Students

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Central Okanagan teacher suspended for 4th time for ‘inappropriate conduct’

Most recently, Justin Enns has been suspended for five days from Jun. 5-9

 

B.C. teacher Deborah Laurie Croft will be suspended for two days and must undergo anti-racism training, as a result of a regulatory college investigation into her treatment of two Indigenous students. (Credit: Pixabay)

B.C. teacher fired for mistreating Indigenous students must take anti-racism course

Deborah Laurie Croft admitted to pulling one student by the arm, hitting another with a book

 

Volunteers from Semiahmoo Secondary school are pictured on the school’s Mental Health Day, which students and counsellors brought back after a pandemic-related hiatus. (Contributed photo)

‘Under high pressure’: B.C. students organize Mental Health Day

Grade 12 students want to see mental health services become more accessible

 

Members of the Lansdowne Fryers team and the Teamsters competed against one another at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship on March 11. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

PHOTOS: LEGO and science come together at Maple Ridge School

A Nanaimo team was the top-ranked group at this year’s FIRST LEGO League BC/Yukon Championship

Members of the Lansdowne Fryers team and the Teamsters competed against one another at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship on March 11. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Michelle Cherak (right) is helping organize the upcoming Putting on the Glitz fundraiser that provides free formal wear for students who can’t afford grad outfits. (The News file)

Maple Ridge event helps students-in-need dress to impress for grad

Putting on the Glitz will take place at Thomas Haney Secondary on March 14

Michelle Cherak (right) is helping organize the upcoming Putting on the Glitz fundraiser that provides free formal wear for students who can’t afford grad outfits. (The News file)
More than 50 karate students from four different B.C. dojos competed at the Shotokan karate tournament in Port Moody. (Port Moody Shotokan Karate/Special to The News)

Pitt Meadows student wins top prize at her first-ever karate tournament

Lucia Szabova was awarded top competitor in beginner division at Port Moody competition

More than 50 karate students from four different B.C. dojos competed at the Shotokan karate tournament in Port Moody. (Port Moody Shotokan Karate/Special to The News)
Elementary and middle-grade students will be competing at the FIRST LEGO League Championship at Meadowridge School on Saturday, March 11. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

LEGO comes to life at Maple Ridge school competition

Meadowridge School will host the BC FIRST LEGO League Championship on March 11

Elementary and middle-grade students will be competing at the FIRST LEGO League Championship at Meadowridge School on Saturday, March 11. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
Chrissie John (ḥakaƛ) and her partner are committed to teaching their two young children their First Nations language as they grow up. The family is part of an increasing number of First Nations people in B.C. who are working to reclaim their mother tongues. (Submitted photo)

Taking back identity: New learners fight to keep First Nations languages in B.C. alive

Number of fluent speakers declining, but new learners on the rise

Chrissie John (ḥakaƛ) and her partner are committed to teaching their two young children their First Nations language as they grow up. The family is part of an increasing number of First Nations people in B.C. who are working to reclaim their mother tongues. (Submitted photo)
Students in the after-school karate program with Pitt Meadows Shotokan Karate will be competing in their first tournament on March 4. (Amy-Lyn Shaw/Special to The News)

Pitt Meadows karate students prepare for their first tournament

32 local elementary students will be at the Port Moody competition on Saturday

Students in the after-school karate program with Pitt Meadows Shotokan Karate will be competing in their first tournament on March 4. (Amy-Lyn Shaw/Special to The News)
South Surrey Grade 3 student Zhiji Dong has been honoured by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as “one of the brightest students in the world.” (Contributed photo)

B.C. Grade 3 student ‘one of world’s brightest’

Zhiji Dong was among highest scorers in Center for Talented Youth assessment

South Surrey Grade 3 student Zhiji Dong has been honoured by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as “one of the brightest students in the world.” (Contributed photo)
A B.C. teacher was disciplined for failing to read a student’s safety plan and subsequently triggering them during a February 2021 interaction. (Pixabay)

