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List of 5 news stories.

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  From Passion to Presentation

  4/24/2026
  Every school year, Shawnigan students spend months pouring their hearts – and souls – into passion projects, then present the results of those projects to their peers and staff members. We call it Soul Seeking, and it brings out the best in our students, often in unexpected ways.

   

  For junior students, the presentations take the form of a fair, with presentations on cardboard trifolds and laptop computers set up throughout the Library and spilling into Mitchell Hall. For seniors, Soul Seeking projects double as their BC education-required capstone projects, and they are presented to a panel of staff members.

   

  For junior students (Grades 8-10), work on Soul Seeking projects begins in September and takes place during Career-Life Education classes – where Soul Seeking is part of a student’s final grade –  and in spare time. Students were able to work solo or in small groups, and could apply for small grants, with about 12 grants handed out.

   
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  Performing Arts Roundup

  4/24/2026
  The last two weeks have provided opportunities for students in our curricular and 360 performing arts programs to show what they have been working on over the last several months. Late last week, the Theatre Company 11/12 class performed Puffs, a Harry Potter-inspired play, and this past Monday, the figure skating 360 presented its Spring Ice Show.

   

  Theatre Company

   

  The Theatre Company 11/12 class mounted its biggest production of the year on April 16, 17 and 18, treating students, staff and parents to Puffs, a play set in the Harry Potter universe but highlighting the oft-overlooked residents of Hufflepuff House.

   

  The play is usually staged in June, but was moved up to April this year to help students manage their academic and athletic loads that come toward the end of the school year. As it was, they had just eight days to put the finishing touches on the show, so they took some extra time outside of class to make sure they were ready.

   
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  Clarity, Insight, and Understanding

  4/17/2026
  Over five days this week, Shawnigan witnessed the painstaking creation of a beautiful piece of art, followed almost immediately by its ceremonial dissolution.

   

  The artwork in question was a Manjushri Sand Mandala, constructed from millions of grains of coloured sand by four Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Tsengdok Monastery in Vancouver led by Master Tenzin Chockyi Gyalsten (Tsengdok Rinpoche). The event offered a unique opportunity to experience ancient traditions through art, ritual, and mindfulness, while reflecting on the Buddhist teachings of impermanence and non-attachment.

   

  The monks were brought to Shawnigan by the BE A JEDI (Belonging, Equity, Acceptance, and Justice – Embracing Diversity and Intersectionality) Committee co-chaired by Mrs. Wendy Milne and Dr. Pema Yangchen.

   
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  April Sports Update

  4/16/2026
  Winter term sports wrapped up just before Spring Break, with one of the main events being the CSSHL Western Championships in Penticton, which all four of our Prep teams attended. Spring sports got going before the break, and picked up right where they left off when students returned.

   

  Ice Hockey

   

  The U17 Prep boys went undefeated in their Div. 2 tournament to bring home the banner from Penticton.

   

  Shawnigan opened on a strong note, beating the North Shore Warriors 5-0 on a 35-save shutout by Donagh E. That was followed by decisive victories over Notre Dame and Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy, and then a 4-3 overtime win over St. George’s in the semifinal, with Cache T. netting the winner. The final was a rematch against Notre Dame, with Darwin K., Matthew S., and Bartley C. each recording three points in a 6-4 Shawnigan victory. Darwin K. was named Playoff MVP.

   
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  EDGE Trip to Nepal

  4/10/2026
  A pair of inspiring student leaders guided four of their peers and two teachers on a life-changing tour of Nepal over Spring Break.

   

  Grade 12s Pemba L. and Dorje S. came up with the idea of an EDGE (Engagement, Development, Gratitude and Experience) service trip to their home country, pitched it to School leadership, and got it approved. In Nepal, they served as guides and translators for the rest of the group through a unique and personal journey through the Himalayan nation.

   

  Soon after arriving in Kathmandu, the group visited Shree Mangval Dvip School, which Shawnigan has a long-running relationship with, and which both Pemba and Dorje attended. The Shawnigan contingent was given a warm welcome before the students were assigned to classrooms where they engaged in teaching, learning, sharing, and helping the teachers.

   
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