Education

ATA Local 80 awards three student scholarships

The Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) Local #80 for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is recognizing three students with post-secondary scholarships."Teachers are proud to financially support the co...

Jul 02, 2020

Name announced for new Red Deer Catholic middle school

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has announced that its new middle school (grades 6-9) will be known as St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School. The district's board of trustees unanimously approved the name...

Jun 30, 2020

Fraser Institute releases annual Alberta school rankings

The Fraser Institute has released its annual rankings of elementary and secondary schools in Alberta.The list is designed to give parents the chance to compare the academic performance of schools acro...

Jun 30, 2020

St. Martin de Porres student wins provincial school bus poster contest

Alekx Santos, Grade 1 student from St. Martin de Porres School was one of seven that won the Alberta Student Transportation Advisory Council (ASTAC) poster contest.This is what Santos says about her d...

Jun 29, 2020

Education minister confident students will be back in schools in September

MEDICINE HAT- Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the government is confident that students will be back in school in September for near-normal operations with increased health measures in place....

Jun 26, 2020

Five Red Deer Catholic students earn help for their post-secondary education

A handful of local high school grads will soon be receiving a boost to their post-secondary endeavours.Five Grade 12 students from cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School and St. Joseph High School wil...

Jun 25, 2020

Pam Hansen re-elected as Wolf Creek Public Schools Board Chair

The Board of Trustees for Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) has voted for consistency in its leadership positions.At the Board's organizational meeting on June 18, Trustee Pam Hansen of Bentley was sel...

Jun 25, 2020

RDC welcomes new Vice President Academic and Research

Red Deer College has announced a new Vice President Academic and Research.Ms. Kylie Thomas is described as an experienced leader in post-secondary education in British Columbia, most recently serving ...

Jun 25, 2020

St. Gabriel Online School to close Aug. 15

The Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Board of Trustees has voted to permanently close St. Gabriel Online School.The school will close for good August 15 following the completion of summer programmin...

Jun 24, 2020

Retiring Red Deer Public Schools superintendent receives farewell parade

It was an emotional farewell outside the central office of Red Deer Public Schools on Wednesday.After a 33-year career in education, Stu Henry, Superintendent of Schools, is retiring.In a surprise par...

Jun 24, 2020