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GPV rugby teams get ready for the grid iron

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs Georges P. Vanier’s boys’ and girls’ rugby teams, comprising approximately 24 members, having been practicing since early May and they are ready to play. The teams have the field out back and they have…
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Ecole Heritage student learns about Alberta government processes

Principal Nicole Walisser Ecole Heritage Our student, Aaqilah Charron, attended the FJA (francophonie jeunesse de l’Alberta), legislature program last week, May 3 to 6, in Edmonton at the Legislature. The program is called Parlement jeunesse de l’Alberta. They were 125…
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PIC – Going to the GPV prom

Student and escort participating in the G.P. Vanier, graduation parade during the graduation ceremony reception at the Centre Chevaliers in Falher, May 19.  
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PIC – Breakfast is on us!!

Ecole Routhier held their annual sausage and pancake breakfast for students, their parents and the public in the morning of May 17. At left, left-right, are Jacqui Laliberte and Melissa Portelance, two of the many volunteers.  
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Heritage students participate in 24-hour fasting

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs Will I wake up hungry and go to bed hungry? Will I get enough to eat during the day? Such are the questions and dilemmas that students at Ecole Heritage pondered during their ‘Jeûne…
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Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs   Many of the soon-to-be graduates of Georges P. Vanier paid a visit to Ecole Routhier in Falher on May 22 and they received a welcome of students with posters throughout the halls of…
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Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs   The students at Ecole Routhier had the opportunity to burn off their energy during the afternoon of May 25. They went onto the playground for the school’s annual Jump Rope for Heart campaign.…
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Jump Rope for Heart fundraising commences at Ecole Routhier

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpres.com @SmokyRiverExprs Five students at Ecole Routhier proved they have what it takes with a skipping rope. They and several staff skipped to see who could last the longest, and the other students and staff cheered…
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Heritage students win medals at Francophone Games

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs The 24th annual Francophone Games were held in Edmonton during the weekend of May 11-13 and many students from Ecole Heritage brought home medals. Coach James Bezan-Lindsay took 75 students to the games, including…
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Opening young minds to science at Ecole Heritage

Mac Olsen Express Staff Ecole Heritage’s science lab was the scene of lots of experimentation during May 16-17. TELUS World of Science – Edmonton was on hand to give students the opportunity to learn about science in a fun manner.…
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Volunteers clean up Highway 49 for fundraising

Mac Olsen Express Staff smokyriverexpress.com @SmokyRiverExprs Two groups were out along Highway 49 on May 12 for the annual cleanup campaign. Students for Georges P. Vanier and their parents, as well as students for Ecole Heritage and their parents, used…
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