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 School Councils Receive Education Engagement Grant
Posted on: Dec 13, 2021Alberta Education recently announced that each School Council in Alberta's public schools will receive $500 to support parent involvement in the school community and enhance student learning. School…
GNS: HCHS Still I Rise
Posted on: Dec 9, 2021ᓰᐱᐦᑭᓯᐤ Still I Rise is a free, two-part virtual event focused around positive mental health and well-being for all Grade 6-12 youth in Alberta and beyond and serves as an excellent opportunity…
GNS École Pine Grove Middle School Students Participate in Virtual Indigenous School Games
Posted on: Dec 6, 2021École Pine Grove staff and students had the amazing opportunity to participate in the Fall/Winter VirtualIndigenous School Games put on by The Indigenous Sport Council of Alberta. Students participated…
GNS: GTHS Snow Helpers
Posted on: Dec 3, 2021The long and lovely fall weather finally said farewell, as winter made its appearance across GYPSD. Not wanting their neighbours to be discouraged by a daunting snowfall, the students of Grand Trunk…
PR - New Director of Transportation Services
Posted on: Nov 30, 2021Please welcome the new Director of Transportation Services, Christine Van Neck....
GNS: Niton's Jurassic Park Adventure
Posted on: Nov 29, 2021Mr. Meier and Mrs. Maskell's Grade 3/4 class at Niton Central School, had a transformative week recently when they were teleported to Jurassic Park. Students walked into a classroom full of dinosaurs,…
PR - Meet the New Board of Trustees
Posted on: Nov 29, 2021Learn what the new Board of Trustees has been up to since the election....
GNS: PCHS New STEM Centre
Posted on: Nov 25, 2021As part of its Community Investment Program, Trans Mountain has donated $5,000 to Parkland Composite High School (PCHS). The Trans Mountain Technology and Engineering Centre will help further education…
GNS: Trustee Caputo Recognized for Long Service
Posted on: Nov 22, 2021Congratulations to Trustee Shirley Caputo, who recently received a Long Service Award from the Alberta School Boards Association. Trustee Caputo began her service to GYPSD's Board of Trustees in 2001…
GNS: Dark Sky Preserve - Jasper
Posted on: Nov 21, 2021Jasper schools are located not only in a National Park but also in an amazing Dark Sky Preserve. In fact, it is the second-largest preserve in the world. Since 2010, Jasper has hosted an annual Dark…