids' initial interest in visiting Ancient Greece and Rome came from their Grade 7/8 experiences learning about Mesopotamia and doing projects on ancient civilizations. Ummm, not sure why Hunter Beckett's six pack was required but I think it was to demonstrate other hard work he has done since grade 7 - or maybe he's showing the physique of the Greek gods? The road to Delphi is in the background. And we are on the road, too. We are currently in Calgary, waiting to board our final flight. Nearly home!

Meet a Machine

Timeline Photos

We made it!

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