Rossland News Thursday, January 28, 2016
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Crowe hosts New Year’s Debate Classic
Final results are in for the seventh annual JL Crowe Secondary Debate Tourney last Saturday. Teams participated from Nelson, Rossland, Castlegar and Trail. This year’s tournament consisted of two rounds of cross- examination in the morning and a round of impromptu style in the afternoon. The topics were: “Be it resolved that consumerism is responsible for climate change.” for the cross-examination rounds and the students had a choice of “Be it resolved that laughter is the best medicine or intelligence is enough” for the impromptu round. In the impromptu style students were given the topic one half hour before presenting both the proposition and opposition cases. Local results for each of the schools and categories are as follows: in the novice competition, Chloe Zacharias and Bethany Worsnop of JL Crowe placed first, Dylan Gyr/Jack Ross and Suki Simmington of Wildflower School in Nelson placed second and Jessica Smithies paired with Carter Erickson of Kinnaird Elementary of Castlegar third. Individually, Chloe Zacharias was first, Bethany Worsnop, second and Suki Simmington was third. For the debate portion of the competition the junior and senior categories were combined due to the number of teams registered in
both divisions. The results for the junior category, Sophie Edney and Margaret Saville from LV Rogers Secondary came in first place, second place went to Justin Ma and Chris Mountain from JL Crowe and third place went to Hita Manhas and Jaden How from LV Rogers Secondary. Individually, Sophie Edney of LV Rogers placed first, Justin Ma of JL Crowe was second, and Hita Manhas of LV Rogers was third. Chris Mountain was fourth (JLC), Margaret Saville (LVR) took fifth place and Jaden How was sixth. In the senior category, the team of Maggie Chan and Hannah Flick placed first and Shaurya Sharma and Liam Walters of JL Crowe Secondary placed second. Individually, Shaurya Sharma placed first, Maggie Chan second, Hannah Flick third and Liam Walters fourth. In the end, strong arguments were presented for the reasons behind climate change and while the topic appeared one sided at the onset students realized the implications of time and how cyclical variations have played a role. “Intelligence is enough” brought forward interesting and fun discussion and lightened the course of the day. And yes, the negative team triumphed a number of times! Congratulations were extended
Top to bottom: Junior Division (from the left); Chris Mountain, Justin Ma, Margaret Saville, Sophie Edney, Hita Mahas, Jaden How. Senior Division (from the left); Maggie Chan, Hannah Flick, Shaurya Sharma, Liam Walters. Novice Division (from the left); Brian Chan, Scarlet Guy, Jessica Smithies, Carter Erickson, Bethany Worsnop, Chloe Zacharias. to all participants and a very big thank you was given to the helpers, chairpersons/timers and the members of the community who contributed to the day’s events. The students now look forward to the last local novice tournament to be held in Castlegar and the junior and senior competition in Nelson at the end of January.
Literacy for the whole family Rossland News
The Rossland Public Library will be celebrating Family Literacy Day on Friday, Jan. 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The celebration is part of Family Literacy Week, which is held Canada-wide from Jan. 24 to 30, and is being held in partnership with the Strong Start program, which will be held at the library on Friday. “Strong Start will happen here
instead of up at RSS, so that’s 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.,” says Beverley Rintoul, library director. There will also be lots of family fun at the event. “There’s going to be stories [and] there’s going to be the opportunity to dress up as a character from one of the stories and get your picture taken in the photo booth,” says Rintoul. There will also be crafts, games, snacks, and hopefully an ice slide. “The kids love it,” says Rintoul.
Family Literacy Day is about encouraging families to learn and read together. “Because that’s how kids learn the best is if you read to them. If they see you reading, they’ll think reading’s cool,” says Rintoul. “So it’s more about getting families in to do things like that. Like summer reading club is about getting kids to read, but this is more about family engagement.” This year the theme for Family Literacy Week is unplug and play!
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
for the 2016-2017 school year will be held during the week of February 1-5, 2016. Children who turn 5 years old between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016, should plan to be registered for Kindergarten September 2016 during Kindergarten registration week, February 1-5, 2016. Please note the following: • Kindergarten is a full-day, every day program. • Parents/Guardians should bring their child’s Birth Certificate, Care Card and, if applicable, legal documents regarding custody, with them when registering. • All Kindergarten students should register at their catchment area school. • Once registered, parents/guardians can opt to: - fill out a Student Transfer Request form if they would like their child to attend a different school, or - fill out a Language Program Application Form if they would like their child to attend the Russian Bilingual Language Program or the Early French Immersion Language Program (both Language Programs are offered at Twin Rivers Elementary School in Castlegar). • Families opting to transfer, or applying to a Language Program, are reminded to read all information and to follow all directions as noted on each form. • Families requiring bussing should also complete a Transportation Request Form. • All forms will be available at all schools, or they can be downloaded at www.sd20.bc.ca. For further information regarding the language programs offered at Kindergarten, please contact Kere MacGregor, Principal, Twin Rivers Elementary (250-365-8465 ext 650); Denise Flick, Vice-Principal, Twin Rivers Elementary (250-365-5744 ext 649); or Bill Ford, Assistant Superintendent (250-368-2230).
NEW: Recreation Infrastructure Grants Grants available for projects that focus on the construction of new and/or upgrades to existing recreational infrastructure in the Basin.
Celebrate Family Literacy Day at Rossland Library CHELSEA NOVAK
School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia)
Eligible projects may include backcountry trail networks, swimming pools, ice rinks, curling arenas, sports fields and parks.
Deadline for first of two intakes is Monday, March 14.
Contact Rick Allen to discuss your project at 1.250.417.3665 or 1.800.505.8998. Learn more about this program at cbt.org/recreationapply. Connect with us
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January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month CHELSEA NOVAK Rossland News
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and Alzheimer Society BC offers support for locals affected by the disease. Julie Leffelaar works out of Castlegar and is the support and education
coordinator for the region. She says that the society offers a caregiver support group in Trail that meets the second Tuesday of every month, from noon to 1:30 p.m. “The caregiver could be a wife, a daughter, they may be living with the person, the person could be in care, the person could be in Halifax, so
anybody who, you know, is concerned and watching out for someone who has dementia,” says Leffelaar. Those wishing to attend the caregiver support group must contact Leffelaar first at 1-855301-6742. “People phone me and I can meet with them, and I send out packages of information. I send them all
our printed matter about how to cope, especially with different stages,” she says. Leffelaar will also be offering a workshop on understanding dementia in Rossland on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Rossland Public Library. All the services offered by Alzheimer Society BC are free to families.
Hire a Student Now The School Works program provides an $8/hr student wage subsidy.
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Correction The Jan. 21 issue of Rossland News incorrectly identified Christine Andison as the president of the Red Mountain Racers. She is in fact the past president and Melannie Vockeroth is the new president.
Application forms at cbt.org/schoolworksapply
SCHOOL WORKS PLACEMENTS STILL AVAILABLE • Funding still available for small businesses, non-profit, First Nation or public organizations. • Co-op and Practicum student hours eligible. For more information: 1.877.489.2687 ext. 3584 or schoolworks@cbt.org. Connect with us