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A student at Holy Cross Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed Lakeland Catholic School Division Tuesday morning.   The division and school worked collaboratively with Alberta Health Services and immediately notified students, parents and staff using the proper protocols and procedures which are set out by the province. One …

There will be a new voice representing two local metis settlements on Northland School Division. Skye Durocher, a Fishing Lake Métis Settlement resident, has been declared the new trustee of Ward 11 by-election by acclamation. In her position, Skye will represent the Fishing Lake Métis Settlement and the Elizabeth Métis …

Northern Lights Public Schools have confirmed COVID cases linked to two area schools on Wednesday. Approximately 100 students and staff at Bonnyville Centralized High School are self-isolating, as someone connected to the school tested positive. They were last in the school on Friday, said NLPS communications officer Nicole Garner. “As …

Glen Avon School in St. Paul has been moved to an outbreak status for COVID-19 following a second positive result for an individual there. According to St. Paul Education superintendent Glen Brodziak, two cohorts within the school have been impacted by the positive COVID-19 tests and asked to isolate. He …

Due to freezing rain, local area school buses have been cancelled for a number of schools. Bus cancellations have been reported for: St. Paul Education Regional Division Northern Lights Public Schools Lakeland Catholic School District Classes have not been cancelled and students are advised to attend class, should they be …

Local public school teachers are on the receiving end of lessons thanks to an expanded pilot program from Portage College. The Introductory Cree Language course first ran as a pilot for Portage in the spring of 2020 through the Community Adult Learning Program in Elk Point and Frog Lake Cree …

Conversations about the future of Cold Lake public schools is continuing. Next Monday, the Cold Lake Configuration Committee will be hosting two online consultation sessions where they will present three options for the configuration of Cold Lake’s public schools, and look for input from parents and residents about which option …

Timelines and format to give feedback on the school division’s three options are still being decided. Northern Lights Public Schools is moving forward to address the growing student population in Cold Lake in anticipated some schools would reach or exceed capacity within the next few years. The division’s Cold Lake …

But if you don’t take the test, you won’t get a grade. Diploma exams have been a problem during COVID-19 after schools across the Lakeland and province were forced to close earlier this year, leaving questions about this year’s exams. However, Alberta Education seems to be attempting to address these …

As the modernization project continues, Bonnyville Centralized High School students and staff will be returning home location later next year while minor work on the building will continue for a time afterwards. The school has made a temporary home for the second school year in the Centennial Centre since vacating …