Good News Stories
Staffing Announcement - New Superintendent of Schools
Posted on: Mar 26, 2025Please join us in welcoming our new Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Kurt Scobie, as of July 1, 2025. Please see the announcement for more information.
GNS: Division Health and Wellness Committee
Posted on: Nov 6, 2023GYPSD's newest committee has convened for its first meeting. Top of the agenda: what are the indicators of a healthy system? Representatives on the Health and Wellness Committee include staff from schools,…
Wednesday Profiles: Jasper Principals and Assistant Principals
Posted on: Nov 1, 2023This week we introduce the leadership teams in our Jasper schools: Principals and Assistant Principals. ...
GNS: Indigenous Knowledge Experience
Posted on: Oct 30, 2023GYPSD's Indigenous Pathways Lead Teachers participated in an Indigenous Foundational Knowledge learning experience on Friday, October 6, 2023, hosted by Dr. Dwayne Donald from the University of Alberta…
GNS: Students Inspired to Defy Gravity
Posted on: Oct 26, 2023GYPSD students in grades 5 to 12 had the pleasure of hearing from The Honourable Marc Garneau on October 13, 2023, just ahead of Jasper's Dark Sky Festival. Jasper Junior/ Senior High School students…
GNS: High School Learning Pathways
Posted on: Oct 23, 2023High school can be a little overwhelming for students entering grade 10 ... and more overwhelming for grade 12 students contemplating life after high school. But do not worry - get the 411! Each of…
GNS: Cyber Security Awareness Month
Posted on: Oct 19, 2023October is Cyber Security Awareness month; cyber awareness refers to the level of awareness andunderstanding users have about cybersecurity best practices and the cyber threats that their networks or organizations…
GNS: School Bus Safety Week
Posted on: Oct 16, 2023October 15-21 is School Bus Safety Week. This year's theme is Stand Back from Yellow and Black, and is an opportunity for everyone who rides a school bus, or knows someone who rides a school bus, to…
Official Notice of 2023 by Election
Posted on: Oct 12, 2023Please join us in welcoming Ms. Jackie Mines as the new School Board Trustee for the Grande Cache ward by acclamation. This will be for the remainder of the current term. The next Election will be in…
GNS: 2023 Terry Fox Run
Posted on: Oct 12, 2023In September, students and staff across the Division honoured the legacy of Canadian Terry Fox. Students learned about the teenager who challenged himself to run across Canada to raise awareness and funds…
October 10 is World Mental Health Day
Posted on: Oct 10, 2023World Mental Health Day provides all of us a reminder of just how important good mental health practices are to the overall benefit of our lives. GYPSD has comprehensive in-school support and resources…