Schools

Grandview Heights Secondary held its first graduation ceremony on Monday, June 5 since the school opened in 2021. (Contributed photo - Tina Mears/GHS)

Grandview Heights 2023 grads the school’s first class to cross stage

Class that studied at new South Surrey high school for just two years has graduated

 

RCMP vehicles were stationed outside Clarence Fulton Secondary School in Vernon after a hold and secure was reportedly activated Friday, June 2, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Small explosion led to hold-and-secure at Vernon school

Students outside and near Fulton Secondary were behind blast that led to safety measure activation

 

Students at Sunnyside Elementary use the communal space outside of the classrooms to learn together. (Sobia Moman file photo)

Surrey school district projections show ‘dire’ situation growing worse in 10 years

Grandview Heights Secondary, the district’s newest school, already needs additional space

 

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Central Okanagan teacher suspended for 4th time for ‘inappropriate conduct’

Most recently, Justin Enns has been suspended for five days from Jun. 5-9

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Holly Elementary school in Surrey will be getting a new playground soon, to replace their old one that the principal describes as “on its last legs.” (Pixabay photo)

Surrey elementary school playground ‘on its last legs’ to be replaced

Holly Elementary students will get to enjoy a new play space due to B.C. playground funding

Holly Elementary school in Surrey will be getting a new playground soon, to replace their old one that the principal describes as “on its last legs.” (Pixabay photo)
Fallon Vickers, a parent of two children at Edgewood Elementary thinks that portables in schools should not be necessary if schools are built according to development in the neighbourhood. (Sobia Moman photo)

Surrey schools infrastructure at a ‘crisis’ as city calls for solutions

Council, school district and provincial ministries to meet, come up with solutions to over-crowding

Fallon Vickers, a parent of two children at Edgewood Elementary thinks that portables in schools should not be necessary if schools are built according to development in the neighbourhood. (Sobia Moman photo)
Oliver Elementary was the first school in B.C. to trial the Seamless Day Kindergarten. (Google Maps)

B.C. pilot that turns Kindergarten classrooms into daycare spaces deemed huge success

The program integrates before- and after-school care into the kindergarten classroom

Oliver Elementary was the first school in B.C. to trial the Seamless Day Kindergarten. (Google Maps)
Kristin MacDonald, an educational assistant with the Coquitlam School District, is being threatened with termination of employment because of photographs she posted of herself to an adult-only platform. (Special to The News)

Lower Mainland woman threatened with termination over photos on adult-only website

Kristin MacDonald is an educational assistant in Coquitlam, but has been ordered to cease side gig

Kristin MacDonald, an educational assistant with the Coquitlam School District, is being threatened with termination of employment because of photographs she posted of herself to an adult-only platform. (Special to The News)
Four-year-old Jonah Arbez holds a protest sign at a Friday’s Strike for Climate on the steps of Nanaimo City Hall in 2019. (Cole Schisler file photo)

Surrey school district declares climate emergency

Advocates ‘disappointed,’ with no clear commitments outlined in declaration

Four-year-old Jonah Arbez holds a protest sign at a Friday’s Strike for Climate on the steps of Nanaimo City Hall in 2019. (Cole Schisler file photo)
Students from L.A. Matheson Secondary completed their fundraising for a new senior care home that will be built in Surrey. The group of students — under the direction of teacher Gurpreet Kaur Bains (front, second from left) — raised $13,508 which is higher than the goal they set out for a couple years ago. The group presented a cheque to the organizers of the facility on Monday, May 8. (Contributed photo)

Surrey students surpass fundraising goal for culturally sensitive senior care facility

Students from L.A. Matheson Secondary raised $13,508 for new long-term care home

Students from L.A. Matheson Secondary completed their fundraising for a new senior care home that will be built in Surrey. The group of students — under the direction of teacher Gurpreet Kaur Bains (front, second from left) — raised $13,508 which is higher than the goal they set out for a couple years ago. The group presented a cheque to the organizers of the facility on Monday, May 8. (Contributed photo)
Surrey school district education centre (Lauren Collins file photo)

Surrey school district approves $1 billion budget — highest in history

Student enrolment expected to hit 80,000 in 2025-26 school year

Surrey school district education centre (Lauren Collins file photo)
Seaquam Secondary teams 9181N (“Bababooey”), 9181M (“Matéo”), 9181F (“Frenzy”), 9181V (“Vroom Vroom”) and 9181G (“Gatorade”) competed at the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championships, held April 25 through May 4 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. (Delta School District photo)

