Local wrestlers might not have claimed any top three finishes but represented School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) well at the B.C. Secondary School Sports wrestling championships held at the Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 25-26. There were 494 B.C. students on 119 teams taking part in the championships. Greg Seed, …
There is something about beating drums . . “People love to stop and listen when we practice outside,” comments Georgia de Dood, who is in her first year of instructing the Pleasant Valley Secondary School (PVSS) Drumline. The drumline was also enjoyed by the people in attendance at the School …
Congrats to Salmon Arm Secondary’s (SAS) rink of lead Brayan Morton, second Ryan Cowell, third Austin Tomlinson, skip Kaiden Beck, and SAS alumni coach Andrew Cowell who claimed silver medals at the B.C. High School Curling Championships in Terrace, which ended Feb. 25. It was a bittersweet silver for the …
There are a couple of significant changes from last year’s school calendar being proposed for the draft school calendar for the upcoming school year and the Board of Education of School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) is hoping parents and staff will provide their feedback! The Board gave approval to …
A team from Ranchero Elementary also claimed wrestling hardware from the B.C. Secondary School Okanagan Zone Championships at Kelowna Secondary School on February 11th! “I was very happy with the team’s efforts and our results,” commented teacher and wrestling coach Duane Kroeker. Kroeker took 15 young wrestlers to the regionals. …
SD83 will be hosting a three-part series for parents that focuses on online gaming, social media safety for youth, and sexploitation. The sessions will be held online from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. on three consecutive Mondays, February 27, March 6 and March 13. Led by a Safer Schools Together trainer Scott Rothermel, the first …
