The Sun Peaks Discovery Centre for Balanced Education will now be known as the Sun Peaks Secondary Academy as students get set to return to class this month. Barbara Kupferschmidt Linder from the Sun Peaks Education Society (SPES) said the new name would help better identify the secondary school for residents and any new families to Sun Peaks considering enrollment.
“The SPES is excited to launch our new name and logo, which will help better describe our Grade 7 to 12 classroom,” she said.
Kupferschmidt Linder said it would still be business as usual at the school, with students accessing the same top quality education through the @kool program.
“We still rely on the generosity of the community for financial contributions, volunteering and event participation, and we hope the new name will identify those needs and help us keep this successful model of education and encourage more families to move to Sun Peaks.”
In other education news, funding grants have allowed for freshly painted classrooms, some new furniture and new athletic equipment for the school.
Secondary teachers Kirsten Flinn and Keith Massey will be returning this year, while new @kool teacher David Comrie will replace Laurel Seafoot — though Seafoot is staying on in a supervisory position.
Sun Peaks Elementary will receive a new principal, Catherine Gorman, who is also responsible for the elementary schools in Heffley Creek and Rayleigh.
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