Both grade 5 and 8
students at Blackville School attended separate banquets on June 9
and 11 respectively.
The grade 5 students were celebrating their completion of upper elementary,
while the grade 8 students were recognized for their completion of middle
school.
The elementary and middle school staff thanked everyone for coming and also thanked
high school students from next year's graduation class who served the meal.
Special thanks also went to Andrea Donahue for decorating the cafeteria for the
event and the elaborate balloon decorations were made by Annie Simoneau,
It's the Run, Jump, Throw (RJT) Regional meet (which is replacing the former
Hershey meet). It is open to anyone, free for those who participated in the RJT
12 Challenges, and $5 for all others.
From this meet, the top 8 in each event will qualify to go to the provincial
RJT meet, on July 11th in Moncton, and from there, may be selected to be on Team
NB for the Atlantic RJT series. See the attached poster.
Blackville School students raised $700.00 through
various fundraising initiatives for the Josie Foundation. The fundraising
campaign was organized by the High School Student Council.According to
its website, the Josie Foundation "is a non-profit incorporated Foundation whose
aim is to establish, receive and maintain a fund for the relief of economic
hardship for individuals (families) within the Miramichi area who may be
encountering financial difficulty as a result of a life threatening
illness."
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 BHS Grade 8 students had the opportunity to visit NBCC Miramichi for a preview of college!Thank you NBCC for hosting this event! See the image gallery for more pictures.
Blackville School held their Recognition Awards Ceremony on Monday, June 1. Grade 12 student Graham Manderville and grade 11 student Ashlyn Moody received the Most Outstanding Academic and Extra-curricular Awards. Manderville also received the Fenton Sturgeon Memorial Award which is awarded to a grade 12 student who has been involved in sports for all four years of high school.
