Good News Stories

PR: New Staffing Announcement - Albrecht

Posted on: Apr 18, 2024

Please read the latest staffing announcement for a new assistant principal for PGMS and PCHS in Edson for the upcoming school year....

Teacher, Support Staff, and Leader Excellence

GNS: New Hygiene Closets for High Schools

Posted on: Apr 15, 2024

In 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…

System Health and Wellness

GNS: Unique Learning at Niton Central

Posted on: Apr 11, 2024

The 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…

Student Learning

GNS: Slippery Traps for Leprechaun Traps

Posted on: Apr 8, 2024

Elementary 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.…

Student Learning

GNS: Staff Specialized Training

Posted on: Apr 4, 2024

GYPSD 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,…

Teacher, Support Staff, and Leader Excellence

PR 240403 New Staffing Announcement

Posted on: Apr 3, 2024

Please read the latest press release announcing a new Assistant Principal for Crescent Valley School in Hinton for the 2024/25 school year....

Teacher, Support Staff, and Leader Excellence

GNS: Food Explorers

Posted on: Mar 21, 2024

Mrs. 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…

Student Learning

GNS: Bucket Filling

Posted on: Mar 18, 2024

All 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…

Student Learning

GNS: Learning New Cultures

Posted on: Mar 14, 2024

École 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, 2024

Attendees 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…

Teacher, Support Staff, and Leader Excellence