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Ocean Chandler
They say an acorn doesn't fall far from the tree. In that case Ocean
Chandler is quite the little nut and her mom, Willow, is a mighty
impressive oak tree when it comes to being committed to making a
difference in the community... <MORE> |
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Megan Humphrey
Megan Humphrey is a quiet, rather shy twelve year-old who definitely
qualifies as a Hidden Hero... <MORE> |
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Gabriel McPhee
Gabriel McPhee is at it again; growing his hair and having it cut to
make a wig for a kid he doesn’t know who has lost his or her hair to
cancer. This time his younger brother, Morgan, a Grade 1 student, has
joined him... <MORE> |
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Colton Ferland
Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t,
you’re right.”... <MORE> |
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Nanaimo Unique Kids Organization
In January of 2005, four families realized that the normal school system
wasn’t working for their children. Instead of complaining to the world,
they decided to work with the school system to create a special school
that would work for them. They call themselves the Nanaimo Unique Kids
Organization (N.U.K.O.)... <MORE> |
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Brynna Hardy
Today’s Hidden Heroes story is written by Teesha Wilkinson who is in
Laura Harrison’s Grade 11 Leadership class at Dover Bay Secondary
School... <MORE> |
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Park Avenue School - Grade 7
A few weeks ago, the students in Mrs. McGonigle’s Grade 7 class at Park
Avenue School wrote excellent stories about their Hidden Heroes. I have
got as many as possible in print by selecting excerpts from several
stories... <MORE> |
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Park Avenue School
I just received 24 Hidden Heroes stories from students in Mrs.
McGonigle’s Grade 7 class at Park Avenue School. We all have much to
learn from the insights these students have had. I’ve selected three
stories for this week and I’ll have more next week. I know you’ll enjoy
hearing from these budding story tellers...
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Uplands Park Pelandaba Project
The Grade 4/5 class at Uplands Park School has begun to help orphans in
Africa. Their involvement started when they chose to sing two African
songs during their Christmas Concert and then decided they would like to
raise money to help children over there...
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Gabriel McPhee
One of the key messages in the school-based Hidden Heroes Education
Project is that small things can make a big difference usually through
what we call the "ripple effect". We saw a perfect example of the ripple
effect last Monday at Chemainus Elementary Community School... <MORE> |
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Jake Kaese
A month of so ago, I was invited to a special event sponsored by the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Eleven-year-old Jake Kaese was
the featured speaker... <MORE> |
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Small Communities Can Make a Big Difference
As I have said many times before in this column, we are all surrounded
by Hidden Heroes but unfortunately we often tend not to notice them
because we have become a society of "fixers". We tend to look for what's
wrong and try to fix it, instead of focusing on what's right and
building upon those strengths... <MORE> |
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Randerson Ridge
Today I want to write about four Randerson Ridge Grade 7 students who
have nominated their parents as Neighbourhood Heroes. I'll also write
about another two who nominated their pets. We have something to learn
from all six of these nominations...
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Randerson Ridge
I am in total agreement with Bria Sharkey's mom, Corrine, who says that
when her job is something she loves, it's like playing all day... <MORE> |
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Janice Dunn
When four Mid-Island families couldn't find an educational opportunity
that fit the needs of their children who have autism and other related
disorders, they formed the Nanaimo Unique Kids Organization, a
not-for-profit society... <MORE> |
| Gabriel McPhee
Gabriel McPhee took his first
steps toward becoming a Neighbourhood Hero last year when he was just
five years old... <MORE> |
| Mathew Stevenson
Mathew Stevenson entered Grade
two at Uplands Park School reading at a very early Grade one level but
now his future is looking much brighter thanks to the efforts of his
parents; his teacher, Carol Jepson; a tutor; and most especially to the
Uplands Park PAC who, along with the principal, Marie Harel,
enthusiastically supported a pilot "Rec and Read" summer program and
worked hard to bring a pilot version of this three week reading
intervention program to Grade two and three students in the school... <MORE> |
| Catherine Green
Eleven-year-old Catherine Green
colours pictures of houses for four our more hours a week. She’s
working to help her family become the next Habitat for Humanity
homeowners in Nanaimo... <MORE> |
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Coal Tyee Elementary School - Grade 5 Class
As part of our school-based Hidden Heroes Project, Paul Grey's Grade 5
students at Coal Tyee Elementary School recently became Secret Hidden
Heroes both at home and at school... <MORE> |
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Vanessa Dubord
Christmas seems to have snuck up on me this year but last week I was
reminded that it was coming, and coming soon. I got a last minute phone
call from a friend asking me to play Santa Clause and faster than I
could say "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer," I found myself wearing the
famous red costume along with knee length black rubber boots and a mouth
full of white cotton as I prepared to have my picture taken with
business people across the city... <MORE> |
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Mrs. Keen's Class
We piloted the latest edition of our Hidden Heroes WebQuest, a direct
descendent of this column, in seven classrooms last spring including
Mrs. Noreen Keen's class. One of her assignments was to have her
students read at least two of our columns and comment on things they
have in common with the people who were featured... <MORE> |
