Earlier this month the provincial government, working with the Alberta Teachers Association, put together a proposed provincial settlement for teachers.  The terms of the settlement were sent to the Alberta School Boards Association for input from boards.  St. Paul Education trustees accepted the proposed provincial agreement.  To see the detailed press release, click here.

 The Two Hills Mennonite School has been selected as this year's recipient of the Doug Yeo Youth in Action Memorial Award.  The award was established by the family and friends of former superintendent Doug Yeo and is meant to encourage and recognize student participation in community service, character education and healthy lifestyles.

The THMS received the $500.00 award to assist with their student leadership project which includes the development of a student run school store and several community service initiatives.

A pipe ceremony was held recently at Central Office to pray for a successful year for our First Nations students who reside on the Saddle Lake Reserve and attend our schools.  The ceremony was attended by Elder Louis Moosewah, Glen Moosewah, Chief

Eddy Makokis, Superintendent Glen Brodziak, Board Chair Maureen Miller, Principal Noreen Brousseau, Assistant Principal Mark Tichkowsky, FNMI Coordinator Glenda Bristow, School FNMI worker Clifford Cardinal, and students Autumn Cardinal and Shawn Pasquayak.  Pictured below is a special presentation made to Chief Eddy Makokis by Superintendent Glen Brodziak and Board Chair Maureen Miller in honor of our continued work together.

St. Paul Education is pleased to present a video featuring students, staff, parents, and community members linked to our schools.  First viewed at a public engagement event hosted by the Board of Trustees in the spring of 2012, the video explores, highlights, and celebrates a number of current educational trends using local perspectives.  In her address at the Staff Appreciation Luncheon, Board Chair Maureen Miller said, "As a Board we are each elected from diverse areas, but what is unique about our Board is that when we come together we represent everyone equally.  We are all in this together.  Together, we have made this change and we celebrate as one".  Many thanks go out to everyone who helped to make this video possible.  To view the video, click here!

St. Paul Education hosted a Staff Appreciation Luncheon on October 5 in conjunction with the ATA Professional Development Day.  New staff, staff receiving service pins and certificates, and retiring staff are acknowledged at this annual event.  Pictured above from left to right are retirees Marielle Dagenais, Rob Boyd, June Jenkins, Gisele Malech, Noelle Noel (back row), and Judy Bilak, Marie Anne Hebert, Gordon Kissel (front row).  The following retirees were not able to attend the event:  Irene Romaniuk, Jacoba Klippert, Carolyn Yeo, Christina Looy, Claire Joly, and Judy Hrudey.  Sincere thanks, congratulations, and best wishes go out to all the retirees!