Robson Carrier害羞草研究所檚 long-time interest in Lego put him at an advantage when it came to drafting.

Kelowna Secondary Student Robson Carrier was recognized for his gold medal during the regional Skills Canada competition, at the Board of Education meeting Wednesday night.

He received gold in the Mechanical CADD category, which is computer aided design and drafts.

害羞草研究所淚 did drafting in Grade 10 and it was supposed to be one of those one off things害羞草研究所� and I loved it. I enjoyed it so much I thought 害羞草研究所業 need to take this next year,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 said Robson.

Last year he received second in the Skills competition.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 doing it for the experience,害羞草研究所� said Robson, adding he does the same things in class but with a competition, it could be anything.

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Robson gets his mechanical skills from his father, who has experience in engineering.

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Robson agreed.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 really big into numbers and math and being able to physically see what I害羞草研究所檓 making. I just love being able to put everything together and have it work right. That害羞草研究所檚 why I害羞草研究所檝e always had Lego as a hobby, it害羞草研究所檚 my kind of thing,害羞草研究所� he said.

Next year, Robson is aiming to get into engineering at UBCO and will be competing at the national level in Winnipeg at the end of May.

Language Agreement

The Central Okanagan School District is receiving more than $7 million as part of the Supreme Court of Canada害羞草研究所檚 ruling in November, restoring the language from the 2002 agreement which sets classroom sizes. The district will also have approximately 125 new teaching positions from September 2016 to September 2017.

Video impresses school district

Central Okanagan School District chairperson Moyra Baxter congratulated Okanagan Mission Secondary students on their video titled Regrowth, which showed footage of the Second World War accompanying music provided by the senior band.

The video was presented at a regular board meeting on Wednesday night and will be a part of the Okanagan Military Museum.

A full audience clapped for the students.

School board passes along civics request

The Board of Education referred a request made by a COPAC and COTA to engage the community in positive civics to the Education and Students Services Committee during Wednesday night害羞草研究所檚 regular board meeting.

The request asks to enhance the school curriculum with a focus on civics and to work with UBCO for a civic inquiry project as well as endorse a statement about positive civics.