A.S.S. PAC REPORT

At the last PAC meeting, the parents unanimously voted in favour of
participating in the newly formed Gold Trail District Parents Advisory
Council. Most of the schools within this School District have agreed to
take part in this new group to obtain representation on the Provincial
Level as well as to represent the School PACs that share similar issues.

Kayely Smyly and Damian Couture did a power point presentation about the
Drug Free Zone to the Ashcroft Village Council last Monday.

They were awesome! In an interview about the students' reaction to the Drug
Free Zone, Kayely stated that there is a lot more of a positive attitude
about the entire school. "Students are a lot happier about everything from
the trades program to the Drug Free Zone implementation." She also added
that there are students residing in our area that are now saying that they
want to attend Ashcroft Secondary. It has taken a lot of work but between
the staff, administration, students, and the parents, there really has been
a turn around and a bright future lies ahead.

Another important event was the Round Table that was held at the school. A
positive and wide variety of residents participated in the discussions
about our district schools and where they would like to see the schools
improve. There were council members, teachers, trustees, students and parents.

All in all we left with a good feeling about our schools' future as well as
the sense that this is a community that really cares about our kids.