Badlands Cre8tions and the Back To Business students have been busy creating EBHS merchandise. Show your school spirit and purchase new EBHS custom Hoodies, T-shirts, Travel Mugs, and more. Orders can be placed in Room 154 or by shopping the website: www.badlandscre8tions.com #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprp #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

October showers bring May flowers? Students worked on color matching through scales for their flowers. Students will be creating a close-up, middle ground or full composition. Let's just say it smeltled good in Miss Ballantyne's class on Tuesday! #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

EBHS staff were decked out in Talon gear ready to cheer on the Volleyball teams at last night's Spirit Night. #kindlehearts #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools

Last night we celebrated our Senior volleyball players with our first Spirit Night of the year. We packed the nest, gave out $100 in prize money, celebrated victories and created a wealth of school spirit. Thank you to CHHS Girls Volleyball and McCoy High School for helping us to make this a reality. Also a big shout out to the local food vendors that kept our fans fed and happy (Fryer Tucks, CJ’s Pizza and Kona Ice). Finally, thank you to all the staff that came to support our student body and athletes! Can’t wait to do it again for our basketball teams where students will have a chance to win $300 during the half court shooting competition! Make sure to be here to take part in our next EBHS Spirit Night. #tealnation #kidlehearts #forgefutures #igniteminds #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools

This week students in Mrs. Stockley's Foods 20/30 continued to work on derivative sauces of the 5 mother sauces. They created a beef dip with au jus, a breakfast sandwich with maltaise sauce and poached salmon with a bearnaise sauce and rice. #igniteminds #kidlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

EBHS is excited to welcome International Exchange students. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #foregfutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools Rena Katayama, 16 years old, Grade 10. Rena has come to Eagle Butte High School for 1 month from Japan. She is an only child and has a dog named Fal. Rena enjoys sports such as table tennis and badminton. At home, her favorite subject is taking English lessons. At EBHS, she is enjoying her music class.

<p><i>Medicine Hat News - BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER ON OCTOBER 19, 2023.</i></p><p>Between the September and October meetings of the board for Prairie Rose Public Schools, two staff members received awards, including director of communications Angela Baron.</p><p>The award will be presented to her during the national conference of the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education, which takes place near the end of October.</p><p>“She (Baron) has received a BRAVO! Award for the work on revamping all the school’s logos and marketing pieces. That was a massive undertaking in a very short amount of time,” superintendent Reagan Weeks told the board at the Oct. 12 meeting.</p><p>Baron explained that each year the association puts out a call for award applications. Those who have completed communication projects that they believe could be deserving of an award are encouraged to apply.</p><p>“This year, in the summer, we did this really cool project with all the schools,” said Baron. “We rebranded all the schools. I took that project and did a write-up on all the things we did, why we did it, what were some of the results we saw with the changes. That goes to a number of judges, and they evaluate it. I got an email saying our project won and I will find out at the end of October what category of award it is.”</p><p>The project was around providing consistency in the overall brand of PRPS. Prior to undertaking this project, many of the schools were using different fonts and formats.</p><p>“Your first impression, if you are a parent, is where is the consistency when you have things going all over the place. It doesn’t set the stage with what you want to represent yourself as when you are attracting new students. Eagle Butte was the last one we got done at the end of June and it took us about 18 months to get through them all.”</p><p>PRPS contracted with the design company Flag Five, which worked with all the schools to complete the graphic design aspects of the project.</p><p>“I feel good,” stated Baron. “I haven’t submitted anything for years. It’s always so busy and it’s work to make a submission. You have to outline the criteria and show how you evaluated it. There are lots of pieces of evaluation, so it’s not something you do lightly.”</p><p>Jocelyn Encinas, a teacher at Ralston school, is the second award winner within PRPS. She is one of the 2023 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Only 50 teachers across Canada receive this award each year. Look for an interview with Encinas in an upcoming edition of the News.</p>

<p><i>Medicine Hat News - BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER ON OCTOBER 18, 2023.</i></p><p>On Monday, rural power provider EQUS CEO Andy Metzger, along with staff members, gathered at the EQUS Medicine Hat facility to present a $25,000 cheque to the Agriculture Discovery Centre at Irvine School. The cheque was received by Irvine principal Trent Rayner, vice principal Kerry Watson and ADC co-ordinator Nichole Neubauer.</p><p>The funds were raised over the past year as part of EQUS Community Connection, an employee-driven initiative that raises funds in support of the rural communities EQUS serves.</p><p>The ADC will use the funding to develop a set of agri-food toolkits. The aim of the kits is to bring a hands-on agriculture learning experience, such as the one ADC students receive, into schools and rural communities across the province that are served by EQUS.</p><p>“The Agri-Food Toolkits will be curriculum-linked and filled to the brim with hands-on materials and interactive activities that will get students excited about the amazing Canadian Food System,” said Neubauer. “The toolkits will form the ADC’s agriculture resource lending library. Educators will be able to borrow and then return the toolkits at no charge.</p><p>“We are thrilled to partner with EQUS to help bring agriculture into classrooms in communities throughout Alberta.”</p>

Students explored different types of water colour techniques yesterday. Art 10s and 20s will be creating a new project this week with them, stay tuned! #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Parkside Pythons came to practice with the Lady Talons volleyball teams last night. It was a great experience for all players. #kindlehearts #myprps @prairierosesd8

Even our international students are learning how to perm in Cosmetology class. #igniteminds #forgefutures #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8

SAFR students had their third experience at Temple Fitness yesterday. Building off of previous sessions, they had a chance to explore new movement patterns and increase their strength and flexibility which is crucial for firefighting. #foregfutures #igniteminds #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools

EBHS is excited to welcome International Exchange students. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #foregfutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools Natsuka Nishida is 16 years old and is in Grade 10. She is from Japan and will be in Canada for one month. Her hobbies include singing and badminton. Her favorite class is PE. Her family includes 2 younger sisters and her mom and dad. She enjoys watching soccer on TV. She is looking forward to the experience of living in Canada and trying Canadian food!

