Congratulations Asalah Yousef, grade 10 student from LFAS! Principal Jon Bonnar describes Asalah as “…an outstanding student who contributes throughout the school – as a Photo Major, an Actor and on school leadership teams”. Mr. Bonnar went on to exclaim, “this is a great story about the power of entrepreneurs and engaged youth!” Asalah’s mother…

The Regular Meeting of the Langley Board of Education will be streamed live beginning at 7:00pm. A link to the video feed will be posted here in Board News just prior to the start of the meeting. Agenda    

On September 20, Phyillis Webstad, spokesperson for Orange Shirt Day, visited Yorkson Creek Middle School. This is one of her visits to Langley as part of her book-launch tour for The Orange Shirt Story published by Medicine Wheel Education. During the assembly she was also honoured with a blanket from the Kwantlen community, by Luke Dandurand….

Yesterday, Cops for Cancer – Tour de Valley cycled its way through Langley, and Langley Fundamental Middle/Secondary had the honour of a visit. The annual Tour de Coast has several law enforcement and emergency workers bike across BC, through Vancouver Island, Northern BC, Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley, over several weeks. The ride is meant…

From a distance, Langley Secondary may look the same, but the expansions taking place on site have been steadily continuing. Here is some of the progress being made on the school, including the new Learning Commons area, and some of the construction near the large gym. Construction is expected to be completed by Spring Break…

The new construction at RE Mountain didn’t slow during the summer, and is now taking shape into the school it will become. Take a look at some of the progress being made. Keep in mind that this time last year, the building was nothing more than a field! The school is planned to open for…

September is here, and there may be a few new faces at your school! A number of Langley Schools have new Administrators assignments – here is a list of the changes: Alex Hope Elementary Nathan Erker will be principal at Alex Hope. Mr. Erker comes to Alex Hope from Peterson Road, where he was principal….

After a long period of construction, and being moved to a new building, the Langley Secondary Metal Shop reopened in June. It will be ready to receive students for September. The grand reopening of the shop took place on June 14, where staff from the school and board office visited to mark the occasion. The…

You’ve probably not thought about the transportation of baby chickens (chicks). However, grade 7 Langley Fine Arts student, Mac Dykeman, thinks about it a lot. Recently, Mac was recognized with a platinum award at the 57th Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa. She presented her project, the Safer Chick-Ments: An Innovative Solution to Reducing Stress in…

Last Thursday National Indigenous People’s Day was recognized around the district. At Yorkson Creek Middle School, they had a special day of music and games. The day was coordinated with the help of the school’s Aboriginal Staff.   Teacher Duane Kroeker led students in an Inuit games tournament. They played the traditional Inuit games of…