Earlier this year, students from across the province competed in various Skills Canada Regional Competitions. Top performers in the Regional and Qualifying Competitions automatically earned a spot to compete at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition which was held in April. Congratulations to the following Pembina Hills students who competed and earned medals. We are proud […]

Brenda Teasdale is a program assistant at Barrhead Composite High School (BCHS) and has been with Pembina Hills for over 21 years. Brenda helps students and teachers in many ways. She helps students at lunch, after school and on her own time to make sure they understand a concept or to help them get their […]

The May 12th board meeting was held at Regional Office in Barrhead.    Locally Developed Courses approved The board passed two motions to approve various locally developed courses in Forensic Studies, Band, Reading and Social Literacy. Locally Developed Courses are developed, acquired and authorized by school authorities to provide students with unique opportunities to explore […]

Kim Tuininga-Sybesma is a teacher at Neerlandia Public Christian School, serving over 15 years in a variety of elementary classrooms including Associate Principal for several years.  During that time, she offered exceptional leadership and support for our administration. Mrs. Sybesma is often willing to take the lead on an issue or project to seek solutions […]

The April 28th board meeting was held at Regional Office in Barrhead.   Pembina Hills will not pilot draft K-6 curriculum The board passed a motion to approve the recommendation by senior administration that Pembina Hills NOT participate in piloting any part of the draft K-6 curriculum. The recommendation was developed following a very informative process […]

On March 29, 2021, Alberta Education revealed their Draft K-6 curriculum in a news release; Renewing focus on essential knowledge and skills.   Like others in the province, PHSD educators had been anticipating an announcement for some time. The response on both traditional news and social media has been active to say the least. Several […]