HFCRD News

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is excited to learn one of its longest standing teachers is being recognized for her contributions to music in Alberta. Good Shepherd School teacher

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division held its monthly Regular Board Meeting on September 21, 2023. Below are the highlights of the meeting. The Board viewed and discussed the HDCFD’s Scho

(September 12, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is excited to announce a new health and safety program that focuses on emergency preparedness and responses. The HFCRD has signe

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division held its monthly Regular Board Meeting on August 29, 2023. Below are the highlights of the meeting. Trustee Donna Duda was re-appointed to a two-year te

Regular Board Meetings: Thursday September 21, 2023 Wednesday October 18, 2023 Wednesday November 15, 2023 Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Wednesday, Februar

Glenmary School in Peace River was the sight for the 2023 Faith Day, and also an opportunity to celebrate the long service of some staff and the accomplishments and personal milestones of many others.

(August 30, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) held its organizational meeting on August 29. Peace River/Nampa Trustee, Kelly Whalen was unanimously re-elected as Board Chair by

(August 28, 2023) As part of its maintenance work during the summer, The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) has installed numerous air quality monitoring devices at all its schools. Along

(August 8, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Terry Hogan will be the Principal of Holy Family School in Grimshaw starting in the 2023-24 school year.

(July 20, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Lauri Goudreault will be the Assistant Superintendent of Inclusion and Student Services beginning August

(July 4, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Angela Mary Griffin will be Principal at St. Andrew’s School in High Prairie starting in the 2023-24 sch

(June 29, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) has won a fundraising award. The Board of Trustees was informed at its June meeting that the HFCRD won the Toonies for Tuition Trophy

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division held its Regular Board Meeting for this month on June 21. Here aare some of the meeting's highlights: Trustees were informed that the Division won a tro

(June 19, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) wants to acknowledge its staff that have been with the division for several years. Across HFCRD, 48 staff members are being recognize

(May 15, 2023) Due to the current situation with the fires in the High Prairie/Big Lakes County area, the Regular Board Meeting for May will be held at the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division’s C

(May 12, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Alysia Sharpe will be the Principal of École Providence School in McLennan starting in the 2023-24 school

(May 12, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Stéphane Gaudreau will be a Vice Principal at Good Shepherd School in Peace River starting in the 2023-24

(May 11, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that it has found its next member of the St. Andrew’s administration team. Matthew Morrisey will be a Vice Pr

Here is a list of highlights from the most recent Regular Board Meeting Trustees reviewed priorities for the Board for the current school year.  Trustees approved all school calendars for the

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(April 4, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Cam Geddes is joining our working family. Cam’s role will be as a Maintenance Technician for our northe

(March 31, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) will be hosting a Peace River Community Emergency Disaster Plan (EDP) Review for Health and Safety in Schools. The purpose of the me

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division help its Regular Board Meeting for March at the Central Office. Here are some of the highlights: Trustees reviewed areas of emphasis for the Board for 2

(March 9, 2023) Following a request-for-proposals process, The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is excited to announce that it has chosen a firm to conduct a value scoping of St. Andrewâ

A big congratulations to Glenmary's Norbert Kovacs, who scored 100 percent on his Math 30-1 Diploma Exam. We did a short interview with Norbert and the Q & A is below. When you finished writ

(February 27, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Paul Marceau will be assuming a temporary Vice-Principal role at Holy Family School in Grimshaw. Paul

(February 23, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) held its regular board meeting on February 15 at the division central office. Here are the highlights of the meeting. Truste

(January 31, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) has provided support to schools that have Ukrainian students enrolled. The HFCRD is supporting 11 students in the Division who are

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(January 19, 2023) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) held its regular board meeting on January 18 at the division central office. Here are the highlights of the meeting. Trustees

With the Peace River School Division (Transportation provider), the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division is looking for feedback on the proposed 2023-2024 calendar for our north-end schools (Good Sh

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) will be piloting a mental health and wellness project at St. Stephen’s School in Valleyview. The division learned it was successful in a grant appl

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division is selling some of its excess items. If you are interested in purchasing any of the items below, please call us at 780-624-3956. We also accept e-transfer

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division completed its Annual Education Results Report. Click here to read the full report. Click here for the report's summary.

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) will be offering hot meals to students in its seven schools as well as fully supporting a milk program in three schools. This is possible due to cont

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) held a Special Board Meeting at the Central Office in Peace River on November 28. The highlights are listed below. The Holy Family Catholic Regi

(November 16, 2022) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) held its regular board meeting on November 15 at the division central office. Here are the highlights of the meeting. The Holy

(November 2, 2022) Senior administrators and Occupational Health and Safety personnel from the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) and Peace River School Division (PRSD) held an After Actio

(October 21, 2022) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) held its regular board meeting on October 19 at the division central office. Among the highlights were positive evaluations for

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is excited to join the Toonies for Tuition fundraising campaign. The campaign is an initiative of the Canadian Catholic School Trustees’ Association (C

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division's Board of Trustees and senior administration team would like to remind everyone that our central office will be closed on Friday, September 30 to observe th

