Education

Horizon School Division sends out memo in response to COVID-19

While schools will remain open amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Horizon School Division (HSD) will be instituting protocols to ensure student and staff safety.Today, the division sent out a memo to staff...

Mar 13, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)

School divisions make changes amid COVID-19

Schools in the province are taking varying degrees of measures as COVID-19 worries continue.The Regina Catholic School Division said it's pausing all assemblies as of late Friday morning. Gatherings w...

Mar 13, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Northeast Christian Academy hosting 'Taste of the World' on Saturday

The Northeast Christian Academy in Melfort is hosting a delicious fundraiser on the weekend.The Taste of the World cultural supper event will take place Saturday at Northeast Christian Fellowship on M...

Mar 13, 2020 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

U of S to “operate as usual,” considers remote classes

The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) issued a statement Wednesday afternoon on the "quickly evolving COVID-19" situation.In a release by University Communications, the U of S says they're focused o...

Mar 12, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

Province extends another offer to Sask. teachers

The provincial government is making a new offer to Saskatchewan's teachers.In a media release, the government said Wednesday that it's offering a four-year contract that includes a $1,500 one-time pay...

Mar 11, 2020 Education Minister Gordon Wyant. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

A missed chance: Basketball playoffs hanging by a thread

The Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association's (SHSAA) looming Wednesday afternoon deadline for agreeance between the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and the Saskatchewan Government is being me...

Mar 11, 2020 The 2019 St. Brieux Crusaders Basketball team celebrating their HOOPLA victory, something this year's team appears to be missing out on. (NorthEastNOW/ Aaron Schulze)

Focusing on mental wellness in Rose Valley

The Rose Valley and District Kinettes are hosting a community Mental Wellness Day next Friday.Chris Beaudry and Alexis Epp will bring their personal stories and experiences to the Rose Valley school f...

Mar 11, 2020 A day of focusing on mental wellness is coming up in Rose Valley. (Facebook/Rose Valley, Saskatchewan)

North East School Division outlines effects of teachers' sanctions

The North East School Division made some adjustments in light of Monday's announcement by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF).The organization announced teachers would begin withholding servic...

Mar 10, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Carlton High School artist set for historic first in P.A.

For some, the thought of their kids punching holes in and painting and drawing all over their bedroom walls might raise their blood pressure. But a Carlton Comprehensive Public High School student is ...

Mar 07, 2020 Carlton High's Maria Hirsi will become the first Indigenous high school female to get the John V. Hicks gallery all to herself. (Submitted/Maria Hirsi)

Teachers unimpressed with province’s proposal on classroom composition

The second meeting between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) in about a week had the teachers' representatives leaving less than impressed.The two sides are try...

Mar 06, 2020 Patrick Maze, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president. Mar. 5, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)