Due to the White Hatter presentation tomorrow (Wed, Sept 20) the class schedule will be amended as follows: Period 1 – 8:50 – 9:35 Period 2 – 9:40 – 10:30 White Hatter Assembly in classrooms – 10:30– 12:00 Afternoon – regular schedule #igniteminds #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8

<p><i>Medicine Hat News - BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2023.</i></p><p>It was a perfect day last Thursday for the HALO Emergency Services Schools Day. A long line of school buses dropped off hundreds of excited Grade 4-6 students from across all three local school divisions.</p><p>Katie Albers brought her Grade 5 class from Southview Community School. Last year, Albers taught a split 4/5 class and is pleased some of her Grade 4 students from last year are now in her Grade 5 class. Having a field trip in September is a way for Albers to work with her students on expectations.</p><p>“It’s important for them to see how and why these emergency services are provided to them in our city. I was really impressed by the fact that we were going to see the program from Eagle Butte High School, the Flight Academy. I think that’s a great option for some of the kids going forward.”</p><p>Hussein is a student in Albers’ class and the News caught up with him after he had been at the Medicine Hat Police Service table checking out the two guns they had on display, handling the one that shoots rubber bullets. Before that, the class had checked out one of the various fire trucks onsite.</p><p>“They showed us what they do when there is an emergency,” said Hussein. “I didn’t know they were going to let us go inside them.”</p><p>Deputy chief of the Burdett Fire Department Nick Dykstra explained to the News the new automatic CPR machine they had just acquired.</p><p>“Eventually they are going to be in every truck, but right now are only in the commander’s truck.”</p><p>CPR is tiring to administer and Dykstra explained it takes time to build up pressure in the body, which can be lost when one person takes over from another.</p><p>“We are firefighters and not these big, scary guys in gear,” said Dykstra. “We are here in public to bring awareness and so the kids can play with what we work with.”</p><p>Over at the Flight Academy displays from Eagle Butte High School, Grade 11 student Reid Vossler talked about the Xboxes they brought.</p><p>“They have flight simulators installed on the computer and we are letting kids take turns flying all across the world. I had kids up in Tokyo and all over, they are having a blast. We used to have drones set up, except we had trouble with GPS so we couldn’t do that.”</p><p>High school is going well for Vossler.</p><p>“It’s not often you get to fly a plane and get a licence out of high school. It’s an awesome opportunity and I honestly can’t say enough about it.”</p><p>It took from September until May in his Grade 10 year before Vossler was able to fly a plane. He was in the air all summer as well and, if all went well, was scheduled to take his first solo flight last weekend.</p><p>CEO of HALO Paul Carolan commented, “The thing we heard most, even before they got inside, was thank you, thank you, thank you. It’s amazing to hear that from the kids and to have so many of our partners here. Every fire department, AHS, police, it’s a really cool opportunity for kids to get the experiential learning and see what it’s like to be in emergency services, and Prairie Rose is here, too. I couldn’t be more thrilled.”</p>

EBHS is pleased to introduce its new teaching staff. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8 My name is Cassandra Leung and I have joined EBHS teaching Psychology, Social Studies, Information Processing and Biology. I grew up just outside of Medicine Hat where I fell in love with the prairies. Before coming to Eagle Butte I worked as a substitute teacher for 4 years in Prairie Rose spending most of my time at the Junior High level. When I am not at school you will find me outside with my animals, exploring nature, or at home working on my cooking skills. I look forward to the incredible community of students and staff at Eagle Butte.

Congratulations to the Golf Team - Jaxon Dickie, Rhett Eckstein, Austin Siewert and Madden Kelly - who represented EBHS at Zones in Lethbridge yesterday. #kindlehearts #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Wildlife class learning tripod lashing to build a simple survival shelter. #igniteminds #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Eric Bellefeuille came into Miss Ballantyne's Art class yesterday to instruct on Character Development and Design. Students will be creating their own original superhero or supervillain for the next two weeks. Stay tuned for the end results! What would you design if you had to choose? #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Talons Volleyball has their home opener tonight. Come fill the gym when our girls take on McCoy! #kindlehearts #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools

EBHS is pleased to introduce its new teaching staff. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8 I am Ian Langill and I am a new graduate from the education program at the University of Calgary. This is my first-year teaching, and I am very happy to have joined the Science Department at Eagle Butte teaching General Science, Chemistry 20, Physics 20 and CALM. I was born and raised in Calgary and moved to Medicine Hat two and a half years ago for a new adventure and a change of pace. I love being outdoors and in my spare time you can find me camping, hiking or bird watching.

EBHS is pleased to introduce its new teaching staff. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8 I am Dr. Sotropa and I am so excited to be joining the Social Studies department at Eagle Butte High School this year. My commute is super quick because I also live in Dunmore with my family. When I am not in school, I enjoy working in our yard, camping and watching sports. My favourite thing about Eagle Butte High School is how friendly everyone is. I'm looking forward to working with a group of students to do some community service.

EBHS is pleased to introduce its new teaching staff. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed @prairierosesd8 My name is Tenelle Brost and I have recently joined the Math department at EBHS. This year I will be teaching Math 10 Prep, 10C, 20-1, 20-3, 30-1, and 30-2. I began my teaching career in 2006 at South Central High School in Oyen. Fun fact: this was the same high school I graduated from! I was born and raised on a farm near New Brigden. At SCHS, I taught mostly high school Math, everything from 10-3 to Calculus. There were also a few Science courses and junior high CTF sprinkled in over the years. Last summer my family and I made the move to Medicine Hat. I enjoyed my year teaching at Parkside (Science 9 and ILT). I have 2 children; my daughter Taryn is in grade 9 and my son Koby is in grade 7. My husband is a business owner; he mostly works from home and commutes back and forth to Oyen about once a week. We enjoy billeting for the Badlands Academy when we lived in Oyen and now for SAHA and the Tigers. My hobbies include curling, gardening, and cheering my kids on during baseball/softball season. I am super excited to join the Eagle Butte team in the 2023-24 school year!

