JL Jackson Secondary

SD83 families are invited to take part in the Farmer’s Choice Box Program. To order a veggie box please click here and to order a protein box please click here.

Food boxes are delivered to the school for easy pick up. For parent convenience, information about this program can be found on our website under the “Parents” drop down menu.

JL Jackson and Salmon Arm Secondary school hosted over 20 teams from across BC and Alberta in the Shuswap 7’s girls’ and boys’ High School Rugby Tournament at Salmon Arm Secondary, April 20-21.

Congratulations to our local athletes who participated in the tourney, with special mention to the local teams’ tournament MVPs:

Jackson Boys: Landon Birkett

Jackson Girls: Keira Jaeger

Sullivan Boys: Matt Ursulak

Sullivan Girls: Micah Frederickson

Yeti Rugby members cooked and served the hot dogs and hamburgers supplied by British Columbia’s 63 Acres Beef. Askews Armstrong, Enderby, Salmon Arm Uptown and Downtown locations provided a generous donation of all of the buns, use of the pop up tent and bbq. As well gave us a gift card for all of our other needs! A special thank you to Dave Wallace for facilitating and organizing all of the Askews bakeries to supply us with the freshly baked buns!

Thank you to the volunteers, referees, coaches and to all those who came out to support our talented athletes in Salmon Arm. Also to Salmon Arm’s Vuonfilm for the photos!

SD 83 schools are able to take part in a monthly protein and vegetable box supplied by local farmers. These boxes are being made available to increase the affordability and access to nutritious foods for families, while also supporting local farmers. Boxes will also include recipes to help with some ideas for using the ingredients.

1. Who can participate? This program is open to all SD 83 families.

2. How do we order? Boxes are ordered and paid for online.

Meat Box: sd83.yfmeats.ca

Veggie Box: FAQ here. Order here.

3. There is a discount option: While any family in SD 83 can participate, each school has a limited number of subsidized boxes. Therefore, if families feel they can afford the full price, we ask that they please leave the subsidy opportunity for those who cannot. If needing this subsidy, please enter the promo code, SD83WINTER and then pay the remaining balance ($20 for veggies, $30 for meat). This discount will be covered by the Schools Family Affordability Fund.

4. Payment: E-transfer option is available for those who do not have credit cards.

5. Pick-up: Boxes are delivered to schools on a designated day for pick up by families after school during thefollowing times: 2:30-3:30 (elementary), 2:45- 3:45 (Middle) and 3:45- 4:45 (Secondary)

6. There is a need for volunteers to support: Schools will need a parent/guardian who will be present on the date of delivery to help ensure families who ordered boxes receive them. Please contact scaner@sd83.bc.ca if you are able to volunteer to help with pick up at your school.

7. There is a limit: Due to the coordination involved in drop-off and pick-up, and the capacity of each volunteer and farmer, there will be a limit of 80 boxes per school (40 meat, 40 veggie). The online ordering site will show when the capacity has been reached and the boxes are sold out.

8. What if I miss picking up my box? Due to limited capacity of volunteers, any boxes not able to be picked up after school will be sent on to a local food charity for immediate use.

Congratulations to all of our Guitar, Choir, Concert Band, and Jazz Band students on an outstanding performance last night at Jackson. Each group displayed great skill and composure in each of their pieces, which made for a very enjoyable and entertaining evening. There were lots of proud parents and supporters in the audiance. It is easy to see why our Concert Band earned a standing of Superior Excellence and recieved an invitation to MusicFest Canada at the Okananagan Music Festival in Penticton on March 12. Thank you to Mr. Izik-Dzurko for his vision, committment, and leadership in the area of music.