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Read MoreOnline viewers of Shawnigan’s Chapel services may have noticed improvements to the livestream, and it’s definitely not in their imaginations.The AV program has benefitted from some new technology – provided by C.A.S.E. (Communications, Arts, Sciences and Entrepreneurship) – which has upgraded the sound and image quality of the livestreams and given students access to even more state-of-the-art equipment to train on.The recent Chapel upgrades include a new 4K video switcher, a dedicated hard-wired monitoring computer, and a Yamaha TF5 digital sound mixer with a Dante card.“The mixer has improved the Chapel’s sound and gives students experience with digital audio controls,” said Mr. Ben Karegeya, the School’s AV coordinator and Recording Arts 360 (co-curricular arts and activities) instructor. “The video switcher allows them to bring different camera views into the broadcast, while the monitoring computer helps us check the stream throughout the service. Together, these upgrades improve our productions and give students access to equipment and workflows they can build on beyond Shawnigan.” -
Vibes Are Good at Stag Café
Read MoreThe Friesen Centre was packed last Friday as the takeout window opened on another year of the ever-popular Stag Café.The first day was chaotic as Entrepreneurship 12 students ironed out the wrinkles at the eatery that serves up a variety of snacks twice a week, but everything was running smoothly by the end. Partnerships with the Rock Band 360 (co-curricular arts and activities) and a fundraiser for the Girl Up Club added to the vibes and helped bring in more enthusiastic patrons.“Not just the students who work in Stag Café, but also the other students who make it what it is,” said Entrepreneurship 12 teacher Ms. Mariel Solsberg. “It’s nice to see so many students new to the School come out and stay for the atmosphere.”The two Entrepreneurship 12 classes each take a turn running the café every week: one class on Tuesday and the other on Friday. Each class has two students serving as CEOs, while the rest are divided into five teams with different responsibilities, covering everything from ordering supplies to collecting laundry. All positions are determined through a comprehensive interview process in September. -
Lessons Beyond the Gates
Read MoreWitnessing a backcountry rescue helped put things in perspective for Shawnigan students on a Beyond the Gates expedition two weeks ago.On the first night of their hiking trek into the mountains west of Courtenay, the students watched as three helicopters searched for and then rescued a pair of students from another school who ventured into the wilderness woefully underprepared.“It gave our students a different understanding of it,” Outdoor Education Coordinator Ms. Jessica Dick observed. “It helped them understand the risks of being unprepared in the backcountry.” -
Tour de Rock Returns
Read MoreAll 540 Shawnigan students lined the main driveway on Tuesday evening to welcome the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock back to campus to celebrate its long-running efforts to combat pediatric cancer.The Tour de Rock is a two-week journey down Vancouver Island – from Port Hardy to Victoria – of cyclists representing police services and other emergency responders, raising money for children and their families affected by pediatric cancer, and Shawnigan has been an anticipated stop for the riders since the beginning.Since 1998, Tour de Rock has raised nearly $60 million, including nearly $700,000 raised by Shawnigan Lake School over the last 29 years. Continuing its tradition of supporting Tour de Rock, Shawnigan handed the riders a cheque for $34,000. -
Academic Fellowship Reaches Five
Read MoreWith the milestone announcement this week of the fifth individual to hold the Bruce-Lockhart Fellowship for Academic Excellence, this is an excellent time to look back on the history of the program.The Fellowship was launched in 2021 to bring in an outstanding local, national or international educator to Shawnigan for one year, with the idea of shedding light on aspects of academics that the School may not have previously explored. It was named in recognition of the outstanding service to Shawnigan delivered by former headmaster Simon Bruce-Lockhart (1990-2000) and his wife Joanne (1990-2007). In addition to joining the faculty, each Fellow is given time and resources to work on a passion project.Since its inception, the Fellowship has become an integral part of academics at Shawnigan.
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