Keep Your Kids Learning with Selkirk College's Outstanding Summer Camp Programs
Boundary kids can keep their wits sharp and their curiosity revved up at Selkirk College’s annual Summer Camp program offered in Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Midway. The first few camps have come and gone but there’s still more scheduled, so it’s not too late to register your budding artist, drama maniac or mad scientist....
Selkirk Nursing Student Wins UVIC Award of Distinction
Selkirk College nursing graduate Kara Sundberg recently won the University of Victoria (UVic) Faculty of Human and Social Development Award of Distinction for the highest grade point average (GPA) of all graduates in the faculty. Kara’s GPA was not only the highest in her nursing program, it was the highest in the faculty, ...
Kootenay Lake Superintendent Jeff Jones calls 2013 Fraser Institute’s School Report Card 'A Ridiculous Exercise'
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily LV Rogers High School made it into the top 100 schools in the province in the Fraser Institute’s annual 2013 school report card. The Nelson secondary school was ranked 98 out of 284 schools province-wide by the Vancouver right wing think tank. This is actually down from the five year average...
LVR Valedictorian Liam Long encourages classmates to first make mistakes, then learn from them en route to a successful life after high school
LVR Senior Liam Long delivered a passionate speech during the Cap and Gown Ceremony at the 2013 Graduation Ceremony. Liam was gracious enough to allow The Nelson Daily to publish his speech in its entirety. Good evening to our administrators, teachers, friends, family and, most importantly, the LV Rogers graduating class ...
Hundreds line Nelson streets to salute the LVR Class of 2013
For once it didn't rain. Nelsonites that didn't get a chance to attend any or the L.V. Rogers High School Graduation functions during the weekend at the NDCC Arena got a chance to see the students front and center through the streets of Nelson at the annual Cavalcade. Saturday afternoon, with a Nelson Police Department escort,...
What's Happening at LVR — by Connor Banks
L.V. Rogers Grade 12 student Connor Banks has entered the final phase of his high school career at L.V. Rogers. With graduate firmly on the minds of all seniors at the Fairview-based school, Banks has found some time to draft up a few words about the local high school as guest columnist for The Nelson Daily. From arts, to ...
Mir Lecture Series presents Arun Gandhi, Peace Activist & Mahatma Gandhi’s Grandson
Join Arun Gandhi as he addresses violence through education and his work with impoverished children using the lessons that he learned from his famous grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi. This lecture takes place at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on May 17th. Inspired Legacy Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was born in South ...
Nelson/Creston candidates respond to education funding
The stretch run is on for the May 14 voting day in the 2013 B.C. Provincial Election. Friday the three Nelson/Creston candidates — incumbent Michelle Mungall of the BC NDP, Liberal Greg Garbula and Sjeng Derkx of the Green Party of BC — received a taste of the electorate will be wanting when the trio entertained questions...
Trafalgar students take to the streets, parks and tracks on Earth Day
There were students on the CP Rail tracks near the Chahko Mika Mall. There were students at Lakeside Park. There were students at Gyro Park. There were students on the highway. There were Trafalgar students . . . well they were everywhere as the Grade 8 class took to the streets of Nelson as part of Earth Day Celebrations...
Trafalgar students eager to raise awareness in Nelson on Earth Day 2013
Trafalgar students will be hitting the streets to Monday as part of Earth Day Celebrations with initiatives that will help the community and raise awareness. “We are painting fish to raise awareness that the storm drains go directly to the lake,” said Grade 8 student Katie Stolte when asked about some of the planned events....
