The school office is open from 8:30-2:30 on June 29 - 30 and July 1 - 2 and at the end of summer on August 31 - September 4. Please plan to either call the school at 250-870-5116 or email hge@sd23.bc.ca to arrange a time to visit as the doors will be locked for safety purposes.

Foundry youth and family mental health services are coming to the Westside! In an update to the City of West Kelowna council June 9th, CMHA Kelowna & District shared that the future Foundry site will be located at #105–2370 Bering Road in West Kelowna. Once open, the new site will provide access to: Walk-in mental health counselling, Family navigation and support, Peer support, Substance use health services, Physical & sexual health, and Work, education and community supports.

CMHA Kelowna & District is now calling on the public – and our school community – to help.

• Donate to the Not Alone: Bridging the Gap campaign – every dollar raised will bring these vital services one step closer to reality in our community.

• Become a ‘Friend of Foundry’! CMHA Kelowna & District has made a special toolkit available for young people and families to support the campaign as volunteers this summer. For more details, contact Tamiko Keating, Tamiko.keating@cmhakelowna.org

HGE PAC NEWS

We are pleased to introduce you to the 2026-2027 PAC Executive Membership. They are: 

• President: Virginia Nymeyer

• Vice President: Jacqueline Snow

• Treasurer: Kaitlin Rutten

• Secretary: Britney Morrison

• COPAC Rep: Selena Hermann  

• Hot Lunch Coordinator: Jessica Moore and Jaylene Bailey

• Special Events Coordinator: Currently open

• Volunteer Coordinator: Melanie Boomhower

HGE PAC Dates for 2026-2027

• October 6, 2026

• November 3, 2026

• January 5, 2027

• February 2, 2027

• April 6, 2027

• May 4, 2027

• June 1, 2027

HGE Hot Lunch Program

Our hot lunch program will be starting up in the fall, more information to come.

Childminding @ PAC Meetings

A friendly reminder that childminding during PAC meetings is available only for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5. Childminding is offered through HGE PAC in the school gym and students are supervised by interested Grade 5 students. If you have a responsible intermediate interested in babysitting please email the PAC at hgeparents@gmail.com. Please know that the grade 4 or 5 student(s) who do take on this important role of "babysitters" during these meetings, do so knowing they are caring for younger children and having older middle students attend can make it challenging for them to lead with confidence. While we value connections with middle school students, we ask for your support in keeping childminding limited to children in grades K–5. If you have any questions, please contact the HGE PAC President, Virginia Nymeyer by emailing hgeparents@gmail.com. Thank you!

HGE Parents Facebook Page

Please join us at the "HGE Parents" Facebook group for ongoing updates and communications from the PAC and parent community.

Quick Link Reference: https://munchalunch.com/schools/helengorman/