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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News High Prairie School Division is preparing for school board elections Oct. 18. At its regular meeting May 19, the board confirmed the returning officers. Secretary-treasurer Jody Frowley was appointed the returning officer and human resources manager…
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Senft appointed Springfield principal

Chris CleggSouth Peace News Springfield Elementary School in Peace River will have a new face in the principal’s chair next fall. Peace River School Division appointed Audrey Senft, says a May 20 news release. Her appointment is effective for the…
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Green lands new job at PRSD

Chris CleggSouth Peace News A former principal at two schools in Peace River School Division has accepted a new job within the Division. Elizabeth Green will be PRSD’s assistant superintendent of Human Resources effective Aug. 1. Green received her Bachelor…
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Kalsongui nominated for Parr Award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A teacher at a Peace River school is the Peace River School Division nominee for the provincial Edwin Parr Award. École Springfield School teacher Arzouma Kalsongui was named in a PRSD news release April 23. The…
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Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Days after new broke that six schools in La Crete were exempt from moving to online classes to help stop a spike of COVID-19 cases, two of the schools have already moved to at-home learning. Most…
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Susan Thompson South Peace News Days after news broke that six schools in La Crete were exempt from moving to online classes to help stop a spike of COVID-19 cases, two of the schools have already moved to at-home learning. Most K to 12 schools in the province moved to online learning from home May 7. Six schools in La Crete were exempt as part of a larger exemption for Mennonite…
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Students stay in classroom while others learn online Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Schools in La Crete are continuing to hold in-person classes despite the rest of the province’s schools temporarily moving online May 7 in an effort to curb Alberta’s…
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Northland School Division Notebook

Chris CleggSouth Peace News Teacher recognized for UVic award A teacher from Bill Woodward School in Anzac was recognized by Northland School Division at its April 24 meeting.Tessa Dagenais won the Co-op Student-of-the-Year Award from the University of Victoria. She…
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HPSD joins growing list of boards opposing curriculum Richard FroeseSouth Peace News High Prairie School Division has declined to take part in a pilot project for the draft updated K-6 school curriculum in 2021-22. Both the pilot project and draft…
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Vanier’s Miller nominated for award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A teacher at Georges P. Vanier School in Donnelly has been nominated for a top provincial award for a first-year teacher. Justin Miller was announced as the nominee for High Prairie School Division in a news…
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Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Peace River School Division has joined other major divisions across the province in refusing to pilot a new K-6 curriculum during the 2021-22 school year. An update to Alberta’s curriculum that began in 2016 had been…
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Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Ecole des Quatre- Vents in Peace River has moved to online learning until May 7 after five positive cases of coronavirus were found at the school. Conseil Scolaire du Nord-Ouest announced on April 22 that over…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Northland School Division will not be piloting the draft K-6 curriculum for the 2021-22 school year, they announced April 13. Board chair Robin Guild says the board of trustees and administration reviewed the draft content, and…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Plans to celebrate graduation remain uncertain for Catholic schools in Peace River and High Prairie. Glenmary School in Peace River and St. Andrew’s School in High Prairie are waiting for updated COVID-19 restrictions to make plans.…
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PRSD notebook

SPN Staff Board approves 2021-22 calendar Supt. Paul Bennett provided a review of the process involved in developing the proposed 2021-22 school calendar at the board’s March 25 meeting.Bennett shared with trustees the feedback received on the calendar from families…
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