River East Collegiate Activities
REC has many different clubs and groups you can join! You should look for clubs that you are interested in and bring a friend with you! If you have questions, ask the teacher who runs the club.
*ABORIGINAL STUDENT GROUP
Between 50 and 100 of our students can lay claim to some degree of aboriginal ancestry. Many others may simply be interested in aboriginal culture and its contribution to Canadian society. We will have many opportunities to share our stories and enjoy learning together. There will be a get to know you meeting in the last week of October. Stay tuned to announcements. The group will also participate in the MANITOBA ABORIGINAL CAREER FAIR as well as the national fair later in the year. We look forward to sharing good relationships and creating success together.
ART CLUB
Do you like making ARt? Do you have an idea for a project you would like to make? Do you want to meet other creative people and REC visual artists? Then join ART CLUB. We meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunch in room 125. Bring your lunch and bring a friend. Contact Ms. Sales or Mrs. Lodewyks.
ATHLETICS - INTRAMURALS
Intramural activities are offered throughout the year during the lunch period and are open to all students. They are offered for your enjoyment, and you simply sign up as the activities are bulletined. Although activities vary, basketball, badminton, volleyball and indoor soccer are popular. All students have the opportunity to participate in supervised "open gym" during the lunch hour.
ATHLETICS - INTERSCHOOL
River East Collegiate Kodiaks are members of the Kilcona-Peguis Athletic Conference. KPAC sports include: cross country running, football, golf and volleyball during the fall, basketball, men's curling, women's curling, men's hockey, women's hockey and indoor track, during the winter, badminton, men's soccer, women's soccer, track and field, and women's field hockey during the spring. If you would like to check schedules and/results for any sports in our league (KPAC), please click KPAC to view website.
CROSS COUNTRY CLUB
Any student who loves to run outside should join the cross country team. Our practices are held in the North Kildonan area. Distances of races range from 2 km to 5 km at Kildonan, Kilcona and Birds Hill Park. We practice MONDAY, TUESDAY and FRIDAY mornings at 7:10 am. We race on WEDNESDAY'S from 4:00-6:30 pm. September - November. Contact Mrs. Fontaine or Ms. Roach for more information.
*DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
Are you new to digital photography? Or do you want to improve the skills you already have? REC’s Digital Photography Club is for anyone interested in improving their photo techniques, figuring out how to operate their cameras, or just taking pictures. This club is open to anyone with an interest in digital photography.
FISHING CLUB
If you are interested in fishing please contact Mr. Zaroda for more information. Fishing club meets 12 times throughout the year. Listen for announcements!
*EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
Do you want in on an experience of a lifetime? I am not talking about a trip to the principal’s office, though that might be eventful as well. Way better than that. All students enrolled in language courses at REChave the opportunity to participate in a School Exchange Program to either Germany or Mexico. A few aims of the exchange program are for participants to improve their target language and gain a better understanding of a different culture. Participants of the exchange will have the excitement of hosting a student from a different country as well as the thrill of staying with their exchange partner in a different part of the globe. The School Exchange Program thrives on the active participation of the students and if self-motivation, commitment, academic excellence, and dedication to go the extra mile are characteristics that describe you, the exchange is certainly something you’d be interested it.
*FOOTBALL
"Love football?
Interested in playing for your school?
The River East Kodiaks would love to have you on the team. Please speak with one of the coaching staff in the gym for further information.
INDIGENOUS CULTURE CLUB
REC Indigenous Culture Club is a student group for all students interested in learning about indigenous culture, meeting other students, and developing leadership skills. We meet every MONDAY at lunch in room 102. Please contact Ms. Jackson or Ms. Sales for more information.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Any student who loves to run, jump or throw. Events include 60 m, 60mh, 200m, 800m, 1500m, Long Jump, Triple jump, High Jump, shot put and relays. They can do all events or focus on one. Our practices are held inside at REC (halls and the gym). There are 6 meets held January- March at the University of Manitoba, Max Bell Center. We meet MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY mornings at 7:10 am. Season is typically November - April. For more information contact Ms. Stepaniuk, Ms. Roach, or Mrs. Fontaine.
KEY CLUB
Students interested in fundraising, volunteer work, and bake sales for programs such as Winnipeg Harvest and Ronald McDonald House. Baking muffins for John Pritchard Breakfast Club and fundraising for the Donwood Breakfast Club were two of our projects last year. We also participated in the Winnipeg Poverty Challenge and the Eliminate Project, which vaccinates mothers and babies in developing countries. Join us on THURSDAYS for Key Club. Contact Mrs. Black or Mrs. Derwin for more information.
*NATURAL HELPERS
We know that students turn to their peers first for help and advice. To have students who are more insightful and skillful in providing such assistance would seem to be a good thing for a student population. That is the premise of Natural Helpers. Students nominated by their peers through a school wide survey are invited to a fall retreat to participate in 2.5 days of training that covers physical and verbal signs of stress, responses that really do help, and when and how to refer problem situations that require a different level of expertise. The retreat is held at the lovely Camp Cedarwood in the Whiteshell in November. Past participants have recalled the training as a highlight of their school years and something which did give them more confidence in how to help effectively. That has to be good for everybody.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Any student who loves to run, jump or throw! Events include 100 m, 80mh, or 100mh 200m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, Long Jump, Triple jump, High Jump, shot put, javelin, discus, multi event and relays. You can do all events or just one. Our practices are held inside and outside at REC (track, pits, field, halls and the gym). There are 5-6 meets held May- June at the University of Manitoba Field House, Selkirk Stadium and West Kildonan Track. We meet MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY mornings at 7:10 am. Season is typically April-June. For more information contact Ms. Stepaniuk, Ms. Roach, or Mrs. Fontaine.
REACH FOR THE TOP
If you know lots of trivia, WE WANT YOU! Reach for the Top is a Canadian academic quiz competition for high school students. Last year both the intermediate (grades 9-10) and the senior (grades 11-12) made it to provincials and were very close to going to Nationals. River East Collegiate won Nationals in 1971. We are looking for any students that know any type of category of information. We are especially looking for grades 9 and 10 students. We have a need for someone specializing in knowledge of literature and/or sport statistics and/or 60s-90s music. We meet in room 229 at lunch, MONDAY through WEDNESDAY. Contact Ms. Kentner or Mrs. Ramsay for more details.
YEARBOOK
Are in you interested in putting together the REC yearbook. Students are always welcome to help us create the yearbook! We meet in room 117 at lunch on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS. Bring your lunch and bring a friend! Contact Mr. Keller.
