Recent Articles

Feb 2 - ATA PD Handbook

ATA PD Handbook (read more)

Jan 24 - OPEN HEART AWARD

Jerry First Charger, a Family Liaison Counselor at Cardston Elementary School and Glenwood School was awarded the Henry Potts “Open Heart” Award on Friday January 20.  This award is presented by South West Alberta Children and Fami... (read more)

Dec 12 - Christmas Break

Christmas Break for Westwind students begins Friday, December 23rd extending through Sunday, January 8th. (Check the Westwind Calendar for upcoming events.) (read more)

Dec 8 - Cardston Elementary School Design Open House

  CARDSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESIGN OPEN HOUSE The Westwind School Division # 74 would like to invite parents, students and all interested community members to join us for an open house to unveil the design for the modernization of the Card... (read more)

Dec 5 - Education Minister's Invitation

  To:  Interested Members of the Public As the new Minister of Education, I want to provide you with the opportunity to share your views about education in Alberta.  Since the introduction of the proposed Education Act in April 2011, m... (read more)

Nov 23 - Computer Employee Purchase Plan

Westwind Staff–The form for the Annual Computer Employee Purchase Plan can be found on the division website. In the Staff box, click Additional Resources for the link. (read more)

Nov 8 - Returned Monies Allocation

Westwind Press Release:  With the recent announcement of Premier Alison Redford to return monies that had been previously cut from Education last spring, the Westwind Board of Trustee’s are pleased to announce plans to reinvest in the educatio... (read more)

Oct 28 - NEW! Re-design of Division website

In consultation with Dreamstalk Studios, the re-design of our division website is almost complete. With the re-design comes much more flexibilty plus a higher resolution allowing more content on each page. Though there are places where we need to still a... (read more)

Oct 17 - Tragic Loss in Magrath

  It is with great sadness that we announce a tragic accident that took the lives of four students early Sunday morning in Magrath High School.  Events of this type bring much grief, and we express to the families and the Magrath school co... (read more)

Sep 19 - AB School Councils Association

The ASCA (Alberta School Councils Association) has a new website. It is very informative and should be of great assistance to members of school councils as well as all Westwind parents and interested community members.  Click this link to check... (read more)

Sep 12 - New Arrival

We are pleased to announce the newest arrival at Central Office: Kayson Mou Letioa. Kayson was born Sept 1, 2011 weighing just under six pounds. Proud parents are Sandi and Tosi Letioa. CONGRATULATIONS!!! (read more)

Aug 25 - Diploma Stars 2010-2011

Westwind would like to congratulate Westwind students who received the highest marks on a diploma exam for the 2010-2011 school year. They are (left to right): Naomi Cahoon (CHS–Applied Math), David Anderson (CHS–Soc. St. 30-2), Kyle West (... (read more)