Tag Archives: Education
Local communities hosting girls provincial volleyball tournaments
Volleyball teams from across the province will be battling to become provincial champions this weekend.From Friday to Saturday the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletics Association is holding their prov...
Nov 15, 2019 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Sask. teachers’ union declares impasse in negotiations
One day after calling a lack of progress at the bargaining table "frustrating," the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has declared an impasse in contract negotiations.In a post on its website Th...
Nov 14, 2019 (File photo/CJME News)
Horizon School Division board of education re-elects chair, vice-chair at organizational meeting
A familiar name remains as board chair of the Horizon School Division.Jim Hack was elected through acclamation during the board of education's annual organizational meeting Wednesday, Nov. 13."I'm ver...
Nov 14, 2019 Horizon Vice-Chair Linda Mattock and Chairperson Jim Hack. (submitted photo/Horizon School Division)
Horizon School Division hosting building grand opening
The Horizon School Division is hosting the grand opening of their central office building Friday, Nov. 15.Construction of the new facility was approved by the board in 2015, and the building on Eight ...
Nov 09, 2019 Horizon School Division's central office building in Humboldt opened earlier this year (Facebook/Horizon School Division)
Maze talks education challenges at NDP convention
The head of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) made a stop in Prince Albert to talk about education.Patrick Maze, the STF's president spoke to the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party convention ...
Nov 01, 2019 Patrick Maze, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation spoke at the Saskatchewan NDP convention Friday. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
NESD's director of education preparing for retirement
Each year in October, the North East School Division's (NESD) director of education shares their professional goals with the Board of Education.When Don Rempel, NESD's director of education, presented...
Oct 28, 2019 The retirement of the NESD's Director of Education Don Rempel (front row, second left) will be one of two massive changes for the NESD in less than a year (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Google Expeditions Virtual Reality comes to Melfort
People of all ages got to try out virtual reality (VR) on Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Melfort Public Library.About 80 attendees got to try out Google Expeditions Virtual Reality after the Wapiti Regional...
Oct 26, 2019 People of all ages got to try out Google Expeditions Virtual Reality. (Facebook/Melfort Public Library)
Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....
Oct 23, 2019
NESD enrolment down slightly, could result in funding loss of $130,000
The North East School Division (NESD) faced a slight decrease in student enrolment for the 2019-20 academic year.As of Sept. 30, total enrolment for the NESD sits at 4,884 students, which is down by 5...
Oct 22, 2019 Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate is one of the few NESD schools that saw a surplus in enrolment for 2019-20 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Student-Teacher connection and mental health main priorities for Northeast rep on youth council
The Government of Saskatchewan has officially announced who will serve on their first Provincial Youth Council.The council features 12 high school students from 12 different school divisions across th...
Oct 17, 2019 Louise Lacroix is a grade 12 student at MUCC and is the Northeast School Division representative on the Provincial Youth Council. (Submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)