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division’s (HFCRD) Board of Trustees met with Education Minister, Adriana LaGrange. Trustees had an opportunity to ask the minister about the possibility of additio

HFCRD Board Meeting Highlights - September 23, 2022 The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to give a 1.25 percent salary increase to support staff in t

(September 20, 2022) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Tammy Novak with Alberta Health Services as its nominee for the Alberta School Boards Association’

(September 16, 2022) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) has decided that there will be classes on Monday, September 19, the National Day of Mourning for Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabe

INVITATION TO LEASE  INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN FACILITY St. Andrew’s School is now looking to lease the Industrial Kitchen Facility from as soon as possible to June 2023 for the purpose of supplyin

For the first time in a couple of years, staff from all schools in the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division gathered to open the new school years, celebrate our long-term employees, and His Grace, A

(August 25, 2022) The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division #37 (HFCRD) held its organizational meeting on August 24. Peace River/Nampa Trustee, Kelly Whalen was unanimously re-elected as Board Chair

In response to the Government of Alberta’s decision to extend the Christmas break by one week and to cancel the January Diploma exams, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division will not have final

To all parents and guardians, The Government of Alberta released the new guidance document for schools in the evening of  Friday January 7th, 2022. We appreciate the patience and understanding fro

As you may be aware, the Government of Alberta has confirmed that students are returning to school on Monday January 10, 2022 for in-class learning. We are thrilled to welcome students back to the cla

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to provide the official by-election results of the Ward 2 McLennan Catholic School Trustee Election. The results below include the vote count

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division Central Office will be closed for Christmas break starting December 24th at 12:00pm and will reopen on Monday January 3rd, 2022 at 8:30am and will resume reg

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to provide the unofficial election results of the Ward 2 McLennan Catholic School Trustee By-Election. The results below include the vote coun

Congratulations to Kelly Whalen who was elected as the Vice Chair of the Alberta Catholic School Trustees’ Association (ACSTA) on Saturday November 13 at the association’s Annual General Meeting.

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce the official nomination results for the Ward 2 - McLennan By-Election. Official Nomination List – Ward 2 McLennan Henihan, Tom

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division is pleased to announce the unofficial nomination results for the Ward 2 - McLennan By-Election. Unofficial Nomination List - Ward 2 McLennan Henihan, Tom

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Trustee Kelly Whalen has been re-elected as Board Chair and Trustee John Kuran has been elected as Vice Chair at the Frid

At the October 29th Regular Board Meeting, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to call a by-election in Ward 2 McLennan. The vote came after the Ward 2 Trustee seat remained vacant after the Octob

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to provide the official election results of the Ward 4 Sub 3 Peace River/Nampa Catholic School Trustee Election. The results below include the

Arising from the unfortunate increasing strain that the COVID-19 pandemic is placing on our education and health care systems, and the recent letter to all School Divisions from the Ministers of Healt

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to provide the unofficial election results of the Ward 4 Sub 3 Peace River/Nampa Catholic School Trustee Election. The results below include t

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to provide the unofficial election results of the Ward 4 Sub 3 Peace River/Nampa Catholic School Trustee Election.  HFCRD thanks all candidat

At a Special Board Meeting on October 14th, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) Board of Trustees passed the following motion regarding mandatory COVID-19 vaccines: That the Board of

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to introduce SafeArrival, an online student absence management system for HFCRD schools. Starting November 1st, parents and guardians will

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce the official nomination results as follows.   Official Nomination List Ward                           

With great excitement, Holy Family Catholic Regional Division, Peace River School Division and the Town of Grimshaw, in partnership with Duncan’s First Nation and Métis Region VI, are proud to anno

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce the unofficial nomination results as follows. Unofficial Nomination List Ward  Nominee Ward 1 - High Prair

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) Board of Trustees has voted to make September 30th, 2021 a non-operational day in all HFCRD schools in celebration of the National Day of Truth and R

To the Stakeholders of Ward 2 - McLennan,  With sadness, I share with you all that I have decided not to seek re-election in the upcoming School Board Election with the Holy Family Catholic Region

To the Stakeholders of Ward 4 Sub 2 - Grimshaw,  I have made an important decision that I need to share with all stakeholders. I have decided not to seek re-election in the upcoming School Board E

Glenmary School located in Peace River, Alberta requires a Full-time Temporary 1.0 Secondary Math Teacher to start immediately for a one year position. The teaching assignment will include primari

To the Stakeholders to Ward 1: High Prairie, I wish to announce that I will not be seeking re-election as the Ward 1 (High Prairie) Catholic School Trustee in the upcoming School Board Election wit

At the August 23rd Regular Board Meeting, the HFCRD Board of Trustees approved the 2021/22 Back-to-School Plan. The plan follows the current guidelines from Alberta Health Services, and ensures that H

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) congratulates Krystle Brulotte who will be the Vice Principal of Holy Family School in Grimshaw in the 2021/22 year. She brings over 10 years of teac

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division is pleased to provide the following summer hours for our central office. Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 12:00pm 12:30pm – 4:00pm (Closed 12:00pm – 12:30p