B.C. teacher suspended for triggering student with documented safety needs

David Reid failed to review his student’s safety and education plans prior to 2021 incident

A B.C. teacher was disciplined for failing to read a student’s safety plan and subsequently triggering them during a February 2021 interaction. (Pixabay)
Students on UVic campus in Victoria. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

Desperate B.C. students raiding dumpsters, using food banks and bartering for meals

Students at the University of Victoria are experiencing a hike in food insecurity, with little help

Students on UVic campus in Victoria. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
Thomas Haney Secondary School will be hosting the Thunderfest winter carnival fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 8. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Get a taste of thunder this winter at Maple Ridge school’s carnival fundraiser

Thunderfest will take place at Thomas Haney Secondary this evening

Thomas Haney Secondary School will be hosting the Thunderfest winter carnival fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 8. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
A B.C. teacher who worked at two schools in Peace River was suspended for four weeks, after the commissioner for teacher regulation found he made racist comments to coworkers and yelled at students. (Pixabay)

B.C. teacher suspended over racist remarks to coworkers, yelling at students

Brent Daniel worked at two schools in the Peace River South school district

A B.C. teacher who worked at two schools in Peace River was suspended for four weeks, after the commissioner for teacher regulation found he made racist comments to coworkers and yelled at students. (Pixabay)
(L-R) Rick Legrand, Sean Gosse, Adam Eason, Tony Max, and Marcel Channon make up Roadside Attraction, which is playing the MRSS dry grad fundraiser on Jan. 21. (Roadside Attraction/Special to The News)

Drinks will flow at Maple Ridge Secondary’s dry grad fundraiser

Saturday’s event will take place at The Haney Public House

(L-R) Rick Legrand, Sean Gosse, Adam Eason, Tony Max, and Marcel Channon make up Roadside Attraction, which is playing the MRSS dry grad fundraiser on Jan. 21. (Roadside Attraction/Special to The News)
The Starfish Pack Program helps feed hungry students on the weekend whose families are financially struggling. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Maple Ridge student charity keeps doors open after huge wave of community support

The Starfish Pack Program still needs additional funding to make it to end of school year

The Starfish Pack Program helps feed hungry students on the weekend whose families are financially struggling. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Students at SRT Secondary have certified chefs from Vancouver Community College teach them how to prepare more than 600 meals each week as part of the Samuels Bistro initiative. (VCC Culinary Arts/Special to The News)

Hundreds flock to Maple Ridge school each week for 3-course meals

SRT Secondary sells upwards of 600 dishes each week through Samuels Bistro

Students at SRT Secondary have certified chefs from Vancouver Community College teach them how to prepare more than 600 meals each week as part of the Samuels Bistro initiative. (VCC Culinary Arts/Special to The News)
Cythera Transition House Society supports women and children who are suffering through abusive relationships and will be accepting household donations to help these victims. (Blackpress file)

Victims of domestic abuse seek household items at Maple Ridge donation drive

The fundraiser will take place at Thomas Haney Secondary on Jan. 14 and 15

Cythera Transition House Society supports women and children who are suffering through abusive relationships and will be accepting household donations to help these victims. (Blackpress file)
Garibaldi Secondary School students will be performing music, theatre, and several other types of productions at the Jan. 26 Arts Night event. (Special to The News)

A little bit of everything, all of the time at Maple Ridge school’s Arts Night

Garibaldi Secondary hosts interdisciplinary arts event on Jan. 26

Garibaldi Secondary School students will be performing music, theatre, and several other types of productions at the Jan. 26 Arts Night event. (Special to The News)
More than a dozen local students participated in the inaugural Interact club meeting on Jan. 7. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

New youth Rotary Club comes to Maple Ridge

The Interact club is the first of its kind in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows in more than 30 years

More than a dozen local students participated in the inaugural Interact club meeting on Jan. 7. (Brandon Tucker/The News)