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High Prairie Elementary celebrates Indigenous Day

High Prairie Elementary School celebrated upcoming National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 with several cultural activities June 13. Activities are part of the First Nations, Metis and Inuit (FNMI) education program under Alberta Education. All students participated in a…
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A special surprise for a special girl

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School graduating student Trista Halcrow- Grey was recognized for special honours after earning a provincial Indigenous award for the 2022-23 school year. She received honourable mention in the Alberta School Boards…
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Pratt Class of 2023 goes ‘Hollywood’

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Achieving a major educational milestone, 53 graduating students at E.W. Pratt School in High Prairie were honoured at commencement ceremonies June 10. Pratt principal Etta Viens urged the students to focus on the future to make…
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Stone wins Honouring Spirit Award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Prairie River Junior High School student Olianna Stone was a winner in the provincial Honouring Spirit: Indigenous Student Awards for 2023. The Grade 9 student attending the High Prairie school won the award for northern Alberta…
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NLC celebrates largest grad class in history

Northern Lakes College staff and faculty, along with guests, family, and friends, gathered at The Gathering Place in Slave Lake June 2 to celebrate 727 graduates from the Class of 2023. The graduating class is the largest ever at NLC!…
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Knights entertain fellow classmates at talent show

Kinuso School held a Talent Show May 31. Students were invited to perform in front of classmates and did so in many ways. Most sang while others told jokes or highlighted hockey skills. There was a healthy mix of solo…
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Glenmary graduating class celebrates

Richard FroeseSSouth Peace News Accomplishing a major milestone, 63 graduating students of Glenmary School in Peace River were honoured at commencement ceremonies June 3. The End of an Era was the theme for the celebration. Glenmary principal Victoria Cornick congratulated…
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L’école Héritage célèbre ses finissants 2023

Les finissants et finissantes 2023 de l’École Héritage à Falher ont été mis à l’honneur lors de la célébration du 2 juin 2023. Cette année, l’école a diplômé huit élèves. Les finissants, leurs parents, leurs familles et le personnel de…
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Routhier playground upgrade planned

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter A small group of dedicated parents are working tirelessly to try to raise funds for a new playground at Ecole Routhier in Falher. Routhier Facility Enhancement Society (RFES) vice president Lindy Brulotte says the current playground…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Peace River School Division has approved an operating budget for 2023-24 with a deficit. At its regular board meeting May 18, the board of trustees discussed the budget, says a PRSD news release dated May 23.…
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Donnelly G.P. Vanier class celebrates 2023 commencement

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Reaching a major educational milestone, 33 graduating students of G.P. Vanier School in Donnelly were honoured at valediction ceremonies May 20. To Be Continued was the theme for the celebration. Vanier principal Terry Hogan congratulated graduands…
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Sharpe named principal at Ecole Providence

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Ecole Providence School in McLennan welcomes a new principal when the 2023-24 school year starts. Alysia Sharpe was named the new principal, announced in a Holy Family Catholic Regional Division news release dated May 12. She…
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