Tag: Foothills School Division

  • Foothills School Division and Town of Okotoks Announce Collaborative School Plan

    Foothills School Division and Town of Okotoks Announce Collaborative School Plan

      Increases K-9 space, preserves existing high school campus and plans for future growth  The Foothills School Division (FSD) and the Town of Okotoks (Okotoks) have mutually agreed to construct a kindergarten to grade 9 (K-9) school on a portion of the recently purchased 40 acre Wedderburn site, just west of 32nd Street. The plan, which is…

  • Foothills School Division shares provincial results and focus areas for 2015-2016

    Foothills School Division shares provincial results and focus areas for 2015-2016

      High River, AB – While several overall measures related to student learning and achievement in Foothills School Division (FSD) remained strong according to provincial assessment results released yesterday, Superintendent John Bailey says the division is committed to continuous growth and improvement, and has identified focus areas for improvement in the year ahead. Among the…

  • Oilfields High School: Rural Living Can Earn School Credits

    Oilfields High School: Rural Living Can Earn School Credits

      Do you work or live on an acreage, farm or ranch? The Green Certificate (GC) program is an on-farm apprenticeship-style training program aimed at high school students and adults. It is a joint venture of Alberta Agriculture and Alberta Education. There are nine ‘specialties’ in the GC program: Cow/Calf, Dairy, Equine, Feedlot, Field Crop,…

  • Foothills School Division: Another Proud FSD Alumni Success!!

    Foothills School Division: Another Proud FSD Alumni Success!!

    Our very own, Tanya Jones-Thibodeau, has published her first novel, Dreams of Beautiful Whisper! You’ll find it as an eBook on Amazon under her maiden name of Tanya Jones and the paperback edition is available through Amazon or locally at the Pharmasave in Black Diamond. Tanya will also be hosting a book-signing event at the…

  • Foothills School board moves to establish collaborative relationship with Town of Okotoks

    Foothills School board moves to establish collaborative relationship with Town of Okotoks

      High River, AB, September 17, 2015 – The Foothills School Division (FSD) Board of Trustees, in a decision at its meeting on September 16, 2015, has moved towards a positive, collaborative working relationship with the Town of Okotoks. The board’s decision to accept the Town’s offer of a school site for one of two…

  • Foothills School Division: Update on Capital Projects

    Foothills School Division: Update on Capital Projects

      Modular Classrooms With the anticipated cost below the provincial bid threshold of $250,000, the Division is awaiting final approval from the Province to seek three bids rather than having to go through a lengthier tender process for this work. The scope includes moving and connecting the modulars as well as some remedial work to…

  • Mini-Entrepreneur Gives Back

    Mini-Entrepreneur Gives Back

      Big Rock grade 3 student Makayla Hinton raised more than $170.00 for Kids Cancer Care at her lemonade stand as part of Okotoks first Lemonade Day on June 13th. Lemonade Day is an interactive national event designed to teach kids the skills they need to be successful in life. With their parents and mentors,…

  • Highwood High – Watershed Award

    Highwood High – Watershed Award

      Congratulations to teacher Dave Connell and students at École Secondaire Highwood High School, on receiving an honourable mention for the 2014-2015 RBC-Evergreen Watershed Champions Award. The notification letter reads in part: “It was inspiring to see the wonderful work that your school is doing to help maintain the vitality of the water ecosystem by…

  • Education Plus Programs in Foothills School Division

    Education Plus Programs in Foothills School Division

    The Board carried a motion to close the Education Plus programs in Black Diamond and High River, and consolidate the programming for Ed Plus, the 180 program and Cameron Crossing into one site, located in Okotoks at the current Cameron Crossing site. The Board further directed the Superintendent to make the necessary program, facility, transportation…

  • Foothills School Division Set Budget Based on New Provincial Promises

    Foothills School Division Set Budget Based on New Provincial Promises

      Trustees approved the Division’s budget for 2015-2016. When the New Democrats formed the provincial government, they restored cuts and removed restrictions implemented by the Progressive Conservatives, resulting in a less stringent budget than what FSD was originally preparing for prior to the election. Among the budget highlights: Enrolment Growth: Conservatively estimating an increase of…

  • Foothills School Division: BYOD Feedback

    Foothills School Division: BYOD Feedback

    The Board was treated to an engaging presentation on FSD’s “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) pilot, by outgoing Director of Learning Technologies, James Aitchison – who retires at the end of this month following a 34 year career in Education – along with Kristie Tjader, who teaches grade 6 French Immersion at École Percy Pegler…

  • Blackie’s Green Day

    Blackie’s Green Day

      Foothills School Division Trustee Michael Pollard commended Blackie School staff and students on a wonderful Green Day held on June 1st. Assistant Superintendent Pam Rannelli said the event “demonstrated what authentic learning looks like and brought the community into focus. Activities included student presentations on “Caring for Our Watersheds”, “Ferruginous Hawks, Habitat and Management”,…

  • Big Rock “Stuffie” Sale Supports Mexican Students

    Big Rock “Stuffie” Sale Supports Mexican Students

      Former Big Rock School teacher/guest teacher Mary Donaldson (who also continues to support the Foothills Young Authors’ Conference as Co-Chair and Treasurer) is involved with a project in the Huatulco, Mexico area (Oaxaca Province) called Proyecto Escuelas Rurales (the Rural Schools Project).  The program builds and funds schools in poor communities outside Hutulco in the…

  • Big Rock Student Hits the Airwaves

    Big Rock Student Hits the Airwaves

    Brett Harrison, a Grade 5 student at Big Rock School, had a fabulous time co-hosting the morning show with the Eagle 100.9 FM’s Jayme Hall on May 22nd! Brett won the grand door prize at the Foothills Young Author’s Conference in April. You can check out a recording of Brett’s on-air breaks on FSD’s website.

  • Foothills School Division: New School and Expansions in the Plans

    Foothills School Division: New School and Expansions in the Plans

    The Requests for Proposals (RFPs) have been issued for the new high school at Aldersyde as well as the High River school flood mitigation projects that FSD has received provincial funding for. The scope of work for the new high school, to be located adjacent to the new Legacy Regional Field House, is to design…