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Feb 22 - Appointment of Superintendent of Schools

The Westwind School Division No. 74 Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ken Sommerfeldt as Superintendent of Schools effective July 1, 2010. Mr. Sommerfeldt has been an educator for 28 years. He began his teaching career in Ra... (read more)

Jan 20 - Westwind Teacher Carrys the Torch

Mr. D.J. Scott, a teacher at the Glenwood School, was a proud Olympic Torch Bearer at Strathmore. His students accompanied him to cheer him on. Westwind School Division congratulates D.J. for representing our schools and his community. More photos under... (read more)

Jan 19 - PARENTS

A parent survey is being fielded between January 11 - February 19, 2010. The surveys are mailed from Alberta Education and returned directly back to Alberta Education. The surveys are for parents of students in grades 4, 7 and 10. In smaller schools, th... (read more)

Jan 13 - PROVINCIAL TELEPHONE SURVEYS

Alberta Education annually conducts telephone satisfaction surveys of random samples of the Alberta public, teachers, school board trustees, superintendents, senior high school students, parents of ECS - Grade 12 students and parents of children with sever... (read more)

Nov 24 - SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Westwind School Division announces the retirement of Superintendent Dr. Doug Bennett effective August 31, 2010. Dr. Bennett will certainly be missed and we greatly appreciate the legacy he leaves behind. Dr. Bennett started his education career 34 ye... (read more)

Nov 10 - Minister's Education Leadership Recognition Awards

MELRA are the Minister's Education Leadership Recognition Awards. MELRA were created by Alberta Education in collaboration with key education stakeholder representatives. The purpose is to formally recognize and celebrate significant improvement and/or v... (read more)

Sep 30 - NEWS FOR PARENTS

The 2009/2010 Curriculim Handbooks for Parents, Curriculum Summaries for Kindergarten to Grade 9 and Senoir High School, and the Curriculum Express for Parents (Kindergarten to Grade 3) are now available in digital format. The Curriculum Handbooks for... (read more)

Sep 16 - Love & Logic with Jim Fay: Wed Sept 23 7-9pm MHS

How to Raise Responsible Kids without Raising Your Blood Pressure Do any of these sound familiar? ☹ Yuck! I’m not eating this! ☹ I know I missed the bus…but it’s not my fault. ☹ Kenny’s touching me! Make him stop! ☹ None of my fr... (read more)

Aug 31 - Classes resume Aug. 31

Please report back to schools on August 31, 2009 (read more)

Jun 30 - Congratulations on Athletic Excellence

The Westwind School Division #74 Board and Administration would like to express publically its acknowledgment of excellence within our High School athletic programs, as demonstrated recently in the Alberta Provincial Basketball championship tournaments.... (read more)

Jun 29 - Inspiring Education - A Dialogue with Albertans

The Minister of Education, the Honorable Dave Hancock has developed an initiative called, “Inspiring Education: A Dialogue with Albertans.” This is a dialogue on what education will look like in the future. Education belongs to the entire community,... (read more)

Jun 29 - Speak Out - Alberta Student Engagement Initiative

Alberta high school students are encouraged to speak out about their education to help government to strengthen our education system: http://www.speakout.alberta.ca (read more)