On Thursday, May 7th, two grade 7 girls presented Words in the Woods, an evening dedicated to poetry. It was a wonderful evening, featuring over 40 student presenters reading their own poetry or poems that inspired them.

Last year, we had a similar evening that was very successful and was enjoyed by everyone. It was not in our plans to have the event take place again this year, however, we did not count on the determination of a couple of grade 7 girls.

Thank you Diba and Sydney, for putting on this wonderful event. Thanks as well to Mme Santarossa for assisting these girls in making this a great night.

Thank you to all of our Cleveland participants: Lyndsay, Cassandra, Cameron, Grace, Ryan, Kobi, Chris, Max, Duncan, Connor, John, Georgia, Lauren, Anna, Charlotte, Elias, Maddi, Tessa, Brennen, Donatella, Alyssa, Nika, Oliver, Josh, Simon, Zoe, Lilliana, Krista, Amalie, Charlotte, Claire, Cayden, Hana, Lizzy, Ava, Murray, Dreya, Gordie, Ben, Finn and Graham. I would also like to extend my thanks to two Handsworth Secondary students who participated in this event; Andrew and Nicola.

Thanks as well to all the student volunteers who helped make this event happen; Sarah, Oliver, Cameron, Cassandra, Grace, Cole, Matthew, Justin, Aria, AJ, and Michelle.

This was an inspiring evening and it was enjoyed by everyone.

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Every year, students in grade 6 and 7 French Immersion classes participate in the Concours d’art oratoire.

I am pleased to announce that one of our students is a provincial champion. Stefania Stirban (grade 6) took first place in the provincial competition. Congratulations Stefania!

Congratulations as well to all the students who participated in the school finals and the North Vancouver School District finals. It is wonderful to see so many students demonstrating excellence in the French Language.

For more information about North Vancouver students in the Concours d’art oratoire, please see this news release from the Canadian Parents for French.

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