A Voice in the Wilderness - Blog

List of 5 news stories.

• I Believe in the Education of Hunting

  7/29/2026
  Every year, the “This I Believe” evening of speeches by graduating students showcases a wide range of topics and emotions as Shawnigan students bare their souls by reading aloud pieces they have written about topics close to their hearts. As part of the English curriculum at Shawnigan, all Grade 12 students prepare essays about a topic of their choice, reflecting in some way on takeaways from their high school experience, and read it to their classmates. The following is Greg Putterill’s contribution to this year’s event.
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  I Believe in the Invisible and Untold Stories

  7/22/2026
  Every year, the “This I Believe” evening of speeches by graduating students showcases a wide range of topics and emotions as Shawnigan students bare their souls by reading aloud pieces they have written about topics close to their hearts. As part of the English curriculum at Shawnigan, all Grade 12 students prepare essays about a topic of their choice, reflecting in some way on takeaways from their high school experience, and read it to their classmates. The following is Christian Wang’s contribution to this year’s event.
  
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  I Believe in Fart Jokes

  7/15/2026
  Every year, the “This I Believe” evening of speeches by graduating students showcases a wide range of topics and emotions as Shawnigan students bare their souls by reading aloud pieces they have written about topics close to their hearts. As part of the English curriculum at Shawnigan, all Grade 12 students prepare essays about a topic of their choice, reflecting in some way on takeaways from their high school experience, and read it to their classmates. The following is Sasha Tong’s contribution to this year’s event.
  
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  Co-Ed or Bust

  7/9/2026
  As part of her series marking the School’s 110th anniversary, Archivist and Curator Mrs. Sarah Teunis-Russ details the years between the late 1970s and mid 1990s, when Shawnigan lost its “sister,” Strathcona Lodge School, then made the bold move to go co-ed after more than 70 years as a boys-only school.
  
  
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  “I felt welcomed and appreciated for who I was”

  6/18/2026
  Maddex King’s parents were receptive and supportive when he came out to them a year before he started at Shawnigan, but not all of his classmates were. At Shawnigan, he found a much more supportive community that helped him silence the voices of those who tried to diminish his identity.

   
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