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It was a day you could’ve called the Judging Club the smashing club at Lakeland College. Roughly 50 or more students in the midst of exam stress took a chunk out of a wrecked car, donated by Vermilion Valley Auto Park on Dec. 4. The car smash event was a …

A long-time Glendon teacher has been inducted into the Alberta Schools Athletic Association Hall of Fame this month. Daryn Galatiuk said the induction was completely unexpected, and very humbling. “Coming from my background and not having a ton of sporting experience, but to be recognized by your peers and to …

St. Paul Regional Education Division No. 1 will be providing their own ballot counters for the municipal election scheduled to take place in Oct. 2021. The school board trustees are elected at the same time as municipal councillors and have historically had their ballots cast from the same polling location. …

With all of the changes this year people are holding fast to traditions, and one that was able to carry on was the writing of Christmas wish letters to Santa Claus. Below are a collection of Santa Letters written by youth at St. Jerome’s School in Vermilion. Photos submitted Grade …

St. Paul Education is bringing in a three month limit for how long the video of their live streamed meetings will remain available online. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the board has been live streaming their meetings to a YouTube channel with a combination of people distanced in …

The wards for St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1 are officially updated following the SPERD board meeting on Dec. 9. The board needed to adjust the boundaries to accommodate for reducing the number of trustees on the board by one, from seven to six. According to the information from …

All students from the communities of Saddle Lake, Goodfish Lake, Frog Lake, and Kehewin Cree Nation who attend schools in the St. Paul Education area will be receiving a Chromebook by early in the new year. SPERD superintendent Glen Brodziak said it’s important to the division to make technology available …

Seven students from Vilna School earned honourable mentions in the Alberta School Boards Association Indigenous Student Awards. The annual awards are presented to First Nations, Métis, or Inuit students nominated by their teachers and mentors for their leadership, courage, and commitment to their cultures and educational paths. According to Diane …

St. Paul Education is shifting to an online synchronous learning model for grades 7-12 on Monday. The division was told about the upcoming shift at the same time as everyone else in the province on Tuesday afternoon, although superintendent Glen Brodziak does note they suspected something would be happening because …

The Cold Lake configuration committee will meet again in early December and decide the next steps on the future of the city’s public schools. With Northern Lights Public Schools’ in Cold Lake reaching capacity in the coming years, the committee had two Zoom sessions for parents to give feedback earlier …