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Grade 11s win Yuletide Yippeetime

This week at Kinkora Regional High School

- SUBMITTED BY STUDENT REPORTER LAURA ARSENAULT

DATES TO REMEMBER Jan. 18 - Parent Council meeting at 6:30 in the KRHS Library. All parents/guardians are welcome.

Jan. 18 - Community Wellness Event at 7 p.m.

Jan. 24 - Grade 10 Secondary Literacy Assessment.

Jan. 25 to 30 - Final exams Jan. 31 - Turn-Around Day. No classes.

Feb. 1 - First day of second semester.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Congratula­tions to our most recent Students of the Week – Jessica Larsen and Katie Affleck.

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE Wednesday, Jan. 24: Grade 10 Literacy Assessment

Thursday, Jan. 25: Grade 9 English, All Block D Classes

Friday, Jan. 26: Grade 9 Social Studies, All Block A Classes Monday, Jan. 29: Grade 9 Math, All Block B Classes Tuesday, Jan. 30: Grade 9 French, All Block C Classes Wednesday, Jan. 31: TurnAround Day (no classes) RESULTS FROM YULETIDE YIPPEETIME

The Grade 11 students reign supreme! Congratula­tions to the Grade 11 class for winning Yuletide Yippeetime. This was a weeklong contest prior to Christmas break, pitting grade versus grade in a variety of fun, festive activities. Here are the results:

1st - Grade 11 class with a whopping 1,175 points

2nd - Grade 9 class with 600 points

3rd - Grade 12 class with 550 points

4th - Grade 10 class with 200 points

Dec. 18 - Dress theme - Summer Christmas - 1. Maddy Moffatt, 2. Charlotte Linkletter, 3. Payton Reeves, Honourable Mention: Amber Harvey and Brooklyn Martin

Activity - Gingerbrea­d House Relay (1. Grade 11, 2. Grade 9, 3. Grade 12)

Dec. 19 - Dress theme - Ugly Christmas Sweater - 1. Selina Lowther, 2. Jayden Wood, 3. Charlotte Linkletter

Activity – Don’t Forget The Lyrics – 1. Grade 12, 2. Grade 11,

3. Grade 9

Dec. 15 - Dress theme - Holiday Best – 1. Cole DesRoche and Brycen Lefurgey, 2. Nathaniel Pickering, 3. Katie Pearce

Activity - Turkey Dinner prepared by the Culinary 801 class

Dec. 19 - Dress theme - Santa’s Workshop – 1. Dakota MacWilliam­s, 2. Emma-Grace Coyle and Amanda Kingman, 3. Maddy Moffatt

Activity – Candy Cane Relay –

1. Grade 12, 2. Grade 9, 3. Grade 11

Dec. 21 - Dress theme - Christmas Morning – 1. Ty Arsenault, 2. Alyssa Gallant, 3. Selina Lowther

Activity - Deck The Walls – 1. Selina Lowther (Grade 11), 2. Callie Thomson (Grade 12), 3. Colton Lowther (Grade 9)

KRHS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Congratula­tions to the following students for being selected as Students of the Month for December. These students are being recognized for excellence in the following areas:

School Spirit – Ryley MacWilliam­s

Club Member – Morgan Bernard

Good Citizenshi­p – Emma Larsen

Grade 9 – Aiden Brown Grade 10 – Victoria Corney Grade 11 – Selina Lowther Grade 12 – Ally Dwyer Administra­tor’s Choice – Olivia McCarville

MY CANADA, MY PLACE Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc. and Culture Summerside presented “My Canada, My Place: Projection­s in Nation Building,” a Canada 150 project at KRHS on Jan. 10. This project is a study of the role of the working class in the building of Canada. Through the technology of interactiv­e projection, students met and chatted with working class Islanders of 1867.

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