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: Thanking Our Community Sponsors
Posted on: Apr 21, 2022A HUGE thank you to the Division's many corporate sponsors who provide generous funds to help our students reach their full potential, helping schools expand the learning opportunities available to…
GNS: SYC Shares
Posted on: Apr 14, 2022Researcher and learning expert, John Hattie, was one of the first to compile a list of high-effect learning factors which he published in his text, Visible Learning. Long story short, he looked at the…
PR220413 Proposed Grade Reconfiguration in Hinton
Posted on: Apr 13, 2022Please see the latest press release on the proposed grade reconfiguration for Hinton elementary schools....
GNS: Career Explorations
Posted on: Apr 11, 2022GYPSD schools host in-school presentations throughout the school year to support students in their possible career pathways. On March 22, 2022, Grand Trunk High School was privileged to host a visit…
GNS: Students Spring ART Project
Posted on: Apr 7, 2022Spring is in the air and Mary Bergeron students have created bright and colourful murals bringing even more cheerfulness to the school. Mrs. Dennison is a dedicated advocate of art at Mary Bergeron…
GNS: Leading and Supporting
Posted on: Apr 4, 2022GYPSD's second priority is Teaching and Leadership Excellence and as evidence of that commitment, GYPSD's leaders recently presented at the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta (PSBAA) Professional…
GNS: MBE Students are Moving and Rolling
Posted on: Mar 21, 2022Grade 4 students at Mary Bergeron Elementary in Edson learned about wheels and levers in science by examining and building devices with moving parts. Through the curriculum, students learn about the…
GNS: ELITE Program's Community Project
Posted on: Mar 17, 2022The Grande Cache Community High School Elite Program has partnered with the non-profit Smoky River Nordic Ski Club on an amazing project for the community of Grande Cache. The GCCHS Elite program is…
GNS: Trauma Training for Division Staff
Posted on: Mar 14, 2022GYPSD staff and community partners had the opportunity to take the Traumatic Event Systems Model training (TES) training with Bonnie Randall from the North American Centre for Threat Assessment and…
GNS: 2022 Edwin Parr Nominees and Finalist
Posted on: Mar 10, 2022Congratulations to teacher Aimee Allers of Grande Cache Community High School - this year's finalist as GYPSD'S nominee for the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), Edwin Parr First Year Teacher…