Good News Stories
GNS PCHS Students are not Playing Around
Posted on: Dec 19, 2024Three years ago, Parkland Composite High School (PCHS) offered its first session of the Fantasy and Science Fiction Appreciation Course - a niche-interest extension of the Language Arts curriculum, focusing specifically on…
GNS: Update to Bus Status App
Posted on: Sep 14, 2023Families need to be updated with any changes to bus routes and timing changes. That's why GYPSD uses Rally's Bus Status app to notify parents and guardians when buses are delayed or cancelled. The Bus…
GNS: Buddy's Grande Yellow Bus Adventure
Posted on: Sep 11, 2023Buddy's Grande Yellow Bus Adventure launched in August much to the excitement of over 30 new kindergarten student riders. The First Riders program was recently created to help young learners become…
GNS: Engaging with Heart
Posted on: Sep 7, 2023GYPSD is proud to work with our many community partners to ensure that learning is at the heart of all we do, including ensuring our many communities feel engaged and knowledgeable about the Division…
GNS: A Learning System with Students at the Heart
Posted on: Sep 1, 2023Grande Yellowhead Public School Division's first priority is Student Learning. To ensure that priority is met, the second priority is Teacher, Support Staff, and Leader Excellence. Though the 'official…
GNS: School Leadership Award
Posted on: Aug 28, 2023GYPSD is proud to announce that Mr. Glen Allen, Principal of Harry Collinge High School in Hinton, was recently awarded a Council of School Leadership (CSL) Alberta Distinguished Leadership Awards this…
GNS: 2023 Summer PD
Posted on: Aug 22, 2023Valuable professional learning opportunities continue all year. This August, Superintendent Lewis was joined by a central office leaders at the first province-wide College of Alberta School Superintendents(CASS)…
GNS: Design and Tech Meet Creativity
Posted on: Jun 30, 2023Grand Trunk High School ran their first ever high school Design Studies class this year! Students learned from teacher Mr. Watt about the Design Process, about modeling in three dimensions, and how to…
Wednesday Profile: 2023 Valedictorians
Posted on: Jun 28, 2023So proud of them all - read about this year's valedictorians and their future goals from across the Division....
GNS: Championing Inclusion and Diversity
Posted on: Jun 28, 2023On June 26th, Parkland’s Gay-Straight-Alliance (GSA) committee in Edson hosted the communities first ever PRIDE celebration with the support of the Town of Edson and various community partners. GSA…