November 2 was Career Day at Langley Fine Arts school in Fort Langley. The day involves seminar presentations by professionals in various career fields including Aviation, Animation, Film, Nursing, Tourism and much more. However, they also had the special privilege of being visited by students from the Hairstylist program at ACSS.   They staged a…

It wasn’t just anyone serving breakfast for the Breakfast Club at LSS this Monday morning. Two members of the BC Lions came out to visit the school today: Jonathon Jennings and Emmanuel Arceneaux. The pair handed out plates to students, who were lined up down the hall in the cafeteria.   Students crowded together in…

Brookswood Secondary’s Gordon Hamilton has been awarded one of the top awards of the Association of BC Drama Educators (yes, the ABCDE!). Mr Hamilton is the 2018 Distinguished Service Award winner in recognition of his hard work and dedication to drama education in our district and the province. The award is given to the individual…

Agenda AUDIO VISUAL RECORDING (WEBCAST) OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING – View complete stream below.  Agenda Item Quick Links EVERY CHILD MATTERS – ORANGE SHIRT DAY (District Principal Mike Pue)  NAMING OF FUTURE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN WILLOUGHBY AREA  HONOURING OF RETIRING TRUSTEES Delegation: CANUCKS IN KHAKI – LANGLEY HERITAGE SOCIETY (Mark Forsythe) SUPERINTENDENT’S…

McGlughan Park is just across from Dorothy Peacock Elementary and includes a bridge over the ravine as the path winds its way through the trees toward Gordon Greenwood Elementary. Students at DPE, under the guidance of Grade 4 Teacher Victoria Woelders, in partnership with Vaness Spearn, Chris Marshall and other Township stakeholders, created the Interpretative Panels…

It may be harvest season, but four schools in the district have been busy planting gardens. The Langley School District Foundation recently purchased nine Garden Towers for distribution to four schools. The towers may look like something out of a science fiction film, but they allow food-producing plants to grow in small pots up a…

Orange Shirt Day was recognized across the district last Friday, September 28. Students and staff dressed in orange shirts to share the message that “All Students Matter”. Orange Shirt Day happens every September 30, and is a day of remembrance for the First Nations children who attended Residential Schools. There they were stripped of their…

Tuesday, September 25th was the last board meeting for three serving School Board Trustees, including the current Board Chair. Rob McFarlane has chosen not to run for re-election after 10 years of service, most recently as Board Chair. Trustee Alison McVeigh has served the students of Langley for 19 years as a Trustee. Trustee Rosemary Wallace…

To the Parent/Guardians of the RE Mountain Family of Schools Re: New Middle School Naming and Catchments on the Willoughby Slope for September 2019 The Langley School District is proud to announce that the new middle school in Willoughby opening September 2019 will be named Peter Ewart Middle School. Mr. Peter Ewart was a distinguished…

The Langley Heritage Society has donated copies of Canucks in Khaki: Langley, the Lower Mainland and the Great War of 1914 to 1918 written by Langley historian Warren Sommer. Each Langley elementary school will receive one copy while middle and secondary schools will receive two. Director of the Langley Heritage Society Mr. Jim Foulkes presented…