The Grade 10 Cosmetology students created their own salons. Here are some of them. #igniteminds #forgefutures #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8

<p><i>Medicine Hat News - BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER ON OCTOBER 17, 2023.</i></p><p>Prairie Rose Public Schools’ Badlands Baseball Academy has been running for about a dozen years and continues to attract players from across the country. This year’s team is comprised of five players in Grade 10, six in Grade 11 and eight in Grade 12, arriving at the academy from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta.</p><p>From September through to the middle of October, the team plays about 35 games before spending the winter practising five days a week at an indoor facility in Oyen. In the spring they are back outside and normally play between 45 and 55 games to conclude the year. The team travels around Alberta and B.C. and play multiple tournaments in the U.S. each year.</p><p>Head coach Nolan Rattai moved over to Badlands Baseball after previously managing the Medicine Hat Mavericks.</p><p>“The aim (at Badlands) is to prepare them to be able to go succeed in college down south,” stated Rattai. He added that nearly all players from the academy manage to secure scholarships in the States.</p><p>Badlands Baseball Academy employs a full-time massage therapist and works with a strength trainer and nutritionist. Players choose to come to the academy because there is “better competition, better coaching, more resources,” said Rattai. “Just a better environment to prepare yourself for college and play better teams.”</p><p>All players on the team attend South Central High School in Oyen. The players’ final block of each school day is scheduled for baseball.</p><p>“In season we go six times a week and in the off season, five times a week,” said Rattai. “It’s at least two hours each time we go. In season, you’re looking at least 15 hours a week, and out of season, 10-12 hours.”</p><p>There are several ways for players to find their way to Oyen. Both Rattai and pitching coach Zach Zinc travel the country each year watching baseball, and if they see a player they like, they will approach them to discuss coming to Badlands. Other players interested in the academy will send in a video and if Rattai likes what he sees, he will go watch them play. Alternatively, a player can also travel to Oyen for a tryout.</p><p>Dryden Pidlisny is in Grade 12 and this is his third year with Badlands. He is originally from Burstall, Sask. and has played ball since a young age.</p><p>“I was looking for somewhere to play more baseball all year and I found out about Oyen,” Pidlisny said.</p><p>During his time at the academy, Pidlisny says his game has immensely improved. He plays second base and explained, “It gets lots of action on the diamond and you have to pay attention to lots of different things.”</p><p>Pidlisny doesn’t have any concrete post-secondary ambitions yet, but definitely has his eyes on playing ball at a college down south.</p>

Let’s pack the nest tomorrow for Spirit Night and celebrate our Senior Volleyball Players. Food trucks arrive at 5pm and each game will have student competitions with prizes totalling $250! #tealnation #kindlehearts #forgefutures #igniteminds #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools

<p>On Monday, October 16, 2023, a former Eagle Butte High School teacher, Rebecca McCubbin, &nbsp;pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual exploitation in a position of trust. This follows Prairie Rose's initial release to EBHS families and the public <a href="https://www.myprps.com/news/ebhs-teacher-charged-prps-public-statement-1640035084787">on December 17, 2021</a>, regarding the arrest and immediate removal of the teacher from the school environment. The individual is no longer an employee of Prairie Rose Public Schools.</p><p>As with any legal matter, the time of initial arrest to the court date can take several years. This is not a new incident but the case's conclusion that began two years ago. Now that a guilty plea was entered and a conviction in the case has occurred, sentencing is the next step in the process. This is likely to happen early in the new year. As the legal process unfolds, we respect the court's findings and are focused on healing and supporting the Eagle Butte community.</p><p>We recognize public discussion and reporting about this case may bring back feelings of shock, distress and sadness within our school community. Our thoughts remain with the victim, their family and all affected school community members. Prairie Rose Public Schools remains committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all those impacted through transparency, prioritizing student safety and providing support as needed. We encourage parents to check in with students who may struggle with this recent news and seek assistance if required. Counselling services remain available through our Family School Liaison team at Eagle Butte High School and the Sanare Centre.</p><ul><li>Sanara Centre (403) 548-2717</li><li>Eagle Butte High School FSLW Supports (403) 528-1996</li></ul><p>Media inquiries can be directed to:<br>Angela Baron<br>Director of Communications<br>Prairie Rose Public Schools</p>

Students really bit into this still-life project. Students studied the value, texture, and colour of apples. Each student determined how much to take away from their apple for these a-peel-ing compositions. Awesome to the core artwork! #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Students finished their supers last week. Character design and analysis components were studied to bring our supers to life. Students created a front view, dynamic and face sketches for their final project. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools