In the Community

Kaitlyn Stewart, 12, Eastview elementary

JAYNE DENT, 11, BLUERIDGE ELEMENTARY Art teachers: Glen Wyatt and Michele Denny Favourite art: painting Favourite artist: Jackson Pollock Her teachers write: Jayne is a conscientious student who loves to draw.

Talia Houston, 10, of the North Shore Girls Soccer Clubs Galaxy gets her shirt signed by Vancouver Whitecaps stars Mele French and Brandi Vega.

Runners take off on the first leg of the daunting Seek the Peak 2012 relay race, June 17. The annual breast cancer research fundraiser sees participants run from Ambleside Park to the peak of Grouse Mountain.

Art teacher: Greg Clare Favourite art: Drawing and painting Favourite artist: Robert Bateman Her teacher writes: Maddy's art reflects the things that inspire and motivate her. She expresses her passion for animals through her art.

THE North Shore Keep Well Society, Karen Harmon and Charles Macgregor were each presented with a Healthy Community Hero Award by the Active North Shore Network at the recent Lonsdale Spring Celebration at Silver Harbour Centre.

Carter Kay, 12, squeaks past Ben Lawson in one of the soapbox races held June 10 in Blueridge, North Vancouver. Soapbox Racers was a Parkgate Community Centre event in partnership with Seymour Heights elementary and funded by the United Way.