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: 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…
GNS: PGMS Discovery Hour
Posted on: Jun 26, 2023Students in grade 7 and 8 recently participated in Discovery Hour at École Pine Grove Middle School in Edson. This initiative was in response to Assurance Survey results which indicated that students…
GNS: Caring for Our Kids in Uncertain Times
Posted on: Jun 22, 2023Families in GYPSD schools in Fulham, Niton, Wildwood, and Evansburg were recently offered CALM kits from the Bringing Empowered Students Together (BEST)/Mental Health Capacity Building In School Initiative…
Wednesday Profile: Celebrating Indigenous History and Culture
Posted on: Jun 21, 2023June 21, 2023: Schools across the Division have scheduled numerous activities and events in recognition of National Indigenous History Month, as well as on June 21, 2023, National Indigenous Peoples…