Education

Silent protest calls out school division over Pride Week decision

A series of protests outside Red Deer Public Schools' head office is happening this week in response to a board decision last month to not approve a division-wide Pride Week.Central Alberta-based Blac...

Mar 05, 2021

Eastview Middle School 's Jeremy Spink named NHL/NHLPA Most Valuable Teacher

Eastview Middle School Teacher Jeremy Spink has been named the 2020/21 NHL/NHLPA Most Valuable Teacher presented by SAP (Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing) for the month of Februa...

Andrew Snook Mar 05, 2021

High school students participate in Skills Regional Virtual Competition

Throughout the month of March, high school students from Red Deer Catholic Regional High School will be competing virtually in Skills Regionals.Students who place in top spots at the regional competit...

Mar 02, 2021

St. Joseph High School goes back to online learning

For the second time in as many months St. Joseph High School in Red Deer has gone to online learning due to the number of COVID-19 cases affecting the school's population. A letter to parents dated Fe...

Mar 02, 2021

Gr. 5 class at Maryview School says "Thank You" to frontline workers

The grade five class at Maryview School in Red Deer is showcasing a level of kindness and compassion we could all learn a lesson from.Every year, the students are tasked with coming up with a project ...

Feb 28, 2021

Red Deer Public Schools launches stakeholder engagement

Red Deer Public Schools is engaging with stakeholders this week to learn more about what their schools are doing right and wrong, and how the division can be the best choice for local students.Stakeho...

Feb 28, 2021

WRSD school committee to consider possible name changes for new replacement school

The Wild Rose School Divison's Superintendent has provided the Board with a plan to form a committee to consider possible name changes for the newest replacement school in Drayton Valley. On February ...

Feb 26, 2021

Olds College VP named in Top 50 most influential people in Canadian Ag

Dr. Joy Agnew, Associate Vice-President, Applied Research, Olds College was named in the Top 50 most influential people in Canadian Agriculture by Canadian Western Agribition (CWA). Dr. Agnew joins se...

Feb 24, 2021

Pink Shirt Day an important reminder to be kind during trying times

Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday, and with the current state of social media, politics and society, any reminder to practice kindness is a welcome one."We can all improve on making an effort to be compassi...

Feb 23, 2021

Black history teaching in Alberta comes up short, advocates say

There is significant room for growth in teaching Black history within Alberta schools.That's the prevailing thought discovered after speaking with several people, younger and older, about how Black hi...

Feb 23, 2021