BBQ celebrates school year

By Kendall Olsen
Principal

Over one hundred and twenty people were in attendance at Riverview School on Monday, June 11th for the Family Fun Barbeque. The children had a great time with the water balloon toss, face painting and old fashioned sack and three legged races. The whole event was sponsored by the school council who applied for and received a Parent Involvement Grant to underwrite the expenses of the evening. It was great to celebrate the successes of another school year and to honour Debbie Wagner who retires at the end of the week after teaching at Riverview for the past 31 years. Students sang songs, recited poems and presented Mrs. Wagner with flowers. Staff members reminisced via speeches and a PowerPoint slide show about Debbie’s life and teaching career before presenting her with a tree on behalf of the school community. Congratulations Debbie, you’ve made a real difference in the lives of students.
At the barbeque school council chair, Heather Anderson, took a few moments to reflect on the last couple of years and to recall the many successes which included implementation of a balanced school day, cross graded grouping at the primary level, a healthy lunch program, skating and swimming programs, funding for the installation of a basketball court this summer, successful hosting of the track and field meets and co-curricular activities like volleyball and the co-op with Lake of the Woods school for cross country running. Thank you Heather, and council members for your hard work and dedication.