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It's that time of year when we turn the power over to you to highlight and recognize those hard working individuals within your school. Whether it's the coach that runs your school's teams, the volunteer always looking to help out or the student-athlete deserving of recognition for their achievements. We're looking for all the deserving folks making School Sports NL thrive in your school. Nomination Deadline: June 1st, 2024. Scholar Athlete Award - Awarded to all eligible student-athletes - Recognizes student-athletes who have achieved both academic & athletic success - Student-athletes receive a commemorative Scholar Athlete Certificate. - Three-peat Scholar Athlete recipients also awarded special graduating Scholar Athlete Pin. Nominate: https://ssnl.online/Scholar-Athlete-Award Brother G.I. Moore Student Athlete of the Year Awards - Awarded to one Male and one Female student-athlete for each classification (A/2A/3A/4A) - Recognizes student-athletes who uphold the ideals of sportsmanship and demonstrate well-rounded athletic proficiency, and excellence in their high school sports career - Recipients each receive $500 Scholarship Nominate: https://ssnl.online/Student-Athlete-of-the-Year Student Athletic Program Volunteer of the Year - Awarded to one Male and one Female student-volunteer - Recognizes those who have played a vital role in supporting SSNL athletic programs in their school. - Recipients each receive $500 Scholarship Nominate: https://ssnl.online/Student-Volunteer-Award PN Champion Award: - Awarded to one individual in each of the four NL Schools regions and one from the CSFP TNL. - Recognizes those who have played a vital role in growing the PN programs within their school and/or - neighbouring schools Nominate: https://ssnl.online/PN-Champion-Award PN Ambassador Award: - Awarded to individuals with long history of involvement in SSNL Participation Nation - Recognizes outstanding achievements by facilitators who have greatly contributed to the development and success of PN within their school and/or neighbouring schools - Facilitators who have worked within Participation Nation for 10+ years automatically eligible Nominate: https://ssnl.online/PN-Ambassador-Award Varsity Regional Recognition Award: - Awarded to one individual from each of SSNL's 11 Varsity Regions - Recipient has made a significant contribution to SSNL Varsity school sport over 5+ years OR have made a single outstanding contribution. - Recipient could be a coach, convenor, official or administrator Nominate: https://ssnl.online/Varsity-Regional-Recognition-Award Varsity Coaching Service Award: - Awarded to Coaches with long history of involvement in SSNL Varsity - Recognizes Coaches who have a strong developmental program in their school, and has demonstrated a strong commitment to the total development of the student-athletes in his/her program. - Coaches who have coached SSNL for 25+ years automatically eligible Nominate: https://ssnl.online/Coaching-Service-Award DEADLINE FOR ALL: Thursday, June 1st!

May 3, 2024

SSNL Now Accepting Nominations

It's that time of year when we turn the power over to you to highlight and recognize those hard working individuals within your school. Whether it's the coach that runs your school's teams, the volunteer always looking to help out or the student-athlete deserving of recognition for their achievements.

Fall is the perfect time of year to get out and get searching for some geocaches! During the days of lockdown, Participation Nation created a number of geocaches and placed them in different locations across the province for students and their families to find. We are still maintaining these locations today, and we hope to add a few more spots each year. Below is the up-to-date list of locations. Please note, each start with 'PN Active at Home #' and each # goes with the locations. PN Active at Home 1 - Torbay PN Active at Home 2 - Virginia River, St. John’s PN Active at Home 3 - Adams Pond, Paradise PN Active at Home 4 - Newtown Elementary, Mount Pearl PN Active at Home 5 - Waterford River, St. John’s PN Active at Home 6 - Bidgood's Park, Goulds PN Active at Home 7 - Bay Bulls PN Active at Home 8 - Ferryland PN Active at Home 9 - Bay Roberts PN Active at Home 10 - Carbonear PN Active at Home 11 - New Harbour PN Active at Home 12 - C.B.S. Trail, C.B.S. PN Active at Home 13 - Clarenville PN Active at Home 14 - Lethbridge PN Active at Home 15 - Bonavista PN Active at Home 16 - Eastport PN Active at Home 17 - Glovertown *NEW* PN Active at Home 19 - Botwood PN Active at Home 20 - Grand Falls PN Active at Home 21 - Deer Lake PN Active at Home 22 - Gros Morne PN Active at Home 26 - Hopedale If you've never been geocaching OR you're looking for a refresher on what to do, check out our YouTube video for all you need to know. --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sycGA8ijleQ Have all the fun, and be sure to tag us if you find us (just don't give away the location of the geocache in your picture!) ;)

Oct 6, 2023

SSNL Geocaching Locations 2023/2024

Fall is the perfect time of year to get out and get searching for some geocaches!

During the days of lockdown, Participation Nation created a number of geocaches and placed them in different locations across the province for students and their families to find. We are still maintaining these locations today, and we hope to add a few more spots each year.

As the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation approaches, and schools across the province pay tribute to our province’s Indigenous community, history and culture, School Sports NL launches a new Varsity Sport honouring and celebrating Indigenous Games. This new Foundation sport will be available to all Member schools, province-wide, and will offer student-athletes the opportunity to compete in 10 unique Indigenous Games, at a regional level. Specifically, student-athletes will compete in Seal Crawl, Monkey Dance, Owl Hop, Thong (Stick) Pull, Back-to-Back, One-Foot High Kick, Back Bend, Leg Wrestling, Stick Jump and Bench Reach. Teams of athletes will earn points based on individual performance as well as overall points collected during team events such as the Monkey Dance. ‘We’re very excited to add this sport to our Varsity roster and to provide an avenue in which the Indigenous peoples of our province can share their heritage. These unique games are not only enjoyable to watch but they are steeped in tradition and require great athleticism to master.’ says Karen Richard, SSNL Executive Director. ‘Over time, with the support of our Indigenous partners, we hope to continue to foster appreciation and awareness for these traditional games and the heritage they represent.’ The games selected for the Varsity Foundation sport have historic ties to the Indigenous peoples of Labrador, Newfoundland and Northern Canada. During the long and dark Northern winters, these games helped maintain fitness in the community while building essential skills – strength, agility, flexibility, and endurance – to survive off the land. SSNL has worked closely with a number of groups on the development of the Indigenous Games Foundation sport including; the Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Circle, Labrador Affairs, Indigenous Education through NLESD, as well as Athletic Directors and Administrators from schools with a prominent Indigenous student population. SSNL Foundation Sports are the introductory phase of any sport wishing to become an Official Sport through the Varsity Program. This initial level is used to establish a ‘foundation’ of interest from a regional basis, with the hopes of garnering enough interest to transition to Official Sport status. It is at the Official level that student-athletes can compete in a Qualifier tournament to earn their way to the coveted Provincial-level tournament. To learn more about the Indigenous Games Foundation sport and to register to play for a regional tournament, visit https://www.schoolsportsnl.ca/indigenous-games

Sept 27, 2023

SSNL Launches Indigenous Games Foundation Sport

As the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation approaches, and schools across the province pay tribute to survivors and their families, School Sports NL launches a new Varsity Sport honouring and celebrating Indigenous Games.

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