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Drillers Win Inaugural Rugby Tournament
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Highwood High: Cabin Builders
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C Ian McLaren Students Explored Careers
From April 18-22 the Grade 6 class at C. Ian McLaren School explored careers and trades with 13 community businesses and trades as part of the new Grade 5-9 CTF program of studies. The students sought to answer the essential question of, “To what extent would this be a good career choice for me considering…
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Foothills School Division: The Hub
Doug Stevens, Director of Distributed Learning, provided the Board of Trustees with an update on the Hub, a flexible learning program offered through all three of FSD’s high schools: As of May 16, the Hub program was serving 608 active students taking 1,081 different courses and generating 3,557 credits. Numbers fluctuate as students complete courses…
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Stamps Head to High River for Junior Stamps Camp
The Calgary Stampeders are pleased to announce they will be travelling to High River on Saturday, May 28 for the 2016 edition of Junior Stamps Camp, presented by Rocky Mountain Equipment. The club’s rookie players along with president and general manager John Hufnagel, head coach Dave Dickenson, members of the Outriders cheer team and Ralph the…
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Government Meets Commitment to Support Student Jobs
The Alberta government is meeting its commitment to support approximately 3,000 student jobs under The Alberta Jobs Plan through the Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP), which begins this month. Since the program launched in January, more than 2,600 applications have been received from employers across Alberta. More than 1,100 employer applications were approved, funding just…
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FSD Welcomes Northern Alberta Students
Foothills School Division has started welcoming several students and their families who had to leave their homes due to the wildfires in Fort McMurray and other northern Alberta communities. We know that the circumstances are very stressful for them and have put together a “welcome gift pack” to let them know that we care about them…
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Egale Canada Human Rights Trust Provided Expertise at UNESCO LGBTQ Education Summit
PARIS — Egale was speaking Tuesday at the UNESCO’s International Ministerial Meeting: Education Sector Responses to Violence based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression in Paris, sharing internal research and practices with world-leaders from 60 countries in a high-level effort to make education systems around the world more LGBTQ-inclusive. The attending leaders will be discussing strategies of…
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Alberta High School Video Contest winners 2016
Labour Minister Christina Gray with contest winners: First place: Seth Dunham, “A Workplace Nightmare”, School: St. Paul’s Academy: Centre for Learning at Home, Okotoks Second place: Jilliane Kell, “Only a Second”, School: Bert Church High School, Airdrie Third place: Christian Montiel, “Mashed Potato”, School: Harry Ainlay High School, Edmonton
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Grade Six Girls from North Vancouver Create Hike Safe App
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Calgary Girls Explore High-Tech Options
More than 700 girls from Grade 9 classes around Calgary explored the worlds of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) earlier this month. Explore IT is an annual conference that took place at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Mount Royal University and the University of Calgary. The 17th annual Explore IT exposed young women to high-tech careers…
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Turner Valley School: Let’s Get 1 Million Kids to JUMP!
Together, we can get 1 Million hearts pumping across Canada! Supporting kids’ health for more than 30 years, Heart & Stroke Jump Rope for Heart encourages kids to get active by skipping rope while they collect pledges for heart disease and stroke research. By participating in Jump Rope for Heart, students learn about heart health and the benefits of living a healthy…
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Turner Valley School Welcomes Touring Art Exhibit: Path Makers
Display Dates: May 18 – June 15, 2016 Path Makers is a touring exhibition developed by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. This exhibition is currently circulating throughout the southwest/central parts of Alberta. The AFA Travelling Exhibition Program is financially supported by the Alberta Foundation for the…
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Turner Valley School Spring Theatre a Sweet Success
At the end of April the Turner Valley School performed Willie Wonka Junior. A BIG thank you to all students, staff and parents for their help with Spring Theatre. Without each and every one of your contributions it would not be possible. A special mention to Amanda Gentry for the art work and her time and effort in creating the beautiful…
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Turner Valley School News – Spring has Arrived
The month of May has arrived with great weather and opportunities for us to be outside. May also promises to be a busy time here at Turner Valley School as well. But first I want to say a big thank-you to those that helped with the spring theater production. What a great show, the kids really did an outstanding performance and the…
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