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Akranis appointed Gift Lake principal

Northland School Division announced May 15 acting principal Helen Akranis is now the principal at Gift Lake School. Akranis, who was appointed acting principal in December 2024, brings 24 years of teaching experience to the position, including 23 years with…
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Chargers win 2A provincial badminton title

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie E.W. Pratt Chargers won the provincial championship banner for 2A schools at the Alberta Senior High School Badminton Championships May 2-3 in Red Deer. Pratt finished with 24 points in the tournament and…
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Demeester named VP

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Grimshaw Public School will welcome Tracy Demeester as the new vice-principal starting in September. She has worked in Peace River School Division since 2003, says a May 2 PRSD news release. Since August 2022, Demeester has…
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Munch returning to Nampa School as principal

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Nampa Public School will welcome back former principal Kevin Munch in September when he returns to the top administrative role. Munch has worked in Peace River School Division since 2013, says a May 7 PRSD news…
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Northland shares vision toward reconciliation

Northland School Division shared its journey and priorities at the 2025 First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education Gathering: Wahkohtown for Student Success hosted by the College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS) April 30 to May 2 in Edmonton. The presentation…
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Fox nominated for Catholic teaching award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Holy Family Catholic Regional Division has nominated a Fairview school teacher for the 2024-25 Alberta Excellence in Catholic Education Award. St. Thomas More School teacher Lori Fox was announced as the Division’s nomination, in a Holy…
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High Prairie Elementary talent in spotlight

High Prairie Elementary School students learned skills in public speaking and drama during the High Prairie Performing Arts Festival on May 2 initiated by local music-piano teacher Adam Brulotte. “I’m trying to get more performing arts in the region,” Brulotte…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Peace River School Division board is considering its plans for annual student engagement sessions in the spring. At its regular meeting April 17, the board was asked by Supt. Jeff Thompson to re-evaluate the sessions, says…
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Holy Family Catholic Regional Division board of trustees has nominated the Family Resources Network (FRN) for the Alberta School Boards Association’s (ASBA) annual Friends of Education Award for the Northwest (Zone 1). The decision was reached at the regular meeting…
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Art is what they see and what they feel!

High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School Art students have double duty! They create drawings from real life based on what they see and they create watercolour paintings based on what they feel! Yet the line separating the two is never…
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Trustees press premier for new St. Andrew’s

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A new building for St. Andrew’s School in High Prairie was the main priority Holy Family Catholic Regional Division trustees pressed the premier and education minister at a special reception April 15 in Edmonton. Trustees spoke…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News St. Stephen’s School in Valleyview has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Valleyview Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign from April 28 to May 4. All proceeds from Smile Cookie sales during the campaign will…
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