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Grade 6 class at Ecole Routhier completes DARE

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs The students in Joel Pelletier’s Grade 6 class at Ecole Routhier have been given the tools they need to address drug, alcohol and tobacco use, after completing the DARE program. Constable Guy Girard-Lallemand of…

June 13, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

PIC – Colours Night held at Georges P. Vanier

The event was held in the main gym on June 7. At right are Aldeen Garcia and Darby Heckbert, the top male and female junior athletes.  

June 13, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Graduates’ speeches for Ecole Heritage

Express Staff Here are speeches written by some of the Grade 12 students at Ecole Heritage, which were part of church service and banquet held for them on June 6. See the story on Pages 1 & 2. Bonsoir cher…

June 12, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

PIC – There’s no hurdle that can’t be overcome

Ecole Routhier held track-and-field meets last week, with the one for Grades 4-6 on June 5, and the one for Grades 1-3 was held on June 6. In the photo above, as part of the track-and-field meet on June Princess…

June 12, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

RCMP officers use Bike Rodeo to teach road safety to Providence students

Tom Henihan Express Staff Smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs Members of the RCMP McLennan Detachment held a Bike Rodeo for all Ecole Providence students on the morning of Tuesday, June 5. Prior to getting started on navigating the courses the RCMP members laid…

June 12, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Six Ecole Heritage students nearly ready to enter the world, church service & banquet held

Mac Olsen Express Staff The school year is nearly over and six of Ecole Heritage’s Grade 12 students will soon make their way into the world to engage in new adventures. Ecole Heritage held a church service and banquet for…

June 12, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Video of the Ecole Heritage church service and banquet on YouTube

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs   Smoky River Express now has a YouTube account, where you can find videos of events that also appear on this website, as well as in the paper. Here is the link to the…

June 10, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

PIC – Heritage brings medals from Grande Prairie

Above, left-right, are Anique Tardif and Tenille Guérette, Ecole Heritage students who participated in track and field zones in Grande Prairie May 26. Anique Tardif won bronze in the triple jump. Tenille Guerette won gold in discus, silver in the…

June 6, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Providence mentorship volunteers conclude final session of 2017 – 2018 in a festive spirit

Tom Henihan Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs The final Ecole Providence mentorship session of the school year took place on Monday May 28. The mentorship program, now in its fourth year has proved a remarkable boon for the students and establishes…

June 6, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

PIC – Girls’ rugby action in Grande Prairie

The girls’ rugby team at Georges P. Vanier travelled to Grande Prairie on May 30 for a couple of games. They played against the team from Dawson Creek for a couple of games, but the scores were not known. The…

June 5, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Routhier students raise $11,000 for Heart and Stroke Foundation

Mac Olsen Express Staff The playground at Ecole Routhier on May 25 was filled with students using skipping ropes and having fun. It was the school’s annual Jump Rope for Heart event and the afternoon was sunny and warm. Laura…

June 5, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

GPV track-and-field team brings home medals from Grande Prairie

Mac Olsen Express Staff Georges P. Vanier’s track-and-field team came home from zones with medals and two members are heading for Red Deer for provincials. Zones were held in Grande Prairie during May 25 & 26 and Coach Marion Lessard…

June 5, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

PIC – Jump … Jump … Jump Rope for Heart! At Ecole Routhier

Students and staff at Ecole Routhier hit the playground in the afternoon of May 25 to engage in some skipping rope fun. It was their annual Jump Rope for Heart fundraising efforts for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta,…

June 4, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Ecole Heritage holds church service & banquet for graduates

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs   The six soon-to-be graduates of Ecole Heritage – the Class of 2018 – along with their families and friends, attended a church service at Ste. Anne Paroisse in Falher on June 2. Deacon…

June 3, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Congratulations! The GPV grads get high-fives from students at Ecole Routhier

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs It was moment of adulation for students at Ecole Routhier, as they stood side-by-side in the halls of the school and holding their posters of congratulations and praise. The posters were for the soon-to-be…

May 30, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·