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North Island high school students get taste of college life

North Island College hosted its annual Open House for high school students Thursday at the Courtenay campus.
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North Island College chemistry instructor Darren George entertains visiting high school students with the ever-popular Magic of Chemistry demonstration, Thursday at an open house at the Courtenay campus. Scott Stanfield photo

North Island College hosted its annual Open House for high school students Thursday at the Courtenay campus.

About 1,100 Grade 11 students from the Comox Valley, Campbell River, Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Gold River attended. Demonstrations by faculty — including Guts & Glory in Biology and the Magic of Chemistry — gave the students a taste of college life.