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: GYPSD Lights Up the Season!
Posted on: Dec 22, 2022Congratulations go out to the school teams of Parkland Composite High School and École Westhaven School for not only participating in this year's Santa Parade in Edson - but each winning! Westhaven…
GNS: Wildwood's Grandparents Program
Posted on: Dec 12, 2022The Grade 6 students at Wildwood School are excited that the Grandparents' Program was reintroduced this year. Once a week, the students get to spend time connecting with Wildwood Seniors. These afternoons…
221208 PR Notice to the Community
Posted on: Dec 8, 2022In keeping with our commitment to open communications with our school community, Grande Yellowhead Public School Division (the “Division”) was recently advised of allegations of a sensitive nature…
GNS: HCHS Wellness Fair
Posted on: Dec 8, 2022Harry Collinge High School was thrilled to host a Wellness Fair for their students on November 15th. Many community agencies came out to support, set up information booths, have games, provide snacks,…
GNS: EdTech Lead Teachers Learn Together
Posted on: Dec 5, 2022On Wednesday, November 16th, all of the Educational Technology (EdTech) Lead Teachers across the Division met in Hinton for a day long meeting, led by Kandis Gilks, the Division's Supervisor Teacher…
GNS: Superintendent's Youth Council
Posted on: Dec 1, 2022The 2022-2023 Superintendent's Youth Council (SYC) met in Edson at the Galloway Station Museum on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, for their first meeting of the new school year. Superintendent Lewis and…
GNS: PCHS Community Days
Posted on: Nov 28, 2022Parkland Composite High School staff and students were thrilled to participate in Community Day for the first time since 2019. This initiative was started pre-Covid and the school staff are excited to…
GNS: Métis Week at Crescent Valley School
Posted on: Nov 24, 2022As part of a University of Alberta course EDU 596, Métis Foundational Knowledge, Crescent Valley educators, Paula Murphy and RaeAnne Miller, created a K-7 resource for Métis Week: Métis Week . . .…
GNS: CVS Wins Fire Drill Award
Posted on: Nov 21, 2022Congratulations to Crescent Valley School who recently won the Captain John Klein Fire Drill Efficiency Award in Hinton. It is awarded for the fastest and most efficient fire drill for all schools…
GNS: WW Students Visit the Legislature
Posted on: Nov 17, 2022Ms. Gunderman from Wildwood School took her Grade 5/6 class for a guided tour of the Alberta Legislature on November 3rd, 2022. West Yellowhead MLA ,Martin Long, joined the class when they arrived and…