Education

Drivers show off skills at Provincial School Bus Roadeo

Drivers were put to the test on Saturday at the 39th annual Provincial School Bus Roadeo at Red Deer's Notre Dame High School.The competition featured drivers from across the province, including 55 in...

Jun 08, 2019 A driver completes a maneuver at the Provincial School Bus Roadeo on Saturday, June 8 in Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Local student takes mental health and wellness initiative one step further

A local Red Deer student has taken her school's focus on mental health and wellness issues above and beyond the call of duty.Elena Carritt, 9, is a Grade 3 student at St. Martin de Porres School. Afte...

Jun 08, 2019 Elena Carritt, 9, is a Grade 3 student at St. Martin de Porress School in Red Deer and taking her school's focus on mental health and wellness issues one step further for the benefit of her peers and community.

Blackfoot and Cree artists finish new mural at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School

A local Blackfoot artist has once again left his mark in Red Deer, this time inside St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School.Ryan Jason Allen Willert has shared many hours with students there recently, delive...

Jun 07, 2019 Ryan Jason Allen Willert (left) and Blue Quill Cardinal, recently completed a mural at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School which spans four walls near the school's entrance. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

RDC presents Lyn Radford with honourary degree

Hundreds of students walked across the stage Friday as the newest graduates of Red Deer College.RDC held its 55th Convocation featuring 606 of its 1,668 eligible graduates. The ceremonies at 9:30 a.m....

Jun 07, 2019

School bus drivers to show off their skills in Red Deer

On Saturday, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, Chinook's Edge School Division and Prairie Bus Lines are partnering together to host the 39th annual Alberta School Bus Roadeo. The event will be held ...

Jun 07, 2019

Athabasca University moves convocation to Red Deer due to wildfires

Due to the unpredictable and rapidly evolving wildfire situation in northern Alberta, Athabasca University is moving its 2019 Convocation ceremonies to Red Deer. The ceremonies are taking place at the...

Jun 06, 2019

Alberta introduces amended Education Act

EDMONTON - Alberta is overhauling its framework for grade-school education for the first time in a generation, but the Opposition says it's just a cover to out gay kids and expose them to harm.A bill ...

Jun 05, 2019

Trustees, students learn together at Provincial Youth Mental Health Summit

Taking the stigma out of talking about mental health is the goal behind the first ever Provincial Youth Mental Health Summit held this week in Red Deer.A partnership between the Mental Health Commissi...

Jun 04, 2019 Trustees and student leaders from across Alberta gathered in Red Deer on June 3 & 4 for the Provincial Youth Mental Health Summit put on by the ASBA and Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Northern Alberta school district cancels classes for remainder of year

Classes have been cancelled for the rest of the school year in a northern Alberta school district due to smoke from wildfires in the region.Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the closure of scho...

Jun 03, 2019

Tipi blessed in act of reconciliation at Red Deer middle school

Students and staff at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School engaged in an Indigenous ceremony on Friday.Local Elder Theresa 'Corky' Larsen-Jonasson was on hand to bless a new tipi located in the school's c...

Jun 01, 2019 Theresa 'Corky' Larsen-Jonasson blesses a tipi at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School. (Supplied)