Horizon School Division is very pleased to announce that Mr. Crandall Hrynkiw has accepted the position of Superintendent of Education for Horizon School Division. Mr. Hrynkiw will be filling the vacancy following the retirement of Superintendent Larry Bedel in the summer of 2012.
Mr. Hrynkiw brings with him a vast array of skills and experience in educational administration. He currently is the Regional Director of Education for the Central Region and was the Regional Director of Region 4 prior to his current position. Mr. Hrynkiw has served as a Director of Education for several school divisions including Melfort, Weyburn Central, Weyburn Catholic and Estevan Catholic. His rich history as a both teacher and Principal is complimented by his work as an Assistant Director of Education and Acting Secretary Treasurer for the legacy Lanigan School Division.
Mr. Hrynkiw's work with First Nations is well-known and appreciated by many. Additionally, he has recently been an active participant in the Ministry of Education's Lean initiative. His experience with Lean includes successfully completing the training and subsequently taking on a lead role in applying Lean principles to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a wide variety of processes.
Mr. Hrynkiw will bring his "student-centered" approach to improving learning outcomes to Horizon School Division commencing August 1, 2012.
Three grade 9 students from Bruno School created the following video which is now featured on the Pink Shirt FIlm Festival. The Saskatoon Peace Coalition, SaskEnergy, and the Red Cross are hosting the video contest and selected Saskatchewan made short movies about bullying will be screened and will be eligible to win prizes. Please take the time to "like" the video that the students produced. The grand prize of the People's Choice award is $1000 for the winning school!
Chris Hadfield Talks to Students at GGEC
The grade 1 and 2 students at George Gordon Education Centre had a special opportunity on May 11, 2012. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield spoke to the students from NASA's Astronaut Training Center in Texas and answered their questions about outer space.
Commander Hadfield is a Canadian astronaut who previously served aboard the space shuttles on STS-74 (Atlantis, 1995) and STS-100 (Endeavour, 2001). He also served as commander of the underwater mission NEEMO 14, in which participants lived on the ocean floor to simulate missions to asteroids, the moon, and Mars. This December, he will be
taking off again to the International Space Station for a six month stay. In March 2013, he will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station.
Students learned the answers to questions ranging from "Have you met any aliens?" to "Why did people go to the moon?" Students were also inspired with a message about pursuing their goals with all their hearts from an early age.
Master Teacher Award Winner for 2012
The Saskatchewan Mathematics Teacher Society has awarded Mr. Lorne Gottselig the Master Teacher Award.
The recipient of the award is an experienced teacher from K-12 in the area of Mathematics who has garnered a reputation for teaching excellence.
Horizon School Division congratulates Mr. Lorne Gottselig--Master Teacher Award winner for 2012.
The CNIB visits Bulyea School
On Thursday, May 10th two members from the CNIB came to our school to discuss the importance of caring for our eyes. The students were asked to try on different glasses depicting the many different eye injuries and diseases. They also practiced "caning". This presentation gave the students a first hand glimpse of how one would live with an eye injury or disease. They also learned that people living with vision problems are just like you and me.
Bulyea School made a donation to the CNIB for the opportunity to wear their sunglasses in school all day!
Kicking Off the Season
The kicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, #19 Chris Milo, paid a visit to Lanigan Elementary School on Friday, May 4 as part of the Community Youth Challenge. His presentation included information about the Riders and himself plus a message about healthy living. He focused on the importance of the body working like a team and how to keep our hearts, brains and especially our lungs healthy. He had several prizes to hand out for answering questions, as well as his own autographed pictures.
Success at the Music Festival
Several classes from Lanigan Elementary School participated in the Lanigan & District Music Festival on April 24. The K-1 rooms under the direction of Mrs. Bergen and Mrs. Paetsch performed two songs and two poems, while Mrs. Fick's Grade 2F classroom recited two poems. The adjudicator was very positive about all of the performances and commented on how attentive the students were to their teachers. All rooms received certificates, and the Grade 2F students were pleased to receive the Ensemble trophy later in the Festival week.
Award Winning Bands
On April 25th, the Horizon Winds Central Concert Band and Jazz Band performed at the Watrous Music Festival. The students performed very well and received a special honor; the group earned the "Highest Instrumental Mark" award and a scholarship of $100. The award was in competition with all instrumental candidates including Piano, Guitar, and Violin. The Central Band is comprised of students from Watrous Elementary School, Watrous High School, Nokomis School, Schell School, and Imperial School. They rehearse once a week on Wednesdays. Central Band is open to band students from grades seven to twelve. Many thanks go out to all the parents, the music festival organizers, and the students for all their hard work!
