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: 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…
GNS: Retracing the Steps of the Voyageurs
Posted on: Mar 7, 2024Ms. Gunderman’s Grade 5-6 class from Wildwood School went on an amazing field trip to Eagle Point in February! The theme of the day was the History of the Fur Trade. In the old rustic cabin, students…
GNS: Seven Sacred Laws
Posted on: Mar 4, 2024École Westhaven Elementary School uses the Indigenous Seven Sacred Laws to help students develop positive virtues and understanding about Indigenous foundational values and beliefs. The Seven Sacred…
GNS: Young Entrepreneurs at Work
Posted on: Feb 26, 2024If you have ever dreamed of owning your own business, with hard work, solid experience, analytical skills, and a well-designed business plan, you can succeed. École Westhaven Elementary School's Grade…