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The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

*Please note, that there were audio and video issues for the entirety of this Livestream Board meeting.

As the 2021-22 school year comes to a close, we are congratulating our retirees from the Abbotsford School District. This year, we will see 55 employees retire from our schools and district sites. They have served as teachers, maintenance staff, custodians, clerical, youth workers and principals. And each and every day, they have made a difference in the lives of our students.

May is our last month for Star Students! The year has gone so fast! Every student in the school is chosen once in the year to be a Star Student but we know that, at Swift, all of our students are Star Students Every day!
Congratulations to these children for their hard work in the month of May. (Some classes have already celebrated all of their students so do not have any listed for May)

At the May PAC meeting, two new PAC Executive members were acclaimed for the 2022-23 year.
A big thank you to Michelle Forrest and Evelyn Whitehead for all their hard work on the PAC Executive for the last few years. They have spent countless hours serving our school community and we are very thankful for them.

This week marks the first anniversary of the announcement of the discovery of over 215 children’s remains at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, where the former Kamloops Residential School was located. Since then, Indigenous investigations across the country have found evidence of more than 1,800 confirmed unmarked graves at former residential school sites, with thousands more anticipated to be discovered in the months and years ahead. 

The grade 4 and 5 students will once again be participating in the Zone Track Meet. Participation is required for PE evaluation as this is the culminating event of our Track and Field unit. The Meet will be held at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The students will travel by school bus to and from Rotary Stadium.  Schools that are participating in this track meet are:  Mountain, Sandy Hill, Prince Charles, Auguston, Swift, Stenersen and McMillan. 

The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

Presentations

Student Presentation: Students from Nights of Music

A few students who participated, accompanied by their school administrators, talked to trustees about their experiences playing for a live audience for the first time in over two years.

Congratulations to our April Star Students! 

Div 1 - Willa H., Audrey K., Quinn B.
Div 2 - Ashton M., Annalisse D., Mackenna W.
Div 3 - Kianna J., Paityn S., Addy P.
Div 4 - Jake W., Hana R.
Div 5 - Lily C., Dallas F.
Div 6 - Gain L., Claira M.
Div 7 - Brynlee M., Kenan R.
Div 8 - Victoria D., Olivia F., Emma S.
Div 9 - Caleb B., Erich R.
Div 10 - Chloe W., Ryerson T.
Div 11 - Maya R., Lilah R., Natalie B.
Div 12 - Adeline C., Lily N.
Div 13 - Jessica B., Zachary V.
Div 14 - Sterling R., Ryleigh T.
Div 15 - Logan C., Stella E.

The Abbotsford School District and the Mamel’awt Indigenous Education Centre are proud to announce the 2022 Indigenous Role Models. 

The Indigenous Education Advisory Committee reviewed applications submitted this fall by several remarkable grade 12 Indigenous students from secondary schools throughout the district. These students are acknowledged for connecting to their culture, leadership, and service in their schools and communities, and for their aspirations towards future goals. 

The Abbotsford School District is now accepting submissions from the public for the naming of sports fields located between Colleen & Gordie Howe Middle School and W.J. Mouat Secondary School. At a winter Public Board meeting, Trustees requested that the Secretary-Treasurer commence the process of naming the two sports fields.