Meghan Huizing, teacher at St. Gregory the Great Catholic School in Blackfalds. (Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

Prestigious Recognition

First-year Blackfalds teacher named 2021 Edwin Parr division finalist

Apr 15, 2021 | 7:20 PM

A teacher from Blackfalds has been named as a Division finalist for the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) 2021 Edwin Parr Award.

Selected by the Board of Trustees for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, Meghan Huizing, from St. Gregory the Great Catholic School, is now up for consideration for the prestigious award which honours excellence in first-year teachers.

“Meghan is very deserving of this award, as her enthusiasm to see her Grade 8 and 9 students succeed in a safe and caring environment is astounding,” says Josh Keith, Vice Principal at St. Gregory the Great Catholic School, in a press release. “Meghan speaks with her students in a calming and respectful manner and puts their needs at the forefront of every decision and conversation. Each day, Meghan does a phenomenal job modelling what positive and healthy relationships look like through her interactions with students and staff.”

“As a result,” adds Keith. “She is able to permeate her faith into her lessons regularly and inherently.”

District officials say Huizing was one of four teachers nominated for the award from across the division. The other three nominees included Caileigh Sheppard from École Camille J. Lerouge School, Katherine Monaghan from Maryview School, and Kelsie Caine from St. Francis of Assisi Middle School.

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“Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is grateful for all of our outstanding first year teachers,” says Kim Pasula, Board Chair at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools. “The children and young people in our schools are the direct beneficiaries of their commitment to Catholic education. Inspired by Christ, all of the talented and caring nominees are changing the lives of our students.”

“Meghan Huizing exemplifies her faith in all that she does for her students and her school,” exclaims Cynthia Leyson, Trustee and ASBA Zone 4 Representative at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools. “Faith permeation is at the forefront of this young educator’s effective and passionate teaching and it is an honour to present her as our finalist in the Alberta School Boards’ Association Edwin Parr Teaching Award.”

For more information on the ASBA Edwin Parr Award, please visit:

www.asba.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-Edwin-Parr-Award-nomination-package.pdf