EBHS is excited to welcome International Exchange students. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #foregfutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools Mao Yamanaka is 16 years old and presently in Grade 10. She is from Japan and will be in Canada for one month attending Eagle Butte High School. Mao is the youngest sibling, she has an older brother and sister. She likes watching K drama and is looking forward to learning about a different school program while she is here.

Food Studies 10 students are discovering how immigration to Canada has created an influence on what traditional Canadian cuisine can look like from family to family. Students spent the last couple of classes making homemade perogies! #igniteminds #kindlehearts #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

It's popcorn day for the Grade 12 cosmetology class...happy Thursday everyone! #igniteminds #kindlehearts #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8

Mrs. Marshall's Chemistry 30 class was testing the design of calorimeters yesterday with a warm and toasty neutralization reaction! #igniteminds #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Last night our men’s volleyball program joined forces with the Irvine School volleyball team. Through skills and drills we hope you enjoyed your time here and wish you the best of luck with the rest of your season. Looking forward to having you all wear the teal shortly! #tealnation #kindlehearts #forgefutures #igniteminds #myprps

Congratulations to Coach Smith and all of the X Country runners on another fantastic showing at the South Zone Championships. This victory marks the seventh year in a row that EBHS has taken home the banner. Best of luck at Provincials! #tealnation #kindlehearts #forgefutures #igniteminds #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools

The Cosmetology classes are designing their own salon ...so much effort and focus is happening #igniteminds #forgefutures #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8

<p><i>Contributed: MHC Communications</i></p><p>In an effort to provide mental health resources and education to the community, made possible through The Brandon Niwa Legacy Fund – The Beej Project, Medicine Hat College (MHC) is proud to launch a parent-focused workshop series this October to support children in their teen years.<br><br>Recommended for those with children between the ages of 12-18, Parenting Through Adolescence is being facilitated by clinical psychologist, Dr. Emily Wang, and master of social work/registered social worker, Shawn O’Grady, who aim to help parents navigate this transitory time of their children’s lives.<br><br>“In my experience, dysregulated kids often grow up to become dysregulated adults,” says O’Grady, who draws on his expertise in childhood trauma and family counseling. “This program will help parents better understand their child and learn strategies to effectively communicate, avoid conflict, and work through negative behaviours, in a way that helps instill positive mental health in children as they approach adulthood.”<br><br>The five modules within the workshop series are designed to help parents better understand their adolescent’s brain, develop strategies for relationship building, navigate neurodivergent diagnoses, and manage high-risk behaviours in adolescents. The first module begins on Saturday, Oct. 28.<br><br>Jennifer Kerslake, director of community engagement at MHC, says the need for the workshop was identified by MHC and its advisory panel, a group of professionals from the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education, Medicine Hat Public School Division, Prairie Rose Public Schools, and Medicine Hat Police Service.<br><br>“At Medicine Hat College, we believe it is important to offer opportunities that help to meet the needs of our communities,” says Kerslake. “We are grateful to be able to provide our region with these exceptional mental health resources and partnerships because of the generosity of the Niwa Family.”<br><br>To learn more and to register for the upcoming workshop series, please visit <a href="https://mhc.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=CourseSeries.CourseSeriesRegistration&amp;CourseSeriesGroupId=311" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.mhc.ab.ca.</a><br>For information about The Beej Project, visit <a href="https://www.mhc.ab.ca/about-mhc/community-engagement/current-initiatives/beej-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.mhc.ab.ca/BeejProject</a></p>

Science 20 students were building models of the structure of the Earth today. #igniteminds #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

This week, Grade 10 Flight students are working towards their First Aid and Child's First Aid Certificate. #igniteminds #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Ms. Rief's Science 20 class is learning about geological time to scale. #igniteminds #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

This week, EBHS Fire and Rescue had the opportunity to learn about hose deployment and proper storage techniques. As we move along with our Level 1 certification, these will be important points to know! #kindlehearts #forgefutures #igniteminds #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools

