Education

2024 top stories in Meadow Lake and the Battlefords

It was a busy year in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake. As this year quickly gives way for the new, here are some of the news making moments of the as we bid farewell to 2024.Loon Lake residents frustr...

Dec 30, 2024

Carlton High School student takes business over education

Ask 17-year-old Caiden Benson what he plans to do after graduating from Carlton Comprehensive School in June and he is quick to say it won't be more education. Caiden said he is not a fan of sitting i...

Dec 28, 2024

Year in Review: Carrot River Valley School celebrates grand opening

A significant milestone in the northeast in 2024 was the grand opening of the new Carrot River Valley School. The facility opened to students from Grades 5 through 12 back in January, but kids from Ki...

Dec 26, 2024

Look back, look ahead in Horizon School Division

The Horizon School Division's Director of Education is looking back at 2024, and ahead at what promises to be a busy 2025 in the region. Director of Education Kevin Garinger said the calendar year was...

Dec 24, 2024

'It's a castle': NBCHS student heading to Colgate University on full-ride

For Ruhan Yi, Friday the 13th was anything but a day of bad luck. Roughly three weeks ago, the Grade 12 student from North Battleford Comprehensive High School had sent off an application to a prestig...

Dec 20, 2024

Sask. teachers, government wrap binding arbitration hearing

The binding arbitration hearing between the Teachers' Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee concluded Wednesday shortly after 6 p.m. in Saskatoon.Written positions on wa...

Dec 19, 2024

'It's really fun': Battlefords students become Santa's elves to help food bank

Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) provided local kids the opportunity to be 'Santa's elves' for an afternoon.A group of Grade 6 students from Battleford Central School embraced the...

Dec 18, 2024

NESD Director of Education discusses initiatives for 2024, 2025

The Director of Education for the North East School Division (NESD) is weighing in on a busy 2024 and what we can expect for 2025. Stacy Lair told northeastNOW the board has recently looked over the 2...

Dec 18, 2024

Melfort student receives tuition money from Suncrest College contest

A Melfort student is the recipient of the Suncrest College Win Your Tuition contest for 2024. Jonathan Quibell was named the winner of this year's contest, which awards up to $7,000 in tuition to a de...

Dec 17, 2024

Auditors report finds NLSD needs to work on goods and services purchasing processes

The Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan has determined the Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) needs to continue working to have effective processes to purchase goods and services. That's according ...

Dec 16, 2024