Education

School districts concerned with government funding changes

Red Deer's two largest school districts are dipping into reserves this year to offset government funding cuts.The reductions were revealed this week through a Freedom of Information request by the Alb...

Feb 13, 2020

Students hit the snowy trails for annual ski loppet

Over 500 students hit the trails on Tuesday for the annual ski loppet put on by Red Deer Public Schools at River Bend.The event has been running for over thirty years and features students from grades...

Feb 12, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Dan Hermanutz)

St. Teresa of Avila School shows support for The Mustard Seed

On Monday, students and staff at St. Teresa of Avila School joined together for the "Coldest Day of the Year" walk to raise awareness for homelessness and to support The Mustard Seed in Red Deer. This...

Feb 11, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

Brenda Dennis is Alberta's School Bus Driver of the Year

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) would like to congratulate Brenda Dennis, who has won the School Bus Driver of the Year Award through the Student Transportation Association of Alberta (STAA...

Feb 11, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

Chinook's Edge lowers busing fee increase for kindergarten families

Busing fees for some families with kindergarten students in Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) won't be going up as much as was expected. The division announced last month it would be increasing bu...

Feb 07, 2020

Chinook’s Edge updates capital plan, chooses Gasoline Alley school site

A growing student population in parts of the Chinook's Edge School Division has led its Board of Trustees to approve an updated Capital Plan to address those pressing needs.The Board approved Capital ...

Feb 07, 2020

Lindsay Thurber music students headed to Cuba next week

Fifty Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (LTCHS) Symphonic Band and Choir students are heading off to Cuba next week thanks to a successful "Tubas for Cuba" fundraising drive. A dozen instrumen...

Feb 06, 2020

Didsbury high school student shows "Heart of a Champion"

Sixteen year-old Sydnee thinks it's 'super cool' to be selected as one of only 12 young people named as Champions - an understated response given the massive medical struggles she has recently worked ...

Feb 05, 2020 Sydnee with her mom, Michelle. (Photo: Chinook's Edge School Division)

St Patrick’s Community School hosts Rededication and Blessing Ceremony

St Patrick's Community School in Red Deer has a new lease on life after a long modernization period.The school was partially closed for over a year while major renovations were done. "(The building) w...

Feb 04, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

Wolf Creek Public Schools postpones student exchange trip to China over coronavirus

Wolf Creek Public Schools has postponed its student exchange trip to China, scheduled for March 2020, due to the current coronavirus outbreak. Division officials say the decision Monday was made with ...

Feb 03, 2020