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Photos by Lucie Roy and Stephen Dafoe… […]
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Schools and youth
MCHS Fred Scharmann Memorial Hike spends three days in mountains
MCHS students hiked 36 kilometers in Banff National Park on Thursday and Friday. Thursday saw them climb 725 metres over six kilometers to the top of the popular Sentinel Pass (2,625 m)… […]
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MCHS teacher retires after 33 years of service in education
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – There were many laughs and a few tears Friday night at the Morinville Rendez-vous Centre where stories about retiring Morinville Community High School teacher Laverne Dewald were shared by colleagues, former students and friends. The evening included a 20-minute documentary on Dewald’s career in Morinville that was produced by students… […]
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MCHS track and field champions again
Submitted
Morinville – On Thursday May 23rd, the MCHS Track and Field Team returned from Foote Field in Edmonton as the 2013 Zone Track & Field Champions for yet another year, winning our 2nd Zone Championship in the last 3 years… […]
Arts & Culture
MCHS Coffee House 2013 packs in the performers
Photos By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville Community High School held their annual coffee house at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre May 15, filling the stage with 17 acts and 27 performers, entertainment that was punctuated by a dessert-filled intermission… […]
Morinville News
Bike ride honours memory of fallen Morinville resident
By Lucie Roy with Morinville News files
Morinville – It has been many years since Roger Champagne was gunned down in Las Vegas by a man looking to feed his drug habit, but the Morinville man, well known for his kindness in the community, has never been forgotten by friends, family or the hundreds of Morinville Community High School (MCHS) students who were born some years after the man’s passing. Such is the legacy of Roger Champagne whose memory is honoured each year by MCHS students who take to the mountains for a bike ride that bears his name. For many of those years, the Champagne family has presented a student with a bike to take on the annual trip… […]
Arts & Culture
MCHS presents theatrical trio
Photos By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville Community High School students put on three one-act plays Apr. 30: How To Succeed In High School Without Really Trying, Sorry, Wrong Number, and Rapunzel Uncut. The three student directed plays showed a diversity of styles, but each carried elements of comedy. Students spent the past three months working on the plays. Below are some photos from the three plays… […]
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Lady Wolves take fourth spot in weekend tournament
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Lady Wolves made it to a fourth-place finish Saturday night at the conclusion of their invitational tournament. Eight high school teams competed in the two-day event at Morinville Community High School Jan. 4 and 5… […]
Local Sports
Wolves do well at track provincials
Submitted by Terry Maslyk
Morinville – It was a terrific two days of track at the Provincial Track & Field Championships at Foote Field in Edmonton June 1 and 2. Our MCHS team was not large but they were a force! The bench mark for Provincials is usually a top 8 finish. Top 8 is considered a fantastic result due to the strong competitive level of the athletes and the fact many track athletes do track as a main sport with the hopes of full ride US university scholarship or future Canadian National/Olympic team membership… […]
Morinville News
Around the town – midweek edition
MCHS teacher Greg Boutestein offers a little technical support to a Skills Canada TV and Video Production competitor Tuesday morning. The national competition brings together the best and brightest high school and post secondary trade students to compete against one another. Boutestein began with the Skills program in 1999.. […]
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Hats off for MCHS
Morinville Community High School Graduating Class 2012 flipped their lids Thursday afternoon after posing for the grad photo outside the school. This year’s graduation ceremony will take place in Edmonton Friday afternoon… […]
Morinville News
RCMP looking for assistance in solving high school break and enter
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – RCMP are investigating an early-morning break and enter at Morinville Community High School (MCHS). Police responded to the break and enter around 4 a.m May 1… […]
Morinville News
Collision scenario seeks to drive message home
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Sirens screamed through the streets of Morinville Thursday morning as police, paramedics and firefighters arrived at the scene of a two-vehicle collision behind Morinville Community High School that claimed the life of a Morinville youth and sent three others to hospital with undisclosed injuries. One student was arrested at the scene and later charged with impaired driving… […]
Morinville News
MCHS New Orleans mission trip a success
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Twenty-one Morinville Community High School students spent their spring break in New Orleans to learn a bit about the history and culture of the region and to offer a lot of help to those affected by Hurricane Katrina which devastated the area in 2005… […]
Schools and youth
Mardi Gras coffee house takes over cultural centre
Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – MCHS students and staff took to the stage at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Thursday night for a Mardi Gras-themed coffee house. The high school puts on a coffee house talent evening each year, raising funds for a different cause. This year’s event sought to raise funds for the MCHS Mission Trip to New Orleans… […]
Schools and youth
MCHS students start second semester with something to HOWL about
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – Students at Morinville Community High School arrived for second semester Wednesday morning to find they had to walk the gauntlet of staff and teachers waiting to shake their hand… […]