North Delta students shine at world robotics championships

Teams from Seaquam and Burnsview competed at the tournament, held April 25 to May 4 in Dallas, Texas

Seaquam Secondary teams 9181N (“Bababooey”), 9181M (“Matéo”), 9181F (“Frenzy”), 9181V (“Vroom Vroom”) and 9181G (“Gatorade”) competed at the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championships, held April 25 through May 4 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. (Delta School District photo)
The Seamless Day Kindergarten pilot program at North Delta’s Sunshine Hills Elementary School is expanding from 12 to 24 spots in September of 2023. (James Smith/North Delta Reporter photo)

‘Seamless’ child care pilot at North Delta elementary school to double next fall

Program at Sunshine Hills Elementary provides before- and after-school care for 12 students

The Seamless Day Kindergarten pilot program at North Delta’s Sunshine Hills Elementary School is expanding from 12 to 24 spots in September of 2023. (James Smith/North Delta Reporter photo)
Langley RCMP were at RE Mountain Secondary and Peter Ewart Middle School Friday, May 5, 2023. The schools were temporarily on lockdown. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)

Lockdown at Langley schools sparked by online threats of “slaughter”

Peter Ewart Middle, R.E. Mountain Secondary are out of lockdown and everyone is safe

Langley RCMP were at RE Mountain Secondary and Peter Ewart Middle School Friday, May 5, 2023. The schools were temporarily on lockdown. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)
Portables in Surrey’s schools have been used more and more as a response to over-crowding, but members of the school community are raising alarms over there not being enough new schools in the city to address the issue. (File photo)

Surrey council adds support to ‘crisis situation’ at city’s schools

Education not a priority for government: school board, teachers

Portables in Surrey’s schools have been used more and more as a response to over-crowding, but members of the school community are raising alarms over there not being enough new schools in the city to address the issue. (File photo)
Delta School District headquarters in Ladner. (Grace Kennedy photo)

Peer support positions kept as Delta school board passes 2023-24 budget

Provincial funding for the district’s two co-ordinators runs out on June 30 of this year

Delta School District headquarters in Ladner. (Grace Kennedy photo)
By September of this year, it is estimated that 400 portable classrooms will be in use in the Surrey school district – the largest in B.C. (File photo)

Potential for double-decker portables in Surrey schools raised in legislature

Overcrowding of B.C.’s largest school district leads to Question Period debate

By September of this year, it is estimated that 400 portable classrooms will be in use in the Surrey school district – the largest in B.C. (File photo)
Students at Southridge School, including senior school environmental steward Maya Dusangh, have helped develop and implement a comprehensive waste-management program to assist with the appropriate disposal of everything from plastic and metal to food scraps. Recently, the school joined a FortisBC pilot program that aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, through the installation of a carbon-capture unit. (Contributed photo)

Carbon-capture unit added to South Surrey school in pilot aimed at reducing GHGs

Southridge officials anticipate energy savings, environmental inspiration

Students at Southridge School, including senior school environmental steward Maya Dusangh, have helped develop and implement a comprehensive waste-management program to assist with the appropriate disposal of everything from plastic and metal to food scraps. Recently, the school joined a FortisBC pilot program that aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, through the installation of a carbon-capture unit. (Contributed photo)
Students Gaurav Saroa (Grade 11), Raya Kaur Sandhu (Grade 12) and Ajaypal Singh Grewal (Grade 11) stand in front of a magnetic wall with Sikh Heritage Month and Vaisakhi displayed for the month at L.A. Matheson Secondary. The students pictured and more have been leading how the two events are marked at the school, with the assistance of their teacher Gurpreet Bains (second from left). (Sobia Moman photo)

Cultural days embraced in Surrey’s schools with education, celebration

Vaisakhi, Sikh Heritage Month and Ramadan educations and celebrations marked

Students Gaurav Saroa (Grade 11), Raya Kaur Sandhu (Grade 12) and Ajaypal Singh Grewal (Grade 11) stand in front of a magnetic wall with Sikh Heritage Month and Vaisakhi displayed for the month at L.A. Matheson Secondary. The students pictured and more have been leading how the two events are marked at the school, with the assistance of their teacher Gurpreet Bains (second from left). (Sobia Moman photo)
A GoFundMe has been set up for a local teacher in need of a series of surgeries. (Image via GoFundMe)

GoFundMe started for Tweedsmuir teacher

Money raised to go towards whopping medical bills

A GoFundMe has been set up for a local teacher in need of a series of surgeries. (Image via GoFundMe)