EBHS is pleased to introduce its new teaching staff. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools I am Cory Schiebelbein, the new Construction/Fabrication/Wildlife teacher at Eagle Butte High School. I have been a teacher in the Prairie Rose School District for 20 years, teaching construction and welding as well as many other subjects. I will also be helping with some extracurricular music activities at Eagle Butte since playing guitar is one of my hobbies along with all sorts of outdoor activities.

Mrs. Jalbert's English classes had their book tasting last week. Cafe music, donuts, and lots and lots of books! #igniteminds #kindlehearts #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Our Art 10/20/30 students completed their portfolios on Friday. Talented Talons all the way. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Talons Volleyball is in full force this weekend with all four teams back in action. The senior girls' team had a stellar start with a record of 5-1 on Friday. They played against FP Walsh with winning scores of 25-23 and 25-9. They faced a tough match against WR Myers, with scores of 17-25 and 30-28. Lastly, they dominated against Winston Churchill, winning comfortably with scores of 25-12 and 25-10. The senior boy’s also had an impressive day finishing first in their pool. It's an encouraging start for our teams as they look to build on last years success.

On this Fun Friday - Ms. Zanger's Career & Life Management students got the opportunity to play Monopoly to learn a few lessons on property purchasing, management as well as costs associated with some life challenges. #igniteminds #kindlehearts #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

Our Career & Life Management students got to put their teamwork and adulting skills to the test with Learning Coach Cathy Hynes. Adulting Breakout Box challenges had the CALM students sewing buttons on cloth, tying a tie, folding dress shirts and other tasks related to life skills. #igniteminds #forgefutures #myprps #abed Prairie Rose Public Schools

<p>On Thursday, September 2023, Neubauer Farms and Prairie Rose Public Schools hosted the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Her Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani AOE, BSc, LLD (hon) and His Honour Dr. Zaheer Lakhani CM MBChB FRCPC FACP FACC FRCP (London), at a small gathering of local dignitaries and community organizations hosted by Neubauer Farms. The evening presentation focused on the unique programming offered at Prairie Rose Public Schools through the academy options and the Irvine School Agriculture Discovery Centre.</p><blockquote><p>"Prairie Rose Public Schools and Neubauer Farms are thankful for the opportunity to share some of the unique programming options we have developed for students in southeast Alberta," says Superintendent Reagan Weeks. “These programs not only ignite minds and forge futures for our students but are designed to kindle hearts by building compassion, empathy, community and wellness - something we know is at the heart of student success and wellbeing.”</p></blockquote><p>In addition to creating programs that students get excited about, Weeks pointed out that there is also a strong connection between student success and inclusion, which counteracts loneliness, depression, anxiety and addiction. A 2019 study published by Johns Hopkins University found that positive childhood experiences (PCEs) were known to counteract co-occurring adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), many of which tie directly to the work happening in schools. These include students having a sense of belonging in high school, two important non-parent adults who were genuinely interested in them, feeling supported by friends and participating in community traditions outside the home.</p><p>One of the primary topics for the evening focused on the modern agriculture industry and the importance of educating youth about food sustainability. Host Nichole Neubauer shared the importance of learning where your food comes from and the challenges facing agriculture over the next 25 years. She also spoke about the partnership with Prairie Rose Public Schools with the Irvine School Agriculture Discovery Centre (ADC) and the benefits of students learning about possible career opportunities in the agriculture sector.</p><blockquote><p>"The ADC is so fortunate to have incredible industry partners who support this program," says Neubauer. “Short Grass Ranches has donated two Angus steers for two years. This year, we were also able to partner with Western Tractor to provide students with an option course that focused on farm equipment and maintenance. We look to including more partners as the program grows.”</p></blockquote><p>The second focus of the evening was on the Dave Rozdeba South Alberta Flight Academy program, a partnership program with Super T Aviation in Medicine Hat. The flight academy is a three-year program based out of Eagle Butte High School in Dunmore, allowing students to earn their private pilot's license upon graduation. This past spring, the program was granted Collegiate status. This allows the program to add a fourth year to the program. The fourth year will operate as a dual credit option for graduated students, where they can complete additional courses in their chosen aviation stream - something they decide in their second year of the program. The options include commercial pilot training, aircraft maintenance engineering or air traffic control and drone certification.</p><blockquote><p>"Prairie Rose Public Schools is excited about how these programs are impacting youth and building capacity in our communities," says Weeks. “Adding programs, like the flight academy and the ADC, are part of our commitment to providing a one-of-a-kind education experience that ignites minds, forges futures and kindles the hearts of our students, staff and communities. We are committed to creating programming that students love, addressing deficits and building on strengths, developing programs that lead to healthy children with high self-esteem and creating skills for our students to compete and contribute as adults.”</p></blockquote><p>The Neubauer Farms and Prairie Rose Public Schools event was the first Her Honour will be attending in Medicine Hat, who is in town for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artists awards at the Esplanade Theatre on September 16, 2023.&nbsp;</p>

South Alberta Fire and Rescue had an amazing day at the HALO Emergency Services Schools Day. Our students met local first responders and had the opportunity to explore equipment from multiple firehalls. #kindlehearts #igniteminds #forgefutures #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools