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Aquatics program popular choice for Williams Lake students

Secondary students in Williams Lake can opt to swim for school credits
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Columneetza Secondary School Grade 8 and 9 aquatics program students Madi Unrau, left on deck, Bryar Graham, instructor Chad Webb, Kenslee Tugnum, Keiva Peterson, Zachaly Allaire, water left, Konner Witte, Willem Gysel and Gavin Reedman prepare to do some rescuing exercises with weighted mannequins Wednesday, April 3 at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex West Fraser Aquatic Centre. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

It is a School District 27 Physical Health and Education locally developed course in aquatics.

“We have put our aquatic students into workplace situations immediately in the community at the pool by offering them some of their life guarding courses in the aquatics program,” said instructor Chad Webb.

Webb noted some of the senior high students are teaching elementary students how to swim and doing swim lesson programs that used to be offered in our community.

Secondary students in Williams Lake can opt for to take an aquatics program.

The aquatics program is available for credit from Grade 8 to 10, similar to the hockey program, and there is a limited number of seats for each class.

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Monica Lamb-Yorski

About the Author: Monica Lamb-Yorski

A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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