Good News Stories
Exploring Rural Healthcare Options
Posted on: May 15, 2025Parkland Composite High School (PCHS) students in grades 10–12 had an exciting opportunity to explore careers in rural healthcare through a Let’s Go Rural high school event, hosted in partnership with Alberta's Rural Health…
GNS: GYPSD Teacher Wins Outstanding First Year Teacher for Edwin Parr Award!
Posted on: May 30, 2022Let's all send out a big hooray to Aimee Allers, who is one of two Zone 2/3 winners for the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), Edwin Parr First Year Teacher Award! Aimee was selected as GYPSD's…
GNS: Summer School 2022
Posted on: May 26, 2022Don't Wait! The registration deadline for this year's Summer School is June 3rd. Summer School is for all students in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 in Alberta. Summer School is an intense format for studies…
GNS: Canadian Author Visits Evansview
Posted on: May 24, 2022Evansview School recognized Canadian Author's Day on Wednesday, April 19, 2022. Teachers switched classes, chose their favourite Canadian author, and read a story to their 'new class'. Students heard…
GNS: HCHS Recognizes Red Dress Day
Posted on: May 19, 2022May 5th is recognized as Red Dress Day - in memory of the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. In 2014, Métis artist Jaime Black launched The REDress Project by collecting…
GNS: Top Provincial Archer at PCHS
Posted on: May 16, 2022The Parkland Composite High School Pacers Archery team travelled to Edmonton to compete in the Provincial Archery Tournament. Russell Butts, a Grade 12 Parkland student emerged victorious with a score…
GNS: PGMS Students Practice the Power of Democracy
Posted on: May 12, 2022Grade 6 students in Mr. Bohn's class at École Pine Grove Middle School (PGMS) in Edson recently participated in a Mock Legislative Assembly Session as part of their Social Studies curriculum, exploring…
GNS: HCHS Students Great Citizenship Role Models
Posted on: May 9, 2022Grade 12's from Harry Collinge High School (HCHS) were great role models to the younger students at École Mountain View School (EMVS) as they recently volunteered many hours at the elementary school.…
GNS: PCHS Hosts Badminton Tournament
Posted on: May 5, 2022Parkland Composite High School (PCHS) has proudly hosted the West Conference Senior Badminton tournament for nearly 15 years and was thrilled to host it once again on April 13, 2022. There were nine…
PR220504 Unique Early Learning Option in Edson
Posted on: May 4, 2022Please read the latest press release from GYPSD on a unique early learning option at École Westhaven Elementary School in Edson....
GNS: PD for Learning Support Teachers
Posted on: May 2, 2022After more than two years online, GYPSD's Learning Support Teachers recently came together to deepen their learning around Level B assessments. Learning Support Teachers or LSTs receive special training…