Wednesday, December 1, 2010

December

Snow Ball
December's Snow Ball for Senior Students at Eagle Ranch was a success and the support of Spencer and team  was truly appreciated. Funds raised were targeted for the child-support network, Relay for Life) (co-chairs: Holly Glassford/Caoimhe Anderson)



Seniors Christmas Dinner
Senior Citizens'  December  Best Western Dinner- staffed by Leadership/chair, Blake Beggs

Monday, November 1, 2010

November

Remembrance Day Assembly
Remembrance Day Assembly at DTSS was hosted by Rob Minhas(Gr/12) and McKylynn Snihor(Gr.11), who welcomed representatives from the local legion and mc'eed the ceremony, which ended with  (Vancouver Film School -bound) DTSS student Lucas Putnam's stunning video on war and remembrance.
"Movember"
"Movember' was a community /school partnership in November  that involved the Rockies, the town of Invermere and the high school, with an inumberable amount of activities created to build towards increased awareness of prostate cancer.  Chair: Gracy Jones, Gr.11


"Pumpkin Tournament"
November began with Leadership students competing in the "26th Annual Pumpkin Tournament"- an interior of BC debate classic where DTSS novices went up against Kelowna and the West Kootenays in Rossland.  Chair: Students: Riley Von Neeson and Caoimhe Anderson, Grade 11 L'ship.
Community Christmas Craft Fair
This late November project  was a first-time project for Leadership, which had been asked to take on the task of organization and production of this community endeavor. It was named a huge success by the adults who had done so before and the donations were significant , returning to the community later by way of a donation to local charities at Christmas.(Chair: Tannis Hemmelgarn, Gr.11)





Friday, October 1, 2010

October

Go-Go Sisters Fund-Raiser (Pynelogs/jewelry modeling)
"Thinking globally and acting locally."  Leadership students began their year by volunteering at the Go-Go's September African jewelry fund-raiser and selling Kicking-Horse Coffee for aban/child projects.        
Spookapalooza Community Fair
October saw Leadership hosting "Spookapalooza", a Halloween event that featured apple-bobbing, face-painting, seasonal crafts and "monster' musical chairs. (P.S. Nobody wanted to go home; a great result when you have small children  and their parents enjoying the "big kids' school"). Admission was by donation to the food bank and/or pocket change.  Chair: Liz Arif, Gr. 11



Wednesday, September 1, 2010

September

Kicking Horse Coffee fundraiser
Applications to Encounter Canada Youth Program
Windermere Fall Fair