Students Entertained by Circus Terrifico
On Wednesday May 2 students of WDS and guest students from Bulyea, as well as the invited general public, were entertained by the dance theatre group Motus 0 through OSAC-the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils. The name of the production was Circus Terrifico. The performance was fantastic and had everyone laughing throughout. Thanks to the Saskatchewan Lotteries, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Canadian Heritage, Prairie Central District, the Lions Club of Bulyea, the Lions Club of Strasbourg, and the Optimist Club of Duval for their funding and community support. Thank you to teachers Julie Kent and Tammy Miller for their organization of this event.
Another wonderful event for our students in the area of arts and culture!
AED Installed In Bulyea School
On Wednesday, May 2 Bill Slough, Colin McLeod (Bulyea Rustlers) and Marjorie Mohr (Owner/operator of Hansens Ambulance) presented principal Keith Hassman with an AED. This machine was donated to Bulyea School by the Bulyea Rustlers Fastball team. This was made possible through money raised at their Sports Auction which was held the evening of Saturday, March 31st. Bulyea School is very gracious for the generosity and hard work shown by this fine group of individuals. Thank you!
Bulyea Students Visit Science Centre/Imax
Friday, April 27th students and staff traveled to Regina to explore the Science Centre. The students were treated to many fascinating demonstrations showing different ways to have fun with Science!
The Imax 3D presentation about the "Arctic" was very informative. Following the lives of a Polar Bear family showed us that we are having a negative impact on how they live. The movie also showed us that we need to reduce our carbon footprint at home as well as at school. The future of the Arctic depends on us!
A huge thank you goes out to the parent volunteer drivers and our Bulyea School SCC for sponsoring this event.
Trashion Show at GGEC
On April 24th the students from George Gordon Education Centre had a Trashion Fashion Show! In honor of Earth Day students had been collecting trash which was used to create a variety of different fashions. Students used everything from boxes to book orders to create their own unique designs. A big thank you goes out to the models who braved the runway to showcase their creations and all those who worked behind the scenes to make the outfits come to life. Other events that GGEC will have for Earth Week include a school yard clean-up, a litterless lunch and a going green shirt day.
Nokomis School Removed From Review Status
On Wednesday April 25, 2012, the Board of Education held a special meeting in Lanigan to consider the future of Nokomis School. In compliance with the Ministry of Education school review policy, the Horizon School Division Board of Education unanimously passed the following motion:
Whereas, the Board of Education of the Horizon School Division identified Nokomis School under Procedure 01-1402 (School Review Procedure) as meeting the criteria for a school review;
And whereas, the review of Nokomis School was subsequently authorized by the Board of Education and was held in accordance with the requirements of The Education Act, 1995;
And whereas, the Board is satisfied that the review demonstrated that consideration of grade discontinuance or school closure is not warranted at this time;
Therefore, the Board of Education removes Nokomis School from review status.
How many coins does it take to make $2000.00? Quite a few it turns out, as the students and staff of Archerwill recently found out when they held a very, very successful “Pennies for Patients” program through their school.
Over the past few weeks, they were busy filling their individual coin boxes for the cause, while at the same time learning about blood cancers (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma). Finding cures for blood cancers and improving the quality of life for patients and their families is at the heart of the mission. These cancers are the most fatal diseases of children under the age of 19. All funds raised in Canada stay in Canada and over 75% of it is used to support life-saving research! Since 2005, students and educators throughout Canada have raised over $1.6 million in support of the LLSC mission to cure blood cancers and now Archerwill is a part of it.
After collecting coins for a couple of weeks, students and staff found out they had achieved the goal of raising $1500.00 or more to earn the prestige of having a Brinks Armoured Truck pick up their coins. So on the afternoon of April 18th, they worked like crazy (using their math skills of measurement, counting, estimation etc.) to lay all $317.50 worth of pennies around the gym and roll them! At the same time, the top four collectors (Kiegan Hanson, Mr. Wilson, Clarissa Hagenes and Whitney Klettberg) held a roll-off, which was hilarious. There were a lot of sore fingers and backs when it was over, but everyone agreed it was well worth it. The following day a total of the remaining coins was taken and they found out they had collected $1973.85, so with a donation
from the SRC of $26.15, a grand total of $2000.00 was achieved. Wow! When the Brinks Truck arrived that afternoon, the guards couldn’t believe they had 20 very heavy bags of money to load. Unfortunately, for security reasons the students and staff were not allowed to have a tour of the truck or have pictures taken with the guards.
