JL Jackson Secondary

Hello Families!

Congratulations! Your student and any adult family members are invited to join us on a once-in-a-lifetime international travel experience with their peers to Curtain Time in London, in March 2025!

This trip will give students the chance to learn by experience – they will expand their perspective of the world around them, discover more about themselves, and grow confident and independent. I decided to offer this opportunity now to give families plenty of time to plan and a chance to lock in the lowest price, and smaller monthly payments.  

There is incredible growth that comes with seeing the world, exploring new places and experiencing new cultures – and I’m excited to bring that opportunity to your family and our community.

To give you all the information you need, and answer all your questions, we will be hosting a parent meeting that will cover:

• What we’ll see and experience on our trip
• How this opportunity will benefit your child
• Why now is the right time to start planning
• How your investment will be protected
• How we’re keeping this safe and affordable

Our meeting will be held on 05/13/2024 at 6:00pm at JL Jackson in the Theatre – there are limited spots available so don’t miss your opportunity to reserve your spot. One parent must be in attendance. The meeting will be held in the Drama room.

To receive all updates about the meeting, you must register using this link: https://bit.ly/3UnFk6t. Please feel free to share the RSVP link with anyone you think might be interested in having their child join in this opportunity!

Can’t make the meeting but want more information? Register and select “No but send info.”

Can’t wait to see you there!

Mr. Chris Iversen

Drama and Theatre Production Teacher

JL Jackson Secondary

SD83 families are invited to take part in the Farmer’s Choice Box Program. To order a veggie box please click here and to order a protein box please click here.

Food boxes are delivered to the school for easy pick up. For parent convenience, information about this program can be found on our website under the “Parents” drop down menu.

JL Jackson and Salmon Arm Secondary school hosted over 20 teams from across BC and Alberta in the Shuswap 7’s girls’ and boys’ High School Rugby Tournament at Salmon Arm Secondary, April 20-21.

Congratulations to our local athletes who participated in the tourney, with special mention to the local teams’ tournament MVPs:

Jackson Boys: Landon Birkett

Jackson Girls: Keira Jaeger

Sullivan Boys: Matt Ursulak

Sullivan Girls: Micah Frederickson

Yeti Rugby members cooked and served the hot dogs and hamburgers supplied by British Columbia’s 63 Acres Beef. Askews Armstrong, Enderby, Salmon Arm Uptown and Downtown locations provided a generous donation of all of the buns, use of the pop up tent and bbq. As well gave us a gift card for all of our other needs! A special thank you to Dave Wallace for facilitating and organizing all of the Askews bakeries to supply us with the freshly baked buns!

Thank you to the volunteers, referees, coaches and to all those who came out to support our talented athletes in Salmon Arm. Also to Salmon Arm’s Vuonfilm for the photos!

SD 83 schools are able to take part in a monthly protein and vegetable box supplied by local farmers. These boxes are being made available to increase the affordability and access to nutritious foods for families, while also supporting local farmers. Boxes will also include recipes to help with some ideas for using the ingredients.

1. Who can participate? This program is open to all SD 83 families.

2. How do we order? Boxes are ordered and paid for online.

Meat Box: sd83.yfmeats.ca

Veggie Box: FAQ here. Order here.

3. There is a discount option: While any family in SD 83 can participate, each school has a limited number of subsidized boxes. Therefore, if families feel they can afford the full price, we ask that they please leave the subsidy opportunity for those who cannot. If needing this subsidy, please enter the promo code, SD83WINTER and then pay the remaining balance ($20 for veggies, $30 for meat). This discount will be covered by the Schools Family Affordability Fund.

4. Payment: E-transfer option is available for those who do not have credit cards.

5. Pick-up: Boxes are delivered to schools on a designated day for pick up by families after school during thefollowing times: 2:30-3:30 (elementary), 2:45- 3:45 (Middle) and 3:45- 4:45 (Secondary)

6. There is a need for volunteers to support: Schools will need a parent/guardian who will be present on the date of delivery to help ensure families who ordered boxes receive them. Please contact scaner@sd83.bc.ca if you are able to volunteer to help with pick up at your school.

7. There is a limit: Due to the coordination involved in drop-off and pick-up, and the capacity of each volunteer and farmer, there will be a limit of 80 boxes per school (40 meat, 40 veggie). The online ordering site will show when the capacity has been reached and the boxes are sold out.

8. What if I miss picking up my box? Due to limited capacity of volunteers, any boxes not able to be picked up after school will be sent on to a local food charity for immediate use.