Please direct all media inquiries for West Vancouver Schools to:
Tricia Buckley
Manager of Communications and Engagement
West Vancouver Schools
1075 – 21st St., West Vancouver, BC V7V 4A9
Tel: (604) 981-1035
Email: tbuckley@wvschools.ca
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WVS in the media
West Vancouver people, students and programs are highlighted frequently in the media throughout the school year. We will post some of the recent articles below for those interested in learning more.
News releases, videos and newspapers articles featuring West Vancouver Schools:
Coding Arcade
Published on June 19, 2017More than 85 students across the school district’s 14 elementary schools took part in a Coding Quest Arcade at the West Vancouver Memorial Library on May 26 through the Learning Partnership,
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Imagine A Canada Contest
Published on June 14, 2017Mr. Lowewn’s grade 6/7 class from Hollyburn Elementary participated in an inquiry project on reconciliation, and then took part in a national arts and communications initiative through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Site Unseen opening reception
Published on June 5, 2017Students, staff and guests attended the opening reception for Site Unseen: Gitga’at and West Vancouver Youth – Mural of Merging Voices at the West Vancouver Museum on May 10.
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Rockridge teacher honoured with Prime Minister’s Award – North Shore News
Published on May 24, 2017Biology and Physics teacher Tom Harding speaks about his love of science and teaching in an article by the North Shore News.
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Ridgeview Elementary students participate in mock polls
Published on May 10, 2017Ridgeview Elementary students participated in the Student Vote program learning more about the electoral process over the course of the provincial election.
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Responsible recycling awards
Published on May 10, 2017Two Grade 12 students from Rockridge Secondary, and a Grade 6 student from École PJ won awards in the District of West Vancouver’s responsible recycling video contest.
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Robotics Academy students place 5th at the World Championships
Published on May 4, 2017Three robots from West Vancouver’s Mechatronics/Robotics academy (Ten Ton Robotics) competed at the 2017 VEX Robotics World High School Championships in Louisville,
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Westcot Elementary worm experiment returns from space
Published on April 19, 2017A team from Westcot Elementary was selected from thousands of entries to send their experiment “Red Worm Composting in Space” to the International Space Station.
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Milo the robot helping students with autism
Published on April 14, 2017
→ See the article and video that aired on Global News here.