Students from Stride Avenue and Maywood community schools were recently treated to free dental care, courtesy of Vancouver Community College.
On May 22, the Burnaby students travelled to the college's Vancouver campus for the annual event.
The college, Chevron Canada, Sunstar and the Vancouver Trolley Company sponsored the event, which includes free dental assessments, cleaning and fissure sealants for elementary school children.
Local students off to Ivy League
Four Burnaby North students graduating this year are off to prestigious Ivy League schools.
Grace Xiao and Michelle Lin are heading to Harvard to study general sciences and biological sciences respectively, while Shirley Fu (who will study computer science) and Blair Wang (specializing in operations research and financial engineering) are planning to study at Princeton.
"We are very proud of the students. We are very confident they will be successful in whichever field they chose to pursue," said Vincent Chan, department head of the Burnaby North's advanced placement program.
Chan attributed the students' success to a combination of academic achievement, excellent scores on the American SAT exams, extra curricular activities and a lot of advanced placements courses.
The advanced placement program allows students to take university-level courses before they graduate from high school, so they get a head start for post-secondary.
According to Chan, Burnaby North has had students accepted to Ivy League schools before, but never four in one year.
"I think it's a tribute to the dedication and commitment of our students. The students have a lot of determination and they work really hard. We're very glad to be able to offer such a wide breadth of advanced placement courses for them," he said.
Ivy League schools really look at advanced placement courses, he added.
100 years at Second Street
It's still a ways off, but organizing efforts are already underway for Second Street Community School's 100th birthday.
The celebration is set for Sept. 26 and 27, at 4 p.m. on the school grounds, at 7502 Second St. Organizers are creating an open house format, and everyone is invited.
"Come and take a walk down memory lane, connect with classmates, staff and community members past and present as we celebrate the past 100 years at Second Street Community School," said Vicky Malito, community school coordinator for Second Street.
The first day will be for current students and families, and the second day for former staff and students and their families.
The gym will include some displays, showing old pictures through the decades, and there will be a hotdog barbecue on both days.
Volunteer organizers are also collecting class photos from the 1920s to present.
If you have a class picture from Second Street, email it to 110yearsatsec [email protected].
People are also encouraged to share stories about the school using the same email address.
In fall, organizers will also be looking for school artifacts for the displays.
If you have an old report card, lunch box or something that symbolizes that era, save it for September. Items will be returned after the celebration.
For more information on the centennial, go to www.100yearsatsecondstr eet.com.
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