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School News – Debate topics chosen

PRJH Staff This is the news from Prairie River Junior High School in High Prairie.Report cards will be out on Jan. for Term 2. PRJH will be holding their first parent/teacher interviews for this term on Feb. 2, from 4:30-6:30…
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Creation of art only limited by imagination

Who would have thought you could make art out of fish scales, dots and linoleum? Fact is, an artist can make an attractive piece out of just about anything. All they need is imagination. High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School…
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School News – PRJH students learning polite way to argue

PRJH Staff This is the news from Prairie River Junior High School in High Prairie.Basketball is in full swing. The boy’s team has been practicing every Tuesday and Thursday. They are working hard at becoming a great team. Student awards…
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Nothing ‘fishy’ about Pratt art

Variety is the spice of life, especially in the High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School Art class where photography, fish scales and lino printmaking blocks are all part of the big picture. Visiting artist, Pearl Sandor, attended to share her…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Students at local Catholic schools will get nutritious food this month.Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) received provincial funding to offer hot meals to students in its seven schools and a milk program in three schools,…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News High Prairie School Division has received a provincial grant to deal with mental health issues.At its monthly meeting Dec. 20, the board learned HPSD received a grant from the provincial for a Mental Health in Schools…
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New year, new ideas, but same students

Art students at E.W. Pratt High School in High Prairie are set to ring in the New Year with creative energy to spare! Clearly, at any given time, a number of projects can be explored in a single class. Projects…
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Creative students earn Remembrance Day prizes

Each year the High Prairie Royal Canadian Legion holds a Remembrance Day contest. Students are invited to submit entries in several categories. Winners receive cash prizes and certificates. Winners from E.W. Pratt Senior Black & White Poster Senior Colour Poster
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‘Indian Grinch’ meets his match!

Anyone excepting a traditional Christmas concert at Driftpile Mihtatakaw Sipiy School Dec. 14 might have been disappointed. Anyone expecting a cultural Christmas concert may have felt the same. But combine the two and everyone went home delighted! Students and staff,…
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Helping hands!

Prairie River Junior High School 8C Health students in High Prairie went to the elementary kindergarten class recently to spend time with their “buddies” and help them get ready for Christmas. Lots of glue, glitter and letters to Santa were…
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St. Andrew’s Christmas concert thrills audience

St. Andrew’s School in High Prairie presented its annual Christmas concert by students from kindergarten to Grade 6 on Dec. 13. Directed by music teacher Stephanie Dube, the 40-minute concert featured a variety of Christmas carols and songs. It was…
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Delightful selection of skits highlights HPE’s concert

It was a concert not organized by students, but the content certainly was! With the help of Quest Theatre from Calgary, students at High Prairie Elementary School chose the topics for each performance at the school Christmas concerts Dec. 8.…
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Routhier Christmas Concert thrills audience

Ecole Routhier School in Falher presented its annual Christmas concert on Dec. 13 in English. The English concert featured class performances from students from kindergarten to Grade 6. It was the first Christmas concert at the school since 2019 before…
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