District Highlights

Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family, and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools. On September 30 and throughout Truth  read more

Today marks the beginning of Truth and Reconciliation Week across Canada in honour of the survivors of residential schools and the children who never returned home.  Students in the Maple  read more

Thirteen years after missing his high school graduation, Paulo Calla decided it was time to take the leap and get his diploma. There was just one thing stopping him: Social  read more

A Thomas Haney Secondary student is updating his resume after winning third place at the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist Canadian National Championship last month. Kalib Soltesz, who is going into  read more

Students and teachers in the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District found new ways to reduce their environmental footprint as part of the Go Green Together Campaign. Alexandra Tudose,  read more

When Eric Langton Elementary teacher Paula Gross walked by an empty display case outside the school’s library, she was struck with an idea.  “I thought it would be magical for  read more

A group of students at Highland Park Elementary organized a World Culture Day assembly to showcase and celebrate the diverse traditions and cultures at their school. The event was inspired  read more

Elementary students from across the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District took part in the Cross Country running race. Intermediate grades ran around Alouette Lake, while the primary grades  read more

Garibaldi Secondary teacher-librarian Keith Thomson recommends The Shadow of the Lion by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer. The most difficult thing about #FridayReads is which author and which  read more

Cooking contestants from across the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District sliced, diced, and stirred their way through the annual SD42 Chowder Competition. Equipped with sharpened chef’s knives and  read more