Local News

MPS Carnival this weekend

The Morinville Public School Grounds will once again host the annual Morinville Public School Carnival this weekend. The event takes place May 15 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. As in past year, the event features games, activities, music, entertainment, animals and lots of treats. […]

Arts & Culture

Dystopian spoof is Morinville Public’s next production

After teaching the community how to survive a zombie apocalypse last year, a cast of 30 Morinville Public School (MPS) students will spoof movies like The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner through the school’s next theatrical production, Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death. The play takes place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre May 24 and 25. […]

Local News

Town and Division meet on school issue

Morinville Town Council and Sturgeon School Division (SSD) Board members held a joint meeting in Morinville Council Chambers Feb. 23. A handful of Morinville Public School parents attended to listen to the conversations taking place about the future of a promised 5-9 middle school for the community. […]

Local News

Minister of Education meets with Division and Council

Alberta Education Minister David Eggen wants area residents to know that the province is truly committed to building a new public school in Morinville.

This was the point stressed by the Minister after he came out of a Feb. 17 meeting with representatives of the Town of Morinville and Sturgeon School Division in regards to the planned Public Junior High School. […]

Local News

Morinville school numbers show clear need for school

The details of a new Sturgeon School Division junior high school may be up in the air, but it’s certain that student population at the present Morinville Public School is going up.

According to Principal Wayne Rufiange, the current school enrolment is 701 students from Preschool through Grade 8. […]

Local News

Sturgeon School Division discusses school delay

Morinville Public’s junior high was one of the topics at the Sturgeon School Division Committee of the Whole Feb. 11. The board discussed the project’s current status, discussions with Morinville Town Council, the idea of a temporary school, and preferred alternate locations. […]

Business

Students learn about a variety of careers

Morinville Public School’s 2nd Annual Career Day was held Thursday morning with 12 careers represented and students having the opportunity to select three of the presentations to learn about.
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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: MPS loves the mayor

The MPS grade 1W class has been studying all about communities in social studies this fall. They demonstrated all they […]

Schools and youth

MPS students get safety refresher

Morinville Public School students learned about pedestrian safety Oct. 14 from two guest speakers the school brought in. Bruce Adams, Regional Traffic Safety Consultant Capital Region, and Elecia Grange, Regional Coordinator AMA School Safety Patrol covered considerable ground on the ins and outs of pedestrian and bike safety, including the importance of walking a bike across the road. […]

Local News

Dozens assemble to build new school playground

Dozens of community volunteers were assembled to assist with the building of a new playground at Morinville Public School (MPS) July 9 to 11. The massive playground equipment, designed to look like a medieval castle, includes […]

Arts & Culture

Morinville Public’s first play knocks audience living dead

Five dollars was a small price to pay for 10 tips on how to survive the Zombie Apocalypse. But even audience members not swayed by the reality such an apocalypse is just around the corner undoubtedly got their money’s worth in entertainment value. […]

Arts & Culture

Student actors to teach audience Zombie Apocalypse survival tips

Anyone who has watched AMC’s The Walking Dead or any of the old George Romero zombie flicks will likely agree $5 is a small price to pay for 10 tips on how to survive the Zombie Apocalypse. Of course, those who do not believe in the potential of such things will have to be content that their $5 will be well spent on an evening’s entertainment.
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