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List of 5 news stories.

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  An Estuary Ecology Experience

  4/12/2024
  The Environmental Science 11 class travelled to the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre in Cowichan Bay on Tuesday, April 9, to get a first-hand look at a significant and sensitive ecosystem as part of their wetland ecology unit.

   

  “The focus of this field trip was on human impacts to the estuary, and using quadrats to investigate the estuary,” science teacher Ms. Alexandra Ballantyne explained. “A main focus of the quadrat study was to identify species living in the tidal zone and to compare invasive and non-invasive species. We primarily looked at varnish clams and the potential threat of European green crabs.”

   
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  The Return of Lecky House

  4/12/2024
  Lecky House is once again filling the unique niche it was intended for on the Shawnigan campus – as a home-away-from-home for teams and groups visiting the School.

   

  Built in 2003, it was used for its original purpose for 17 years. It then functioned, with the permission of the Lecky family, as a temporary boarding house – Levien House – from September 2020 until spring 2024, when the Grade 8 boys from Levien and Grade 8 girls from Stanton moved under their shared roof at Samuel House.

   

  Available once again for visiting teams and groups, Lecky House has already hosted three rugby teams as they stopped at Shawnigan on recent tours: the Danville Oaks Rugby Football Club (Danville, California), Xavier High School (New York City), and Wimbledon College (London, England).

   
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  Breaking Away for Spring Break

  4/5/2024
  Students fanned out across the globe over Spring Break – many to their homes both near and far, but some on a variety of School-sponsored trips and tours related to their academic, athletic, and artistic pursuits at Shawnigan.

   

  EDGE Jamaica Trip

   

  Seven students and two staff members flew to Jamaica as part of the EDGE (Engagement, Development, Gratitude and Experience) program, where they took part in projects to improve the lives of children there. They first visited the SOS Children’s Village, a sanctuary for children ages six to 17 who have been separated from their parents. The village houses 40 kids in all, six or seven to a house with an “auntie” who oversees them. The Shawnigan students painted one of the houses, including sanding and preparing the building, and spent three days engaging with the kids.

   
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  CSSHL Championships Recap

  4/5/2024
  Shawnigan’s U18 Prep girls’ ice hockey team made it back to their national championship final last month, and while they ultimately fell just short of the title, head coach Ms. Carly Haggard was thrilled with the result, and even more importantly, her team’s performance.

   

  “The girls came together and peaked at the right time,” Ms. Haggard said.

   

  After opening the tournament in Penticton, BC with a 6-2 victory over Delta Hockey Academy Black, Shawnigan earned a 5-2 upset win over Delta Green, the second-ranked team going into the championships, behind two goals from Meera S. and 20 saves from goalie Alex N. Shawnigan closed out the round robin with a 6-3 victory over Okanagan Hockey Academy, then prevailed over Edge School 4-0 in the semifinal thanks to a 15-save shutout by Alex.

   
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  Glorious Great Gatsby Gala

  3/8/2024
  The Friesen Centre came alive with jazz music, flapper fashion, and everything that made the 1920s roar as it hosted the Great Gatsby Gala, a fine dining experience and fundraiser for the EDGE (Engagement, Development, Gratitude and Experience) Spring Break trip to Jamaica.

   

  Organized by Grade 12 student Ali S. as her capstone project, the event had the Friesen Centre done up in Jazz Age style, while guests – including students, parents and staff members – donned their best period attire and enjoyed an enticing meal prepared by Shawnigan head chef Mr. Dustin Setso and his kitchen team with the help of the entrepreneurship students who operate the Stag Café.

   
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