Souris School

Souris School is a Canadian public school located on the edge of Souris, Manitoba. The school teaches all grades and serves Souris, Elgin, Alexander (partially) and surrounding areas.Alexander students have an option of Brandon or the school located in AlexanderHistory and characteristicsIn 2013, the school reclassified Grade 5 from Elementary to Middle SchoolIn 2014, The School was scheduled to have Renovations on the Aging outside walls, this was scheduled for summer break of 2015In September 2015, Grades 5-8 were forced into portable classrooms due to incomplete renovations and an unstable roof. A grade 6 class had its classes in a nearby church. Students where let back in their own classrooms by Late-October to Early-November.At the Start of the 2015-2016 Many Bus routes where changed, causing some confusion around the Students, especially New Students, 2015 saw several new students, several times more than previous yearsBusesThe School has 9 Bus Routes, however only 3 stop in town, all across Plum Creek or The River, or on the far west side. All the others serve rural areas and smaller towns.Extracurricular activitiesSports Boys and Girls BasketballBoys and Girls BadmintonBoys and Girls RugbyBoys and Girls Track and Field *Semi Mandatory for Grades 5-8* students have a choice of what to do.Boys and Girls VolleyballBoys and Girls SoccerBoys and Girls Curling ClubsStudent CouncilGSA (Gay Straight Alliance)