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Millarville School: Go Wildcats!
I want to give a personal and heartfelt thank-you to all of our parents, students, and staff for a wonderful start to my first full year as a teacher and athletic coordinator. Your support of myself and our student athletes has been incredible both in your willingness to contribute and your passion for their…
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Turner Valley School News: Happy Holidays from the Administration
As we enter the Christmas season, Turner Valley School continues to be a very busy place. Decorations are going up, lights are being lit and excitement is building in anticipation of the celebration to come. A number of activities are planned for the school community and the community at large. We invite all members of our community to join in the celebrations…
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SAIT Alumnus Steeps His Own Success
“You can’t make a good dish if you don’t start out with good ingredients.” This advice has guided Wayne Ha’s career since he graduated from SAIT’s Professional Cooking program in 2009. “One of my instructors used to always say it,” Ha remembers. “SAIT is where I learned the love of using quality ingredients and…
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Oilfields High Hosting Social Media Presentation for Parents
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SAIT Researcher Recognized for Innovative Cattle-Tracking System
SAIT Polytechnic researchers took the top award for Innovation in Agricultural Science at the 2015 ASTech Awards this weekend. Glen Kathler, applied research chair of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Application Development Lab(RADLab) at SAIT, was recognized for his team’s work on a four-year, $1-million research project with Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA). “If we…
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FSD: Hub Blended Learning Program
Doug Stevens, Director of Distributed Learning (who was joined by his son Liam for “Take Your Kids to Work Day”) updated Trustees on the Hub blended learning program running in all three of FSD’s high schools. All kinds of students access FSD’s Hub programming: student athletes and others who require learning flexibility; students who…
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MCS Principal’s Message for December
The winter season is upon us and we are preparing the first formal report cards this year. Time does fly when you are in the flow zone. Congratulations to both of our volleyball teams this year! Two weeks ago both teams participated in the league championships and demonstrated all of the growth that has…
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FSD Celebrates School Bus Drivers
Hero Bus Driver: Driver Lisa Willis had dropped off her last student in the Millarville area and was heading to pick up Oilfields School students when she noticed what she initially thought was mist coming from the ditch along 214 Avenue West. Thankfully she investigated and discovered fire and sparks coming off a power…
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Turner Valley School Legacy Playground: Get a Charitable Receipt for Your Donation
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C. Ian McLaren School: Yoga Providing Benefits to Students
Utilizing a website called Namaste Kid: Yoga for Kids, students in teacher Emily Miklos’s Grade 3 class at C. Ian McLaren are incorporating yoga into their daily routines. Each student chooses a yoga pose and teaches the rest of the class, explaining how it benefits breathing and the body. Students practice the poses throughout the…
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A Season of Giving at Red Deer Lake School
This year, in the spirit of volunteerism and giving, our Junior High students at Red Deer Lake School will be taking Thursday December 3 to volunteer in our local community. Students will choose to donate their time with such organizations as The Mustard Seed, The Veteran’s Food Bank, The Beverly Centre, Millrise Senior’s Village, Park Clean Up…
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Ground Breaking for Joint Government of Alberta-FSD Central Office Facility Launches Construction
Representatives for Alberta Infrastructure, Foothills School Division, and the Town of High River gathered on the site of the new building at the corner of 4th Avenue S.W. and Macleod Trail in High River for a ceremonial ground breaking. The facility will replace the former Government Building that sat on the site and FSD’s…
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Oilfields High School December Happenings
Warm Fuzzy Day On December 2nd our Junior High Textiles students will be participating in “Warm Fuzzy Day”. This is a showcase of the projects that the students have completed this semester. Some fantastic Pajama Pants, Pajama Shorts, and Fleece Hoodies will be on display. Spirit of Giving Day Oilfields 10th annual Spirit of…
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Examining Political and Social Influence in the Fossil Fuel Industry
Parkland Institute receives $2.5 million grant to study systems of power in the corporate resource sector By Scott Harris, University of Alberta It’s no secret that the fossil fuel industry is a key economic driver of the Alberta economy. But what’s less well known is how that central role in the province’s economy translates into…
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Government Introduces Improved Teacher Bargaining Model
Education Minister David Eggen has introduced Bill 8, the Public Education Collective Bargaining Act to bring education partners to the negotiating table. If passed by the Legislature, Alberta’s teachers would negotiate their next collective agreement with both their local school boards and a new provincial group under Bill 8, which introduces a formal two-table model for…
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