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Lacombe Comp Students Go Global in Climate Action at COP30 in Brazil
École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School students Broc Johnson and Libby Ladouceur take part in a panel discussion at the United Nations COP30 Climate Conference in Brazil, sharing their student-led climate work with an international audience. Two Lacombe students’ efforts on the environment are quickly finding themselves among leaders in climate action on the world stage. Libby Ladouceur and Broc Johnson of École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School (ÉSLCHS) recent
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Dec 3, 20253 min read


Eckville Student With Visual Impairment Scores Bronze at 2025 Youth Parapan American Games
Eckville Jr./Sr. High School student Merrick Smith stands in his school gym after returning home from the 2025 Youth Parapan American Games, where he helped Team Canada earn a bronze medal in goalball. Entering his graduation year, Merrick Smith already had reason to celebrate, but he can now add being an international bronze medalist to the list. Seventeen-year-old Merrick, a Grade 12 student at Eckville Jr./Sr. High School (EJSHS) has recently returned from Santiago, Chil
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Nov 28, 20254 min read


Longtime Wolf Creek Trustee Trudy Bratland Receives ASBA Distinguished Service Award
ASBA President Marilyn Dennis (left) and ASBA Executive Director & CEO Vivian Abboud (right) present former Wolf Creek Public Schools trustee Trudy Bratland (centre) with the Alberta School Boards Association Distinguished Service Award, recognizing her 21 years of dedicated service to public education. Not many people can say they’ve shaped the story of a school division for more than two decades — but Trudy Bratland can. Wolf Creek Public Schools is proud to share that long
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Nov 20, 20253 min read


Wolf Creek Education Centre shares inspiring recovery-based learning model with PSBAA trustees
Trustees also tour ÉSLCHS Ecovision and Robotics program A unique blend of education and rehabilitation was at the heart of a recent...
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Aug 28, 20252 min read


Buffalo Trail Public Schools: Human Services Collegiate Program Expands Programming for BTPS Students
Buffalo Trail Public Schools (BTPS) is proud to announce the official approval of its Human Services Collegiate Program, a bold and...
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Jun 16, 20252 min read


Buffalo Trail Public Schools Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Wainwright Elementary School
Buffalo Trail Public Schools (BTPS) proudly celebrated a major milestone on Monday, May 26, 2025, with the official groundbreaking...
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Jun 3, 20252 min read


Wolf Creek Hybrid Program Helps Students Reconnect with Learning
A photo of program teachers Heather Bolin and Brooklyn Figursky. A hybrid junior high program in Wolf Creek Public Schools is helping...
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May 16, 20252 min read


Grade 9 Students Learn the Power of Choices at Injury Prevention Events Across the Division
In early May, Grade 9 students from across St. Paul Education participated in an impactful injury prevention event designed to help youth...
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May 15, 20252 min read


Rimbey Elementary Secures $5,000 Grant to Boost Skating and Sports Programs
Rimbey Elementary School Admin Assistant Bre Button (centre), with students Josie Beagle (left, Grade 5) and Blake Hetherington (right,...
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May 5, 20252 min read


Central Alberta educators seek to better understand cerebral visual impairments in students with recent WCPS session.
Educators collaborate during a hands-on activity focused on identifying the signs of CVI in students. Educators from several central...
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Apr 8, 20253 min read


Sturgeon Public Schools Launches Building Futures — A High School Experience Unlike Any Other
Next school year, a group of Grade 10 students in Sturgeon Public Schools will trade in traditional classrooms for construction sites....
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Apr 7, 20253 min read


Indigenous Education Update Highlights Student Success, Cultural Connection, and Community Engagement
A focus on relationships, community building, cultural connections and academics is leading to successful outcomes for Indigenous...
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Mar 31, 20252 min read


Reed Ranch students conduct science experiment, comparing tomato seeds from Earth and Space
Reed Ranch Grade 5 / 6 students are “out of this world” with excitement for a science experiment they are working on. The students have...
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Mar 26, 20253 min read


Through a different lens: Artist in residence challenges Olds High students to think deeper about images
An artist residency at École Olds High School (EOHS) had students thinking more deeply about images and about diverse perspectives....
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Mar 26, 20253 min read


A circuit to success: Chinook’s Edge students amped up by new skilled trades dual credit course in mechanics, hydraulics and electrical
Chinook’s Edge high school students have access to a new advanced level of a dual credit course for this semester. Readiness for the...
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Mar 5, 20252 min read


Passion meets purpose: new academies at Hugh Sutherland School connect students to career pathways experiences
Hugh Sutherland School (HSS) in Carstairs is offering three new opportunities for students to explore career pathways. Students are able...
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Mar 5, 20254 min read


Collaboration in action: Life Skills Program pilot strengthens student support
Life Skills programs support students who require modified programming in one or multiple school subjects. In many schools, educational...
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Mar 5, 20253 min read


Exploring Innovation: St. Paul Education Schools Celebrate STEAM Day
Students across St. Paul Education embraced the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) through an...
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Mar 4, 20252 min read


Astronaut Joshua Kutryk Inspires Students During Visit to Two Hills School
Students and staff at Two Hills School had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Colonel Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian astronaut and...
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Feb 21, 20252 min read


Iron Ridge Secondary Campus launch new Cree syllabics basketball jersey, honouring Bisons Indigenous significance
Iron Ridge Secondary Campus (IRSC) unveiled new basketball jerseys emblazoned with Cree syllabics this week, paying tribute to the...
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Feb 13, 20252 min read

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