We’re celebrating School Bus Safety Week from October 21-27. We take this opportunity to recognize our bus drivers and thank them for the dedication, care and caution they exercise every day to help keep our students safe. It’s a huge responsibility and they do it well. Training for students   Our students are learning how to […]

This is the third article in our series about the school year calendar. On October 19th students will be home again for another day off. We asked Assistant Superintendent Mark Thiesen the question: Why is October 19th a professional development day and what do teachers do on these days anyway? Pembina Hills schools have several […]

Pembina Hills Public Schools would like to thank the following businesses & organizations for their generous sponsorship of the 2018 “Making Connections – Face to Face” School Expo & Career Fair. Thanks to all of the participants, to our host school (BCHS), and a special thank you to our terrific volunteers! 2018 Exhibitors Real Country 97.9 AB Agriculture […]

The October 10 board meeting was held at Swan Hills School and trustees had an opportunity to learn about some of the unique programming and benefits offered to the school’s 211 students. Principal Slade Sekulich shared ways the K-12 school seeks to provide a wide range of programming and benefits, and works with students to […]

There will be no school for students on Friday, October 5th and Monday, October 8th. We all know why there are no classes on Thanksgiving Day, but why not on Friday? Again, we went to Assistant Superintendent Mark Thiesen for this explanation. October 5th is a non-instructional day because we take into consideration the time required […]

At the September 26 board meeting, Eleanor Hall School Principal Nadine Marchand, along with staff and parents from the school highlighted some of the opportunities for students. All activities address the division priorities of student diversity, student-teacher relationships, numeracy and literacy. Other items from the meeting include: School board provides input into Alberta Education’s Business Plan […]