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Kamloops RCMP taking precautions after threat found at high school
KAMLOOPS – There will be limited entry into and out of a Kamloops high school…
Kamloops high schoolers lobbying to lower voting age
KAMLOOPS – Students at Westsyde Secondary School in Kamloops have been working to lower the voting…
Kamloops dry grad getting funded by wet raffle
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops Dry Grad committee is raffling off booze to raise money. The…
Kamloops students learn what it takes to save a life
KAMLOOPS – Students at Westsyde Secondary in Kamloops have learned valuable skills that one day…
Provincial sport championships may delay high school graduation ceremonies in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Some high school students in Kamloops may have to wait an extra week…
Kamloops sees red in student vote
KAMLOOPS - If students in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding had their way, Liberal candidate Steve Powrie would be our member of Parliament. Elementary and secondary schools throughout the region, from Kamloops to Barriere to 100 Mile House, participated in mock elections facilitated by Student Vote; an organization that holds parallel student elections with federal, provincial and...
ELECTION 2015: Kamloops students take part in election process
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops students are learning early what it takes to be an informed voter. A total of 28 Kamloops schools, a mix of secondary and elementary, are currently registered in Student Vote, a national program that simulates elections and helps foster future voters. Westsyde and Sahali Secondary schools have taken the program to heart...
Car care class is just for girls at Westsyde Secondary
"LADIES, THIS IS NO POWDER PUFF MECHANICS COURSE." KAMLOOPS – Due to the success of a similar course offered at South Kamloops Secondary, the administration at Westsyde Secondary have decided to offer a girls-only car care class. At first glance, one might ask why the girls and boys have been segregated from each other, but...
If students had a say council would look very different
STUDENT VOTE RESULTS IN SIX DIFFERENT COUNCILLORS KAMLOOPS - If city students were able to vote in the recent civic election, we would have seen four new faces around the table and the return of former a councillor. It's quite a result considering 33 per cent of eligible Kamloops voters took to the polls last...
Elementary teacher encourages phones in class
KAMLOOPS - They have them, so why not use them? That is the mentality of one teacher who is trying to show young students how to use smartphones and tablets as more than just an entertainment device. Teacher Jason Sandhu has always loved technology and is constantly looking for ways to bring it into his...