Mark R. Isfeld Secondary is getting a bit of a name change.
The board of education agreed to a recommendation at the September meeting to change it to Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School鈥撁塩ole Secondaire.
鈥淭he intent of the motion is to actually reflect the school,鈥� superintendent Tom Demeo told the trustees.
A letter to the board from principal Brian McAskill said the school made the request after consultation with teaching staff. The change is to reflect the immersion program for grades 8 to 12, the school鈥檚 connection to the French-speaking population in the area and to Isfeld鈥檚 family of schools including 脡cole Robb Road Elementary School and 脡cole Puntledge Park Elementary. The school has also provided a new logo to incorporate the addition to the name.
鈥淚t鈥檒l still be Mark Isfeld, but it will recognize that it is the French immersion school in our district for secondary students,鈥� Demeo said.
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As the district鈥檚 secondary school for French immersion, the school has more than 50 per cent of the student population in the immersion stream, he added.
Demeo noted the district had also changed the name for Lake Trail last year to add 鈥淐ommunity鈥� to the name to reflect its community school mandate.
mike.chouinard@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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