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…
PR: New Staffing Announcement - Albrecht
Posted on: Apr 18, 2024Please read the latest staffing announcement for a new assistant principal for PGMS and PCHS in Edson for the upcoming school year....
GNS: New Hygiene Closets for High Schools
Posted on: Apr 15, 2024In December the Wellness Navigators' Team saw a need in each of the Division's five high schools for hygiene and self-care support. They worked together to create a ‘hygiene closet initiative’ for…
GNS: Unique Learning at Niton Central
Posted on: Apr 11, 2024The staff at Niton Central School is always coming up with innovative projects and initiatives to keep students engaged in their learning! Students in the Grade 8/9 class have been planning different…
GNS: Slippery Traps for Leprechaun Traps
Posted on: Apr 8, 2024Elementary schools across the Division were busy the week before Saint Patrick's Day trying their skills in building leprechaun traps; a children's craft project used to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day.…
GNS: Staff Specialized Training
Posted on: Apr 4, 2024GYPSD is proud to provide valuable professional development training all year to ensure ourstaff have the important skills and resources needed to support students. Members of the GYPSD Inclusion Team,…
PR 240403 New Staffing Announcement
Posted on: Apr 3, 2024Please read the latest press release announcing a new Assistant Principal for Crescent Valley School in Hinton for the 2024/25 school year....
GNS: Food Explorers
Posted on: Mar 21, 2024Mrs. Walker and Miss Marshall's Junior-Kindergarten-Grade 2 students are learning about nutrition and cooking from a program called "Food Explorers", sponsored by the Dairy Farmers of Canada. Students…
GNS: Bucket Filling
Posted on: Mar 18, 2024All year, Evansview students have been very keen to fill their school's bucket by acts of kindness that "fill someone else's bucket". So what is bucket filling? Inspired by the story, "How Full is Your…
GNS: Learning New Cultures
Posted on: Mar 14, 2024École Westhaven School has been busy this month with learning about different Asian cultures, traditions, and celebrating Lunar New Year. Mr. Meier’s Kindergarten and Ms. MacPhail’s Grade 1 classes…
GNS: Exceptional First Year Teachers Recognized
Posted on: Mar 11, 2024Attendees at February's Public Board Meeting were able to see why first-year teachers Mack Holden (pictured eft) and Paige Ekdahl (pictured right) caught the attention of their principals, Jillian Hammer…