Page x 68HOORAYS 68 Hoorays go out to Carlo Pavan who organized a wonderful Pride BBQ for more than 100 kids and teachers. Carlo also organized the largest participation of NLPS students and staff for the annual pride parade. 68 Hoorays go out Mandy Jones and Gerry Brown who are putting in tireless hours to welcome and honour our students at Nanaimo Ladysmith Pubic School awards and graduation ceremonies. hay ce:p ‘qa A huge shout out to the fabulous NDSS office staff Kellie Hardy, Heather Cooper, Ciana Milot and Eadie Whitford. You treat all our kids with such kindness and understanding. You go out of your way to find solutions, always in a speedy manner. You rock!!! 68 Hoorays go out to Krista Presotto and Karen Dunn who make our lives so much easier. You think of things before we can even ask. We appreciate all you do! A special thanks goes out to Kevin Brand who welcomed me with open arms, invited me to the morning sharing circle and made all students, staff and visitors feel the warm Bayview welcome. 68 Hoorays goes out to Denise Smith from Park Avenue Community School who shared so much of her learning with me this past month. hay ch ‘qa A huge shout out to Information and Technology staff Wayne Cooper who was able to solve my printing issues and Rick Morley who is our iPad guru. We appreciate all you do! Page 10