Rivers Collegiate students in band concert
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- Published on Tuesday, February 10, 2015
By Jessie Bell
Six students from Rivers Collegiate Institute (RCI) are practising to perform in the Westman Honour Band concert on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. in Brandon’s Westman Centennial Auditorium. Liam Kristjanson, Anneke Schwennesen, Laura Pepper, Milah Mikkelsen, Rachel Veitch and Ali Radcliffe will have the opportunity to rehearse with two very talented conductors, Connie Turner and Darrin Oehlerking, and other great musicians in full band rehearsals and instrumental sections. The collegiate band director this year is Angela Roberts.
On the final day of 2014, RCI students participated in a fun activity of boot hockey, skating, ice hockey and milk jug curling, all organized by Mr. Mulaire, Mrs. Price and Ms. Radcliffe. Principal Mike Klassen in his report in the school newsletter, The Rambler, congratulated the Mulaire family for drinking 72 litres of milk over a two-week period, to provide enough milk jugs for the curling event.
Grades 11 and 12 shop classes have prepared the school wetlands project, with help from town employees Jeff Worth and Randy King. Morningstar Metals has donated a fire pit to the wetlands program. Also on the final day of 2014, female staff Mrs. Maxwell, Sokoloski, McFadden, Roberts and Kent, with the Foods and Nutrition program, held a turkey dinner after the wetlands event. Community supporters for the dinner were Ted Mayor, Rivers Bigway Foods and The Honey House Bakery and Café.
There are now more than 40 students in the hockey academy. They have been practising in the fitness room, following a new online library with all the drills Hockey Canada uses with their teams. They planned to meet Barry Trotz of Washington Capitals via Skype, and watch Brandon Wheat Kings practise. Hockey instructor Bruce Helgason expressed thanks in The Rambler to those who donated equipment to help outfit the students.
The Grade 8 soccer team brought back a championship banner after a solid victory in the Rolling River School Division Athletic Association tournament. The Grade 7 boys team also had a solid showing, but didn’t qualify for playoffs.
The girls Grade 7 junior high volleyball teams were awarded the A consolation banner. Eight high school students volunteered their time as coaches; they showed great patience and leadership. The Grade 7 and 8 boys volleyball teams recently participated in a Rolling River tournament in Minnedosa; the Grade 8 team won the AA championship banner.
An impressive number of students are using the fitness room after school and during spare periods. Healthy Program Now provided a generous grant for equipment purchases, such as a new treadmill, upright bicycle, elliptical machine, spin bike and weight lifting supplies.
Several students and staff have been given personal reminders to stop wearing too much scent, such as strong perfume, cologne or body sprays, in respect for those who are allergic and sensitive to their use.
The Rambler lists 13 ways parents can implement guidelines for their children’s digital use, such as “Don’t diminish the importance of the Internet or other advanced technology as this is the world they are growing up in.”
The auditorium floor, unused since summer due to construction problems, has progressed to the final finishing of a sealant over the floor markings.
