Sky High Goodbye

Some teachers or students deserve a special good-bye because of their contribution to the school or perhaps they must leave because of a terminal illness. A farewell experience can be heightened by hiring an aircraft to fly this person over the school grounds at a...

“12 Hours for 12K” Wake-a-Thon

The student body of Stephen Lewis Secondary School was on a mission to help children who are suffering from HIV/AIDS in Africa, through an event organized by Student Activity Council and our Athletic Association Council. Our staff and students planned to raise over...

Anti-bullying Message

On September 11, 2008 we had an anti bullying day across Nova Scotia. Digby Regional High School got pink t-shirts and sold them to students. We encouraged everyone to wear pink. During last period, everyone wearing pink was asked to go to the soccer field where we...

National Anthem Contest

Our school plays the national anthem each morning as part of opening exercises. To alleviate the repetition, a contest was announced for any homeroom that wanted to sing their own version of the national anthem. The only rule is that the anthem be treated with...

Make Poverty History

Our O-Ambassador group wanted to emphasize the statistic that one-in-three children in the world live in poverty. Ribbons were cut up, classes were visited during first period, and one-in-three students were given a ribbon to wear for the day. It made the statistic...