Grade Nine Welcome Week
White Pines tries to make the adjustment to high school fun. The students or “miner niners” participate in a variety of activities. They included a jell-o drop, food frenzy day, a fashion show, and a talent contest. The winner of the fashion show was Phoenix Duchene; the runners up were Tannor Isaacs and Darien Farkas. For being good sports all of the participants received a free lunch from the school cafeteria. Marissa Currie was one of the students that participated in these activities she said, “It was a lot of fun for everyone and I would definitely recommend that they continue doing this throughout the years, even though it was a little embarrassing but definitely worth it! My favourite was the donut eating contest and being able to throw Cheetos at my grade 12 buddies’ mouth. It was a good welcoming experiencing and I’m glad I had the chance to be in it!”
