Grade 10 Class hosts the Valley Action Special Olympics

The Grade 10 class accepted the invitation to help out at the Valley Action Annual Track and Field meet held here on the RJC campus. Valley Action is an workshop for adults with special needs. Other group homes in the area also participated in the highly anticipated day. Our students were group leaders, event coordinators, cheerleaders and even cooks! The weather was beautiful and the excitement high!

Stephanie Isaak at the relay center.

Matthew Hildebrandt talks hockey with one of the participants while waiting for the next event.

Joey Fan offers an encouraging word at the bowling event.

Vichael Ho 'high fives' after a race.

Jared Kowalczyk at the ball throw.

RJC Record Setting Spectacular

RJC students participated in their annual school fundraising event this past May. Students divided into teams and competed for top honors in the 2nd RJC RECORD SETTING SPECTACULAR. In this competition they were challenged to complete a number of unique tasks in record time!! Team members solicited sponsors for their teams with the money raised being used for student projects and activities at RJC.

No, they're not playing cards, they're building with cards. This challenge was to see how many stories high each team could build a house of cards.

Ever wondered how an elephant knocks over things that stand in their way? Tiera Goertz shows how we do it!

Here is the RJC take on the classic kid's game of marbles. Rachel Klaassen (above) and Taylor Roy (below) take aim and fire away!

The challenge here was for each team to use the least amount of duct tape to secure a teammate to the outside wall of the school. Yes, we said LEAST amount of tape!!

Katie McLellan cheers on teammate Torrey Falconer as she attempts a shot.

Gail keeps score as this team attempts to move as many balloons as it can into the goal using water squirters.

Bounce a ping pong ball off the floor and wall and then catch it in a bucket taped to a hat on your head. Then repeat. Sound easy? Try it!

Lyle Graham, Colton Regier and Paul Ayres. What in the world could they be doing? You will have to ask them!

Team "Tightly Packed" members Leon Pomedli, Taylor Roy, Steven Tetreault, Erik

Epp, Tiera Goertz, Hillary Fast (who provided the speed skating uniforms) and Jennifer Klaassen were the big winners as they raised the most money and had the largest number of sponsors.

Jordan Wiens and Dan Gretton attempt to coax an egg onto a target by fanning it with a pizza box. Check out their concentration.

Matt Hildebrandt, Michael Epp and Ryan Epp attempt to catch a water balloon. Their team set an amazing record of 68 meters!

Erika Hooge concentrates on catching a raw egg tossed to her. Hope it doesn't break!!!

Jesse Wozniczka, and Teresa Friesen attempt to catch a water balloon. What a picture!!

Aisha Friesen, Jesse ho and Caitlyn Hegedus show expert form using the water balloon slingshot.

Lori Pauls shows how to eat an Oreo without using your hands.

Brayden Holman tries a new strategy for catching a water balloon.

Zac Kroeger, John Baker and Gerry Au Yeung man the slingshot.