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SSBA Trustee Profile - Prairie South Board Chair Colleen Christopherson-Cote
The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) recently profiled Prairie South Schools Board Chair Colleen Christopherson-Cote."You can take the girl out of the city but you can't take the city out of the girl – or wait? How that does the phrase go again? It doesn't seem to ring true in this case.
Colleen Christopherson-Cote, chair of the Prairie South Board of Education, is passionate about community development and rural education."
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National Early Years Conference Underway!
The much anticipated National Early Years Conference starts today at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw.The conference, which brings together some of the most notable names and experts in the field of early development, is Saskatchewan's premier Early Childhood Conference. With a lineup that includes Nobel prize recipient Professor James Heckman, the conference draws attendees from all across Canada.
Prairie South School Division is proud to be a partner to such an important national event. Our Prekindergarten and Early Learning Programs support the important years between the ages of 3 and 5, maximizing those critical developmental periods that will continue to develop academically and socially prepared students and citizens. With a knowledge that the first five years of life are critical, early learning lays a foundation that impacts health and behaviour throughout a lifetime.
Don't miss a moment of the conference by following our own 'Your Geek Squad' as they blog and tweet from Mosaic Place.
Look for them on Twitter @yourgeeksquad and follow along with the conversation at #NEYC.
Read about the events on the blog here.
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Moose Jaw 'whiz kids' Off to Nationals
A handful of students from Albert E. Peacock Collegiate will be heading to Edmonton for the Skills Canada National competition.Over 500 students from across the country enter over 40 different categories each year in the Olympic-style competition judged by industry professionals. Winners earn a spot on Team Canada to compete in worlds.
But Tyler Overs, who has had three provincial medals in the last three years in the electrical engineering department, said, for him, it's not about winning.
"It is great to experience this so you don't have to make costly mistakes, and end up getting a university degree that basically can't be used, or you find out, 'Oh, I actually don't enjoy doing this and I can't spend the rest of my life doing this.' It's basically like a try-before-you-buy sort of deal," he said.
But Tye Buettner, who is competing in the workplace health and safety competition, felt it's more of a learning experience
"Its something that I can take skills from. Although I may not be going into that field, I'll take them into university, which is where I am going next year," she said.
The three other students from Peacock Collegiate are Brooke Williamson, who is competing in the job interview category, Brett Mayson, a 15-year-old competing in website development, and Jackson Campbell, who will be doing auto-body repair. All of them said the competition offers the opportunity to network with other students in the same fields.
Courtesy of the Moose Jaw Times Herald, originally Published on April 26, 2012
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Administrative Professionals Day
This week, we celebrate the very special people in our offices and schools with Administrative Professionals Day. It is a chance to say thank you and to commend our administrative professionals on their dedication, professionalism and never ending support and good spirit. While we each have different tasks and responsibilities, we share a common goal – ensuring student success. I want each one of you to know how important you are to reaching that goal and how much your efforts are appreciated, not just today, but every day!Thank you,
Jeff Finell
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Annual Meeting of Electors a Success
Over 140 people gathered at Riverview Collegiate last week for what turned out to be a hugely successful Prairie South Schools Annual Meeting of Electors. The event was not only a chance to hear what's new and exciting at Prairie South, but an opportunity to get to know our School Community Councils (SCCs), have dinner and listen to wonderful guest speakers.
The Celebration of Learning got underway with the SCC meet and greet. Parents, staff and community members shared stories and networked as our SCC's highlighted the unique and exciting programs and projects going on at their school.
After dinner, Director of Education Jeff Finell, Board Chairperson Colleen Christoperson-Cote and Superintendent of Business and Operations Bernie Girardin took care of the Annual Meeting business and shared their reports, financial statements and Prairie South updates.
Business quickly gave way to the highlight of the evening. The first guest speaker was an inspiring young man named Daniel Odendaal. Daniel, a grade 11 student at Mortlach School, was representing the Prairie South e-journalism student group, Your Geek Squad. The Geek Squad was recently at the National Congress on Rural Education, blogging and sharing their interviews with the likes of Free the Children Founder Craig Kielburger. Daniel talked about the strength of student led collaboration, summarizing it best when he said "the best thing you can do for kids is let them think."
The evening concluded with Saskatchewan Roughrider Neal Hughes. Hughes regaled the audience with stories from on and off the field and how he wouldn't be where he is today without the great leadership and strong role models he had in coaches and teachers.
