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: 2022 Edwin Parr Nominees and Finalist
Posted on: Mar 10, 2022Congratulations to teacher Aimee Allers of Grande Cache Community High School - this year's finalist as GYPSD'S nominee for the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), Edwin Parr First Year Teacher…
GNS: PD Focus on Land-Based Learning
Posted on: Mar 7, 2022Staff at Crescent Valley Elementary School explored Land-Based Learning through an Indigenous culture lens with Jason BigCharles, an Outdoor Education teacher and Cree Culture specialist. Jason shared…
GNS: Evansview Staff Dive into New Curriculum
Posted on: Mar 3, 2022Evansview teachers started comparing and contrasting the current Language Arts curriculum with the upcoming new Language Arts Curriculum during a recent staff meeting. Both curriculums were cut into…
GNS: Tech Pilot Program
Posted on: Feb 28, 2022Students taking part in Grand Trunk High School’s new IT Specialist Pilot Program took some time to flex their Minecraft and Python coding muscles. In December, the Cobblestone Collective organized…
GNS: Three Year Education Plan
Posted on: Feb 24, 2022Each year, Alberta's school jurisdictions submit a Three-Year Education Plan that targets areas of focus and identifies strategies the staff will implement or continue to use to improve in growth areas…
GNS: Pink Shirt Day 2022
Posted on: Feb 22, 2022Students and staff across the Division are encouraged to wear pink on Wednesday, February 23rd, to help celebrate Pink Shirt Day! This year’s theme, #BeKindAB, encourages Albertans to be inclusive,…
GNS: Indigenous Pathways - Cree and Michif Program
Posted on: Feb 17, 2022Grande Yellowhead Public School Division is proud to collaborate with a number of partners to ensure that Indigenous perspectives are appropriately included in all programs of study offered in our schools.…
GNS: It's JR & Kinder Registration Time!
Posted on: Feb 14, 2022Online registration is now open for your little one to begin their new learning journey into our junior kindergarten or kindergarten programs for September 2022!GYPSD is proud to offer exemplary early…
GNS: Fulham's Literacy Day
Posted on: Feb 7, 2022In support of Family Literacy Day on January 27th, schools across GYPSD celebrated the love of reading with their students. Fulham School had a "Dress as Your Favorite Book Character" day. They also…
GNS: Jasper High's Commitment to Literacy
Posted on: Feb 3, 2022With reading comprehension a focus of their school-based goals this year, it’s easy to find reasons to shout out the staff and students of Jasper Junior Senior High School and their dedication to literacy.…