Students and staff witnessed the blessing of a Living Library at Douglas Park Elementary on March 9th, 2017. The celebration was alive with song and many expressions of thanks. The Living Library project is called Sohl Temexw or ‘Sacred Land’ and will provide a valuable learning area for the students of Douglas Park Elementary. As…
Langley Secondary Grad Walk 2016
The graduating students of Langley Secondary boarded buses just after noon Thursday to begin an inspirational and proud journey down memory lane and you can see the video below. Graduating Saints visit the halls of HD Stafford as the middle school students lined the halls, cheered and high-fived the LSS grads as loud music played…
Langley Students Win Top Awards at Provincial French Public Speaking Competition
“The accomplishment to do this at a provincial level and in French is highly impressive and something we should be celebrating! Congratulations also to the teachers that worked so hard to prepare these students.” – Langley Schools Assistant Superintendent Claire Guy From the initial 10,000 students in the contest, thirteen students from Langley made it to…
REMSS student wins Loran Scholarship Award
Sayah Yousefi of R.E. Mountain Secondary has won the prestigious Loran Scholarship Award after an intensive series of interviews and rigorous application process. Sayah is an International Baccalaureate grade 12 student and was one of only 80 finalists (2% of applicants) and one of only 30 recipients of the award. The award comes with $100,000…
‘Brave’ Video Featuring Noel Booth Grades 4/5
The Grade 4’s and 5’s at Noel Booth Elementary have created a video for ‘Brave’ (original song by Sarah Bareilles) highlighting the school, students and culture of Noel Booth. Themes include kindness, sharing, anti-bullying and having fun together! Teacher Tasha Close spearheaded the project as part of the ‘Digital Literacies’ initiative in the District which…
ACSS Hairdressing Program at Douglas Park Crazy Hair Day
Students of the District Hairdressing course at ACSS visited Douglas Park Elementary recently to help take their ‘Crazy Hair Day’ to the next level. Originally just a couple of students from Douglas Park visited ACSS and the hairdressing program to get some ideas and talk to the students there but that visit sparked an offer from…
WGSS Student Selected as National Finalist for Loran Scholar Award
For the first time a student from WGSS has been selected as a national finalist for the prestigious Loran Scholar Award. Grade 12 student Nicholas Ouellette is in the running to receive the award which is presented to just 30 students across Canada. National selections will be made February 5-6, 2016. The Loran Scholar Award…
Ride to School in a Fire Truck
With lights flashing and siren wailing Blacklock Kindergarten student Frankie was driven to school in a Langley City Fire Department truck after being picked up at home and taken to the station for a quick tour. Though Frankie was a bit shy being the centre of attention when she was greeted by her waving and…