Information and news on local schools and education programs.
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – There’s something besides coffee brewing at Higher Grounds coffee house on Main Street. Friday nights are starting to get a reputation for being a night people can enjoy an espresso and entertainment or a cappuccino and comedy… […]
By Terry Maslyk
Morinville – It has been a few years since the Wolves dominated the track scene in North Central action, but the 2011 MCHS track team has brought the zone banner back to MCHS to hang proudly in the rafters. It truly was a team effort with excellent individual performances and a strong showing in the team relays that capped off a close win over our rivals from RF Staples-Westlock and Barrhead… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools will celebrate an outdoor mass Thursday morning to commemorate the 150th anniversary of St. Albert Catholic Church and the City of St. Albert. Staff and students from across the school division will gather for the celebration along with parents, community members and special guests… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Although it’s still a month away, the Morinville Public Library is taking registrations for their summer reading program. Running July 4 to Aug. 19, the program offers something fun for children aged 2 to 12 with some special surprises along the way… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – They’ve donned superhero costumes to play dodge ball, put on silly hats of all sorts to parade the halls of Namao School during a school day, but May 27 was an opportunity for Sturgeon School Division teachers and their guests to get together for something a little less flamboyant – a night of softball… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Legal – Council opened its doors to the public Monday night for input on the approved sake park Legal recently received funding for. Five Legal residents attended the public hearing and were unanimous in their approval for the preferred location on 51st Avenue between the community’s curling club and basketball courts… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Technology enhanced learning and delivery rated high with approximately 100 area parents, teachers, students and other Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional School Division (GSACRD) stakeholders during a special meeting Wednesday night. The local Catholic school division held the stakeholder meeting at St. Albert High School around the question of what specialized alternative programs are worth pursuing in the division, seeking stakeholder input on what programs the division could pursue… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – A five-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy are Morinville’s latest two recipients of a $100 cheque through the positive ticketing program, an initiative that seeks to catch Morinville youth doing positive things in the community… […]
Morinville – On Thursday, May 5, staff and students participated in a variety of activities that helped to launch Morinville’s Centennial… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Thursday was a hectic day at Morinville Community High School as this year’s graduating class prepare to leave high school behind and enter post secondary or other opportunities. After opening the time capsule they buried in Grade 1, the students rehearsed for tomorrow’s grad and lined up for their grad photo and hat toss. […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – The Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD) announced Thursday afternoon it had begun the research to determine interest in a non-faith based education in Morinville.
In response to a request for a secular school option from a number of local parents, and after discussions with Minister of Education Dave Hancock, the public Catholic school board entered into an agreement with Pivotal research Inc. to conduct… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – It was a trek back in time for a number of Morinville Community High School graduates Thursday. Students travelled from MCHS to Notre Dame Elementary School where they started their schooling in Morinville. But the trip wasn’t to walk through the halls of their former public school, but to dig up a time capsule they had placed in front of it back in 2000… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Legal – Families who find their budgets a little short to cover recreational activities for their children may soon have some assistance from the Town of Legal. The idea of a recreational subsidy was put forward by the Town’s Community Services Board (CSB) and this week came before both Legal Town Council and the CSB for further tweaking. The proposal will return to council may 16 for final approval… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Namao – Students, teachers and staff paraded the halls of Namao School Wednesday in a wide variety of exotic and comical hats. But while the head gear may have put a smile on Namao’s faces, the message behind their donning was dead serious – mental illness affects some 15 per cent of Canadian children.
The Sturgeon School Division school was one of 40 across the province participating in the Hats On! For Mental Health initiative, an event sponsored since 2009 by the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and Global Television… […]
By Marlene Pelletier
DARE graduation
We would like to congratulate our grade five students for the completion of the DARE program. On Wednesday, Apr. 27 the students shared their essays on what they had learned during their weekly sessions with the RCMP officers. Students also chose two students from amongst their peers whom they thought demonstrated great citizenship skills in their classroom. We would like to sincerely thank the Rural Crime Watch for their… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
St. Albert – The Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division was one of four Alberta school divisions to win the Premier’s Award for School Board Innovation and Excellence… […]
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