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Local Educator Honoured with National Teaching Excellence Award in STEM

Jun 26, 2024 Comments Off

Christina Dafoe, a dedicated teacher at Four Winds Public School in Morinville, has received the prestigious National Certificate of Excellence for Teaching Excellence in STEM. This award, part of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, recognized her innovative contributions to education, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). […]

Seniors’ Week kicks off with Style Swap Fashion Show

Jun 4, 2024 Comments Off

MCHS cosmetology and fashion teacher Louise Sansano showcases one of the fashions during the Style Swap Fashion Show held at […]

Mean Girls Production by Four Winds School Impresses Audience

May 30, 2024 1

Back row from left: The Plastics Dacie Allen as Karen Smith, Thea Womack as Gretchen Wieners, and Chelsea Thiffault as […]

Local Educator Unveils YA Novel Highlighting Tech’s Impact on Teens

May 28, 2024 Comments Off

Tara Hodgson, a Language Arts and Social Studies teacher with 16 years of teaching experience, has recently turned her observations of the teenage experience into a compelling young adult (YA) novel. […]

Four Winds Public School presenting Mean Girls Junior

May 16, 2024 Comments Off

Four Winds Public School will take on Mean Girls in their second theatrical outing in as many years. The school will perform the junior theatrical version of the 20-year-old hit comedy for four shows over two days on May 29 and 30 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. […]

Camilla School concludes its successful run of Footloose the Musical

May 16, 2024 Comments Off

Approximately 80 students took to the stage as cast and crew for four performances of Footloose, the Musical Youth Edition, on Thursday, May 9, and Friday, May 10. […]

Morinville Legion awards student poster contest winners

May 6, 2024 Comments Off

The Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) Br. 176 Morinville awarded students from Ecole Citadelle of Legal and Four Winds Public School […]

Bike Rodeo to ready riders for the road

Apr 18, 2024 Comments Off

Morinville Community Safety Services will host a Bike Rodeo, Presented by Wolf Midstream, at the Morinville Leisure Centre on Thursday, May 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. […]

MCHS holding Coffee House in aid of a good cause

Apr 17, 2024 Comments Off

Morinville Community High School (MCHS) will hold its annual Coffee House evening on Wednesday, Apr. 24 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Tickets for the evening of student and alumni talent are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. […]

Sturgeon School Division celebrates Teal Up Day

Apr 16, 2024 Comments Off

The Month of the Military Child celebrates the strength, resilience, and adaptability of military children and their families. On Friday, Apr. 12, Guthrie School hosted Sturgeon School Division’s Teal Day, where students wore teal, the colour of all three branches of the military combined together. […]

Partnership lets Redwater showcase Grads on 49th Avenue

Apr 11, 2024 Comments Off

A 2023 Graduating class initiative sponsored by Mill Creek Sand & Gravel (1980) Ltd., Peaskie Minerals Inc., and the Town of Redwater has allowed the 2023 Graduating Class to be lined up on 49th Avenue in banners. […]

Canada Launches National School Food Program

Apr 2, 2024 Comments Off

In what it says is a bid to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the Government of Canada’s launch of a National School Food Program Monday. […]

MCHS is bringing two one-act plays and a special bonus to the stage

Mar 27, 2024 Comments Off

Above: From left: MCHS student actors Avery Pelletier, Casper McClain, and Bri Farough rehearse a scene from Where the Sky […]

Province adds $5 million to school nutrition funding for 2023-2024 school year

Feb 26, 2024 Comments Off

The Government of Alberta says the one-time $5-million grant aims to expand the reach of existing initiatives, ensuring more students have access to nutritious meals and snacks throughout the school year. […]

MCHS to host an inspiring Leadership Conference for regional student leaders

Feb 5, 2024 Comments Off

Morinville Community High School (MCHS) will gather with students throughout the region for a leadership conference on Feb. 23. The one-day Horizon Leadership Conference runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre and the school. […]

Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools to Expand Preschool Program with Tree House Playschool Partnership

Jan 23, 2024 Comments Off

An early childhood education program, currently embedded at Neil M. Ross Catholic School and École Sacré Coeur in St. Albert, will expand this fall to include École Notre Dame School in Morinville if registration warrants. […]