Student Progress and Success

uate how and what students are
learning. During the past year students in
Grade 8 took the Gates-MacGinitie
Reading Test. Results from these tests
assist teachers and administers in devel-
oping stronger reading programs.
Teachers use the results of these tests to
monitor students’ reading achievement
and ability. Based on the results of a
‘range of assessments, teachers continue
to emphasize reading skills and
comprehension.

Students who graduate from secondary
schools in B. C. take at least one provin-
cial examination. Final grades are a com-
bination of the student’s course work and
the provincial examination mark. The
provincial examination information in the
graph compare our students with the pro-
vince in two areas:

T eachers continually assess and eval-

..© percentage who received A, B, or
C+/C/Pass in provincial examinations
taken during 1995/1996

* percentage who successfully passed the
course over the past 5 years.

They also indicate the percentage of
students and the number of students who
wrote each examination in 1995-1996,

Provincial Examination Results

There has been a strong emphasis over
the past years to increase the academic
performance of students in our district.
Students’ examination results have shown
Steady and strong improvement over the
past two years. Student achievement
increased in. Biology, Communications,
English, English Literature, French,
Geography, and Physics. Students in our
school district continue to perform
strongly in Chemistry. School District 88
performance i in provincial exams is typi-
cal in comparison to similar districts and
the province,

Students in our school district perform
strongly in a range of areas that are not
measured by provincial examinations and
standardized tests. We are proud of the
students who take part in activities that
enrich their regular school program and
contribute to the quality of their learning.
These extra-curricular activities include—

* Physics Olympics Team

* Provincial Student Leadership Conference
Annual Science Fair

Synala Honours Program at UBC

* Canadian Mathematics Competition

* Odyssey of the Mind

Pacific Northwest Music Festival

* Drama Festivals

- 1996

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scholarships

tudents in our district are encouraged

to apply for scholarships for post-
-secondary studies. Eighteen students have
been recognized for their outstanding
achievement by being awarded provincial
scholarships of $1000.00.

Lindsay Bailey, Caledonia Secondary
Linnae Bee, Caledonia Secondary
Chriszine Bradford, Caledonia Secondary
Malthew Buckle, Caledonia Secondary
Michael Davies, Caledonia Secondary
Leslie Dickson, Caledonia Secondary
Clinton Farleigh, Hazelton Secondary
Rob Freeman, Caledonia Secondary

" Travis McMurray, Caledonia Secondary
Giebette Nenninger, Caledonia Secondary
Peter Okimi, Caledonia Secondary

Len Pelletier, Caledonia Secondary

Pal Sandhu, Caledonia Secondary
Jennifer Shepherd, Caledonia Secondary
Mark Tessaro, Caledonia Secondary
Tanya Urbanoski, Caledonia Secondary
Karla Vandevelde, Caledonia Secondary
Veronica Zimmerman, Caledonia Secondary

The following students were awarded
district scholarships of $1000.00 each:

Roseanne Blackburn, Caledonia Secondary
Nadine Savinkoff, Caledonia Secondary
Diane Teixeira, Caledonia Secondary
Eric West, Hazelton Secondary

Scott Hazelton

Simms, Secondary,

received a 1996 Kinsmen Foundation
Youth Award for Sportsmanship in British
Columbia. The award included a return
trip for two to Vancouver for the
Celebration Dinner and Awards Show and
$2000.00.

F irst Nations communities
are a significant and
important part of our district.
Eighteen percent of the area’s
population are aboriginal people,
compared to a provincial average
of two percent, according to the
1991 Census.

The First Nations Education
objective included agreement on
the use of targeting funding. The
Gitksan-Wet’suwet’en/ School
District 88 Education Advisory
Council and the Su-Sit’Aatk/
School District 88 Education
Council met regularly to discuss
First Nations education, Local
Education Agreements, and
development and implementation
of programs. These Councils rep-
resent trustees, Bands, and
administrators.

Local Education Agreements
outline the use of funds for the
education of First Nations stud-
ents. The school district has
signed Local Education
Agreements with Kincolith,
Kispiox, Gitsegukla, and
Kitsumkalum and is continuing

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negotiation with other Bands. The district has
signed an agreement with the Gitanyow Education
Society to establish an Alternate Program in
Gitanyow.

At Hazelton Secondary School, the Gitksan
Language and Culture Program is in its fourth year
and the program has been extended to Grade 10.
Gitksan 11 is recognized by the University of
British Columbia, the University of Victoria, and
Simon Fraser University as fulfilling the Language
11 requirement,

The First Nations Studies 12 course was piloted
at Hazelton Secondary School. It has been very suc-
cessful and was mentioned in the Canadian Living
magazine in November 1995,