High school French immersion students hope to continue program
French immersion students in Meadow Lake have participated in the language program for the bulk of their schooling, but fear they may not be able to continue without an in-class instructor.
Each year, the program is up for review by the Northwest School Division (NWSD) board of education, but this year the board reserved its decision until April 18. Currently French immersion at the high school level is taught online, but the division is actively searching for a teacher.
The current Grade 10 students at Carpenter High School have been with the program since its inception at Lakeview Elementary School in 2007.
“We’ve come so far, and there’s only two more years to go and we’d just like to make it to Grade 12,” student Haley Dileone said. “To put a deadline on it is sad and frustrating.”