​ The Powell River Regional District is developing an Official Community Plan for Texada Island and wants to include the perspective of students and youth. Grade 8 to 12 students from Texada Island are invited to participate in a fun and interactive planning session to share their thoughts and ideas about what they would like their island community to look like in the future. This event will be held at lunchtime on Thursday June 14 th in room D127. 

Knowledge is power.  Brooks students will have the opportunity to engage in a fair of youth supports and presentation of relevant small documentaries and TED Talks all surrounding youth Mental Health.  Happening May 25th from 1:00pm  to 3:00pm.

Learning By Doing In UBC Science Labs

By Gerry Brach

From May 13 to 18, UBC in partnership with the Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Program, hosted 31 Indigenous high-school students for a unique experience on the West Point Gray campus.

 During this week of immersion in campus life students spent quality time in science and engineering labs doing hands-on research projects. In addition to being mentored by professors and grad students, these grade 11 and 12 students lived in residence, met Indigenous role models and learned about what supports are available to them while attending U.B.C.

As scholarship recipients of the Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Program, grade 12 students Tatsu Albert, Zoe Brewer, and Kye Hernandez  from Brooks Secondary School, joined with 28 other students from across B.C., Alberta and Manitoba  to participate in this informative and inspiring educational opportunity.