Thursday, September 10, 2020
VOLUME 3 I ISSUE 11
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Welcome back students! TAYLOR WEAVER
EDITOR
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The halls at Holy Rosary High School (HRHS) were once again blessed with the sights and sounds of eager young minds as students returned to the classroom for the first time since March.
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It’s hard to see the smiles on their faces through the masks, but you can see it in their eyes that they’re happy to be back.
With the Government of Saskatchewan’s release of school-specific plans to the province’s 27 school divisions on Aug. 26, the Lloydminster Catholic School Division (LCSD) j u mpe d i n w i t h b oth feet and is excited to have students back in the building. “There was lots of anticipation and we put
Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Vince Orieux, principal, and Jason Almond, vice principal at Holy Rosary High School, were overjoyed on Tuesday morning as staff and students returned to school for the year.
a lot of work in these last couple of weeks getting ready for students, and it was great to see them walk in this morning,” said HRHS principal Vince Orieux. “It’s hard to see the smiles on their faces through the masks, but you can see it in their eyes that they’re happy to be back.”
Since this year’s return to school is a new experience for teachers and students alike, Orieux explained day-to-day procedures will be looked at as the year progresses. “They understand the social norm and the responsibility they need to have as stud e nt s t o ke e p e ve r y -
body safe, and we’re proud of them for walking in (with masks on) this morning, and we didn’t have any issues. Kids are willing to put them on for the good of themselves and their fellow students.” With remote learning being an option for students this year, Orieux noted the return rate
for students thus far has been positive. “We’ll have over 95 per cent of our students back in the building, and we’re looking at around 60 or so students that are choosing remote learning, with the option to come back after term one if they feel they want to do that,” he said.
Remote learning will be run by Holy Rosary teachers who will follow the same program students in the classroom are following, using the same evaluation methods, which will make for an easy transition if students wish to return to the classroom. “We’ve been looking forward to seeing the students come back to the building,” said HRHS vice-principal Jason Almond. “It’s been about six months since we’ve seen them and we’re really really excited to see them back.” HRHS has ramped up cleaning and sanitation efforts throughout the school and each classroom is equipped with sanitizing towels so students can clean their own work station before sitting down. “Students have been very accommodating (with mask-wearing) and all of our phone calls to our families, no one has expressed any concerns wearing masks.”