At their Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Public Board Meeting the Board of Education declared Wednesday, September 30, 2020 as Orange Shirt Day in Central Okanagan Public Schools. Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school in Williams Lake and the story of a young girl named Phyllis whose orange shirt was taken away upon entering residential school. See Phyllis' story at: http://www.orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story.html.
