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Lakers, Chargers claim 6th annual Pakisiwin titles

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Teams from High Prairie and Joussard were crowned champions at the sixth annual High Prairie School Division Pakisiwin (Hand Games) Tournament on April 11 at E.W. Pratt High School in High Prairie. Joussard Lakers captured the…
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East Prairie Hillview student receives Honouring Spirit Award

Chris CleggSouth Peace News An East Prairie Hillview School student is one of two Northland School Division students to receive 2024 Honouring Spirit: Indigenous Student Awards. Rodney Lalonde, of East Prairie, and Amelia Savill, of Anzac Community School were recent…
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Freson Bros. ‘Friends of the Saints’

Over the years, Freson Bros. in High Prairie has been a great supporter of the Grade 9 Travel Club at High Prairie St. Andrew’s School. The school recognizes and thanks manager Steve McLeod for supporting a recent fundraiser where students…
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Artists of same feather flock together!

Art is for the birds at High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School . . . but not without a cause! Actual birdhouses, as well as images of birdhouse projects, will be shown way over in Toronto. There, they will be…
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Kinuso students explore Europe

Pearl LorentzenFor South Peace News After a six year wait, Kinuso School students once again had a chance to explore Europe! From March 26 to April 7, students and adult chaperones travelled in Germany, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and France.…
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Erasmus-Perley new VP at Prairie View

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Jaime Erasmus-Perley has been named the new vice-principal of Prairie River Outreach School in High Prairie starting in this September. She has made a significant impact as a First Nations, Metis and Inuit curriculum consultant with…
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Ning named VP at Pratt

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Rebecca Ning has been appointed vice-principal of E.W. Pratt High School in High Prairie starting in September. She has been teaching at Prairie View Outreach School in High Prairie, says a High Prairie School Division news…
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Peace River School Division nominates Polytechnic prez for award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Peace River School Division board has nominated Dr. Vanessa Sheane for the Alberta School Board Association’s (ASBA) annual Friends of Education Award. Sheane is the president of the Northwestern Polytechnic. The PRSD board of trustees unanimously…
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Students continue to explore new realms

High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School Art students create mystery to add interest. They have the viewer searching for meaning in their works. Students receive instruction from Rhonda Lund.
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High Prairie School Division appoints principal at E.W. Pratt

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A new principal at E.W. Pratt High School in High Prairie has been named. Hasssan Bouakir was appointed the new principal starting in September, High Prairie School Division announced in a news release March 25. Bouakir…
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Way to ‘bee’, kids! Way to be!

Pearl LorentzenFor South Peace News Students from the back lakes will be competing at the Spelling Bee of Canada Championship in Toronto on May 26. Students qualified for the championship at a local spelling bee March 26 at the Red…
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Kinuso rules STEM competition

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A team of students from Kinuso School won the second annual High Prairie School Division junior high Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) competition March 22 at Prairie River Junior High School in High Prairie. Two…
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Where ‘ordinary’ is not part of script

“Ordinary is not part of the script in the High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School art room. Students solve visual problems in surprising ways through art. In doing so, they put their creative talents to good use. Students receive instruction…
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