Page 18 Congratulations Adin Brenner from NDSS, who recently won Gold, Silver and Bronze at the 2017 TG Canada Cup in Calgary in May. Check it out below! A big shout out goes to Bianca Parcher, Kiana Jepson and Kayley Morch. The NDSS students won gold medals in the swimming competition recently. Way to go ladies! Congratulations to NDSS student Erin Burnley who recently won the provincial gold medal at Concours D’art Oratoire at the competition at SFU. She was one of 19 Grade 10s competing from across the province. Her speech was on feminism and equal rights. The Elder Project comes full circle. The Elder Project visited Nanaimo District Secondary School in February. Thisproject created a rare but invaluable opportunity for Aboriginal youth to spend quality time with local Aboriginal Elders. Check it out! “Every Word Has a Spirit” A SHOUT OUT goes to the Dover Bay Learning 8 team who presented to a sold out crowd at the recent. Grade 8 Teacher Team of Lynn Brown, Tanya Lebans, Michelle James and Carson Williams presented on Connecting Learning Using an Inter-Disciplinary Aboriginal Understandings. The Inquiry Focus was “How does where one lives affect how one lives?” Their innovative work is being shared and celebrated in schools around the globe. (from left to right) Carson Williams, Brett Hancock, Michelle James, Lynn Brown, Clarice Tyce, Tanya Lebans, Ray Andrews, Hannah Bolton, and Burton Wei. Kudos to École North Oyster student Carter Puska. He set out two years ago to grow his hair out so he could raise money and donate his hair to Wigs for Kids BC (W4K BC). Since April 1, he has raised more than $3,000 for this amazing cause and plans to donate 14 inches of his golden locks. Check it out! SD68 employee gets recognition for a job well above the call of duty. Recently, the trim crew was at Park Avenue and just shortly after dismissal a mother of 4 young children accidently dropped her keys in a drain, falling some 6 feet below a heavy cover. Steve Bagocsi jumped to help. He was able to get a tool to lift the cover and was able to get the keys out. The young children were amazed at the work Steve had done as he “saved the day.” Thank you Steve for saving the day and thank you for all that you do for us at Park Avenue! 68 Hoorays to Deb Marshall, who was recently recognized with the Paul Harris Award for her contributions to the community. The Rotary North Club in Nanaimo donated $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation, in her name. The club occasionally donates $1,000 for a Paul Harris Fellowship to recognize individuals in our community for a job well done.