All in all, they agreed it was a fun and important fundraiser to be a part of, especially since Mrs. Sandy Wilson their school secretary is a two-time survivor of Lymphoma. Mrs. Wilson spent a lot of time talking to the students about the disease and all the treatments and procedures she had to go through. The kids are so excited; they’re already talking about next year’s collection.
A special thank you to anyone who donated to this very worth-while fundraiser, and please help them by getting your pennies ready for next year!
(Stories and images will be added as they are recieved)
Central Offices Take A Stand Againt Bullying
Lanigan Office Staff
Humboldt Office Staff
Wadena Office Staff
Punnichy Elementary Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
PECS recognized National Pink Shirt Day by having all their students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade Eight create a anit-bullying picture, logo or saying on a brillant neon pink paper shirt. The shirts were then placed throughout the school's hallways. They will remain on display throughout the month of April.
William Derby School Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
Pink Shirt Day at William Derby School started off with a breakfast of waffles, pink whipped cream and strawberries. "Say Something Nice" followed where students and staff got up to the microphone and said something they appreciated. The grades 7 - 12 had anti-bullying activities lead by the SLC.
Wadena Comp Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
We did several things here at Wadena Composite this week with Pink Shirt activities, all of which were organized by our amazing SRC:
Monday: students/staff dressed up in random pink clothes. Prizes were awarded for the Weirdest Pink, the Prettiest in Pink, and the Pinkest of the Pink. Students brought pink items of clothing from home and dressed up their homeroom teachers. The two homerooms who dressed up their homeroom teachers the best won prizes, and got to dress up our principal, Mr. Darin Faubert, and our vice principal, Mr. Ron Jeannot on Tuesday. Students and staffwho were dressed in pink received pink ice cream floats.
Tuesday: students/staff dressed up in our old "Yeah It's Pink" shirts (our SRC has been running Pink Days for a couple years now. One of the students designed our own pink shirts at that time, which the SRC ordered). The SRC and SCC prepared a free Pink Pancake Breakfast which ran from 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. for all students and staff as well as any businesses and organizations who sponsored or supported our pink week activities. We had a huge crowd here! Our Wadena Coop's mascot, Cooper the bear, was also here. An optional silver collection was set up (the breakfast was free, but some of the business people wanted to make donations), with the proceeds going to the Kids Help Phone. Students and staff who were dressed in pink received pink wafer cookies.
Wednesday: students/staff dressed up in our new "Stand Up" pink shirts, which were also designed by one of our students. Our Coop gave a free beef on a bun today to anyone wearing their pink shirts. Students and staff dressed in pink received pink donuts.
Anyone dressed in pink during these three days put their name in for a grand prize draw, including 2 MP3 players, video camera, iPod dock, and satellite radio.
We had several businesses support and/or sponsor our pink week. Many of them bought our school pink shirts to wear, and many also decorated their windows and stores for this week. Sponsors donated many of our prizes and/or money which will help fund two speakers that we will be hosting in May.
This was a ton of work for our SRC and Mrs. Jana Fisher (our SRC staff rep), and they did an excellent job organizing and putting everything together for our school and town. We have the best SRC and rep EVER!!!
Winston High School Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
Punnichy Community High School Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
Robert Melrose School Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
McClellan School Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
McClellan Staff and Students in a “Sea of Pink”!
The staff and students at McClellan School showed their support for Anti Bullying Day by dressing up in pink t-shirts. Students were motivated to show their support after hearing about two grade 12 boys who in 2007 wore pink shirts to school after a fellow student was bullied for wearing pink.
In the afternoon McClellan welcomed Graeme Bell, a player with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, to share his story about bullying and making positive choices.
HCI Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
St. Brieux School Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
As part of our Pink Shirt Day activities the Grade 5 class had a "pink" bake sale.
KHS Takes A Stand Againt Bullying
On Wednesday, April 4 Kelvington High School recognized Pink Shirt Day by hosting several events. The students and staff of the school wore pink shirts to show a unified stance against bullying and to show each other that “I’ve got your back”. The unified stance creates awareness of bullying in the school and promotes the idea that bullying is not acceptable. In the afternoon KHS hosted Mike Shologan, #74 and nose tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Mike spoke to the students and staff about bullying, the effects on all involved(victim, bully, and bystander), and how to deal with it if you encounter bullying.
Thank you to the KHS School Community Council for supporting and sponsoring this event.
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