Blackville School Shows Spirit With New Calendars.

By Braden Coughlan

Recently the staff at Blackville School created a school calendar. This calendar includes full colour photos of students from all the grade levels.

The idea for the calendar surfaced after Harvey studios offered the service when the grade 12 students were getting their graduation photos taken.

Each photo for the calendar was taken with its own theme, depending on the month.

The calendars went on sale before Christmas and the feedback has been very positive.

Elementary Christmas Concert

Festive Celebrations

By Braden Coughlam

Before staff and students go home for the holidays, Blackville School has been very busy with all sorts of festive activities.

On December 9 the Blackville High School celebrated their annual Christmas formal with 90 in attendance. And on the 16th the middle school celebrated with 118 in attendance.

On Monday December 19 Blackville School held a Christmas concert, and on the morning of December 20 the annual Elementary Christmas concert took place, featuring Kindergarten to grade 5, with performances such as “Oh Christmas Tree” and “Deck the Halls”. Parents and members of the community were in attendance.

The middle school also put on two plays for the school and the community “Believe” and “A Mall and the Night Visitor”. More photos: Christmas program, Choir and Band, and Middle School Drama.

Bilingual Magic

By Nathalie Sturgeon

Magic happened at Blackville School on December 16 as Rémi Boudreau a bilingual magician came for a visit.

Boudreau was brought to the school through a bilingual fund that each school is presented with based on student population.

A school committee, headed by vice principal Aaron Johnston, Carrie Trevors, Carlene Lyons and Janice Jardine came together to share ideas on how to spend the fund.

It is a goal of the school to incorporate many elements of bilingualism within Blackville School. Planned initiatives like morning video announcements in both French and English at least once a week, as well as O’Canada sung in both languages at ceremonies and announcements.

Vice principal Aaron Johnston said that Boudreau is a good example of someone who functions well in both languages, and who has made a successful career as a bilingual performer.

After two successful years, the school hopes to have Boudreau return again and help to foster a positive attitude for bilingualism.

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Student's Christmas Story to be Published in Local Paper

By Braden Coughlan

Blackville High School student Maddie Astle will be getting her Christmas story published in the Miramichi Leader. Her story is about a little boy whose father is in Afghanistan.

When asked what inspired her to write the story, she replied that it just kind of came to her.

She was very excited when she got the news because at first she thought that her sister had won the prize, but when she found out that it was her instead it made her that much happier.

Her English teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Underhill, is very proud of her.