The EBHS Volleyball Team made a trip out to Seven Persons last night to train with their team. Great to see all of the young talent coming down the pipe. Thanks for hosting us and best of luck the rest of the season! #kindlehearts #forgefutures #igniteminds #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools

Tonight the ATA local inducted first year Prairie Rose teachers. Eagle Butte is pleased to welcome Miss Burzminski and Mr. Langill to the teaching profession. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

<p><i>Medicine Hat News - BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER ON OCTOBER 5, 2023.</i></p><p>The gym at Irvine School was packed full for the Agriculture Discovery Centre’s second annual Fall Production and Harvest Sale. The gala event raised $30,677 during the evening with all funds to be invested into new programming and initiatives for students at Irvine School.</p><p>Student MCs for the evening were Heather Vossler, vice president of the student executive for the ADC, along with Parker Bellamy, who each relayed amusing anecdotes about happenings at the ADC over the past year, before the formal speeches began.</p><p>Prairie Rose Public Schools superintendent Reagan Weeks spoke and gave praise to ADC’s creator.</p><p>“This incredible learning experience that has been created takes community,” said Weeks. “It also takes vision and, as you know, (ADC founder) Nichole Neubauer has that in spades. Congratulations, you did it again. You brought this transformative learning experience to life.</p><p>“One key factor the ADC addresses that we don’t often talk about is that it builds connection, belonging, a network and a team. That’s inoculation against sadness, depression and isolation.”</p><p>During Neubauer’s speech, she spoke of welcoming more than 150 students to the ADC from River Heights and Dr. Roy Wilson schools. The organizers decided to spend the entire day in Irvine to visit the museum, library, volunteer firehall and have ice cream at the muffin shop.</p><p>“It was a fantastic day to showcase the amazing things that happen down in Irvine and in this great community,” stated Neubauer. “On more than one occasion a teacher came up to me to say, ‘Wow, I had no idea there were so many cool things here in Irvine.’</p><p>“Anytime we can build a program that helps galvanize our rural communities and also invites others to come in and share things that we already know are so great, it’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate.”</p><p>A short video of images from the past year of students participating in the first Ag-Pro careers and technology option at Western Tractor preceded teacher Logyn Jacksteit’s speech. He also discussed what are now normal scenarios at Irvine School.</p><p>“One of our incredible students, who happens to be sitting up here, Heather Vossler, brought one of our baby goats into school this week with a diaper on … Everyone heard a goat down the hallway and not one singular teacher thought it was weird. That’s what’s funny about it, it’s just another goat in our school.”</p><p>Scott Hershmiller from Western Tractor followed.</p><p>“Seeing the student’s interaction, focus, reaction and involvement was priceless,” he stated. “It (Ag-Pro CTF) can help them choose classes in the future to help them get the career they really want to be in. John Deere has made a significant investment in R&amp;D and are making huge advancements in technology and in digital farming.</p><p>“It’s going to change the way we farm and ultimately the way we feed our families. It’s more important than ever that our youth are ready for what is coming today in the agriculture industry. Science and technology are merging to create a massive change that is going to come at us at a very fast pace.</p><p>“John Deere has already brought to our attention that we’ll see five times the technology five times faster than we are used to. Let’s have our children ready for what is to come and show them the opportunities that lie ahead for each individual.”</p><p>A representative from EQUS was also at the event. Neubauer explained that the ADC has received funding of near $25,000 from an employee-led initiative called EQUS Community Connection. The funding will be used to develop curriculum-linked agri-food toolkits that will be shared with educators across the regions of Medicine Hat, Innisfail, Claresholm and other communities EQUS serves. Kits will also be developed for Irvine staff and students and will be a way to bring the ADC to students who aren’t able to make the journey to visit.</p><p>“Community is one of our values at EQUS,” said Melinda Paplawski. “It’s important to raise funds that stay in our communities … we were all very clear immediately that Nichole would get anything done … we loved the idea of bringing hands-on connection to food supply and agriculture and sustainability into classrooms.”</p>