In February 2023, Shawnigan Lake School celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first Ski Week, one of the School’s most cherished traditions. I have been fortunate enough to have attended over 20 Ski Weeks in my life – first as a staff kid, then as a student, and, finally, as a member of staff many years later. To this day, stepping foot on Manning Park’s property elicits a swoop in my stomach and rouses strikingly clear memories. It is rare for a high school experience to bring forth such powerful feelings so long after graduation, but Ski Week is no common high school experience.
