School News
Cousteau name graces LV French school
April 7, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Last month, the The French International School of Vancouver (located in Lynn Valley’s former Fromme Elementary building) honoured the legacy of visionary Jacques-Yves Cousteau — the most celebrated French defender of marine ecology— by renaming itself The French International School…
School registration deadline approaches
February 27, 2013From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
It’s time to think about September school entry, Moms and Dads! The North Vancouver School District Registration deadlines are here. You have until March 8 to ensure your child has priority for placement in their school of choice for September 2013. Look…
Register schoolkids before Dec. 21!
November 25, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Here’s an important tip for parents of kids entering school in September 2013 – be sure to do it before Dec. 21st! As long as a child is registered for a school before this date, he or she cannot be denied…
CBC Almanac broadcasts live from Argyle
October 16, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Listen up, Lynn Valley! CBC Radio will be broadcasting live from Argyle tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. Tune in to AM 690 to hear the Almanac show’s forum on the topic “What don’t adults get about bullying?” Gloria…
Argyle Piper football victory recounted
October 14, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Three hundred fans came out on Saturday afternoon to support the Argyle Pipers Senior Football team at their first home game in 31 years. All this Piper pride paid off as the boys in green racked up their first victory…
Argyle Pipers football team re-christens home field
October 10, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Update, October 13, 2012: Congratulations, Pipers! News just in that this game ended in a victory for the Pipers, with a score of 36-0 over Eric Hamber. For the first time in 31 years, Lynn Valley football fans will have…
Pumpkin patches spring up soon
October 8, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Two Lynn Valley schools are hosting neighbouring Pumpkin Patches for the whole family!
Lynn Valley students carry Terry’s torch
September 24, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
If you see students running from their schools en masse this week, don’t worry, it isn’t a fire – they’re just taking part in the annual Terry Fox School Run. Janet Dunkin, French teacher and organizer of Argyle’s run on…
Lynn Valley kids blessed with natural playscape
August 30, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
FROM LYNN O’MALLEY: We talk a lot about our children having lost the ability to ‘play.’ Between busy work schedules, programmed after-school activities, and parental anxieties about kids being allowed to wander on their own, we have apparently turned into…
Prize-winning temperance essay from 1928 still relevant today
June 15, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
FROM LYNN O’MALLEY: It has become abundantly apparent that you can’t count on June for good weather. But the end of the month does bring one thing you can depend on: grad ceremonies, photo opps and – unfortunately – the…
Eat for Education! (Come on, it’s for the kids….)
April 25, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
Everyone loves a good excuse to go out to dinner – well, here’s a GREAT excuse for you! The second annual Eat for Education has now come to the North Shore – specifically, to Lynn Valley. That means that a…
Argyle students campaign to stamp out “R” word
April 17, 2012From the Front Porch of LynnValleyLife
BY DENISE NEWALL, STUDENT REPORTER: Argyle Secondary is constantly striving to make the school a safer and more welcoming environment for the entire student body. But now an Argyle club has taken that philosophy and created a campaign and Youtube…
