Good News Stories

GNS: JPL Bus Pilot

Posted on: Nov 4, 2022

Residents of Jasper might have noticed a new addition at the two Grande Yellowhead Public Schools in town: a yellow school bus! GYPSD is piloting a school bus service for the 2022/23 school year after…

System Health and Wellness

GNS: Food and Culture

Posted on: Nov 3, 2022

Jasper Junior/Senior High School, in collaboration with Jasper Settlement Services, is hosting monthly cooking classes from around the world. Teacher Leanne Cross welcomed newcomer, Oxsana Polivchake,…

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GNS: BRAVO! Award Winner

Posted on: Oct 31, 2022

On October 24, 2022, GYPSD's Communications Team - Dr. Kelly Harding, Assistant Superintendent, and Nikki Gilks, Special Projects Manager - won a Coup de Coeur Award at the 2022 BRAVO! Awards Gala in…

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GNS: Trustees Attend Fall Conference

Posted on: Oct 27, 2022

GYPSD Trustees and members of the senior team attended the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta (PSBAA) Fall Conference and Annual General Meeting where they worked together to explore their…

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GNS: Inclusive Learning Team

Posted on: Oct 24, 2022

The Inclusive Learning Team - led by Director Erin Murphy and includes school-based educators and exceptional needs' specialists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Family School Liaison Counselors (FSLC),…

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GNS: Early Learners get Tech Tools for Success!

Posted on: Oct 20, 2022

Whether your child is beginning his/her learning journey through a junior kindergarten (jk) or kindergarten program, it is an exciting milestone for your child and you. It is a time of exploration…

Student Learning

VTRA Community Info Session

Posted on: Oct 17, 2022

Grande Yellowhead Public School Division (GYPSD) would like to invite the public to a virtual information session on The West Yellowhead Community Violence Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA) Protocol. This…

GNS: Wildwood's Culture Day Activities

Posted on: Oct 17, 2022

Recently, Ms. Gunderman and Grade 5/6 students from Wildwood School met with Ms. Maxine and her students and the staff at Mother Earth's Children's Charter School - Canada's only Indigenous Charter…

Student Learning

GNS: Fulham's Superheroes

Posted on: Oct 13, 2022

This year, the theme at Fulham School is "There is a superhero in all of us!" Fulham recently completed a cross-graded project where students were put in groups that each drew their own life-sized superhero.…

Student Learning

GYPSD Day for Truth and Reconciliation Events

Posted on: Oct 11, 2022

Please read the latest newsletter on events that took place around the Division for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation....

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