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) congratulates Jennifer Anderson who will be the Acting Principal of Holy Family School in Grimshaw in the 2021/22 year. She brings 20 years of teachi

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) warmly congratulates Krista Veitch who will be the new Principal of Good Shepherd School in Peace River. Krista is transferring from Holy Family Scho

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Victoria Cornick will be the Principal of Glenmary School and Holy Family CyberHigh in Peace River. Victoria, who is curr

 The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Sadie Oberle will be the Vice Principal of Good Shepherd School in Peace River. Sadie, who has been a Teacher at Good S

Dear Parents and Guardians, As announced by Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange yesterday, Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) schools together with almost all schools across the prov

Today is World Catholic Education Day! Every year, 40 days after Easter on Ascension Thursday and on the Thursday of Catholic Education Week (May 10-14), Catholics across the globe give thanks for the

To the Parents and Guardians of Holy Family School, We were notified today that one additional individual at our school has tested positive for COVID-19. All close contacts of this individual are i

To the Parents and Guardians of St. Stephen’s School, We have two important pieces of information to share with families: We have been notified that yesterday’s case in grade one is not po

To the Parents and Guardians of Holy Family School, We were notified today that one individual at our school has tested positive for COVID-19. All close contacts of this individual are in grade 1 a

To the Parents and Guardians of St. Stephen’s School, We were notified today that two individuals at our school have tested positive for COVID-19. All close contacts of this individual are in gra

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to provide more information about the upcoming temporary transition to at-home/online learning, as announced by the Government of Alberta

May 3 - 7, 2021 is Education Week and Mental Health Week at HFCRD and across Alberta! This year’s Education Week theme is Learning is a Journey. Wow, what a journey this year has been! With this yea

Dear Parents and Guardians, Spring has arrived and the end of the school year is near. Although we have bright days ahead, today I would like to remind everyone that COVID-19 protocols and guidelin

Dear Parents and Guardians,   As many of you are already aware, Premier Jason Kenney announced yesterday that K-12 students will return to school in person on Monday January 11th. While we

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division Central Office will be closed for Christmas break starting December 24th at 12:00pm and will reopen on Monday January 4th,2021 at 8:30am and will resume regu

To the Parents and Guardians of St. Andrew’s School, We were notified today that one additional individual in our school has tested positive for COVID-19. To date, our school has had two positive

To the Parents and Guardians of St. Andrew’s School, We were notified today that one confirmed case of COVID-19 was at our school while contagious. St. Andrew’s administration immediately start

To all HFCRD families, As you are likely aware, today the Government of Alberta announced new targeted health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Division administration is reviewing the new m

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to provide the results of the Ward 1 High Prairie Catholic School Trustee By-Election. One candidate Rosanne Ochran came forward to submit her

Hello Parents and Guardians,   AHS has notified us that Glenmary School will be added to the provincial school outbreak list tomorrow. The letter from AHS confirming our outbreak status can

To the Parents and Guardians of Glenmary School, We have two important pieces of information to share with our school community.  Due to the large number of junior high students who are curre

Nominations for the Ward 1 High Prairie By-Election closed at 12:00pm noon today. No candidates have come forward to submit their nomination which has left the seat vacant. As per section 31 the Local

November 11, 2020 To the Parents and Guardians of Good Shepherd School,  We have been notified that we have 1 additional confirmed case of COVID-19 at our school. We immediately started our con

To the Parents and Guardians of Glenmary School, We were notified that we have 3 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 at our school, bringing our total to 9 positive cases within the last 9 days.

To the Parents and Guardians of Good Shepherd School, We have been notified that we have 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at our school. We immediately started our contact tracing process and have alr

Effective immediately, all extracurricular athletics are suspended in all schools across the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division. Athletic teams add a significant risk of transmission of COVID-19 i

To the Parents and Guardians of Glenmary School, Further to our letters to parents and guardians sent Sunday, November 1st and Monday, November 2nd, we are making another change to our education

To the Parents and Guardians of Glenmary School, Further to our letter to parents and guardians sent yesterday Sunday, November 1st, we are making a temporary change to our education delivery model

Dear Parents and Guardians of Glenmary School, We were informed today that we have 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at our school. We immediately started our contact tracing process and have contacted

At the October 19th Regular Board Meeting, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to call a by-election in Ward 1 High Prairie. The vote came after the recent passing of long-time dedicated Trustee C

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) warmly congratulates Ernest Patenaude who has won the 2020 Excellence in Indigenous Education Award. Ernest was named the recipient of this award aft

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) warmly congratulates Glenmary School student Mikayla Dubois who has been selected to be on the 2020/21 Minister’s Youth Council.  Mikayla is one of 41

With great sadness, we share the news of the passing of Trustee Carmelle Lizee, a dedicated member of the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division, St. Andrew’s School and St. Paul’s Catholic Church

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division is pleased to provide more information for families who have selected the at-home learning format. At-home learning may not follow the same format that your

At the August 24th Regular Board Meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the introduction of an inter-school bussing service for Good Shepherd School students in Peace River for the 2020/21 school yea

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Trustees Kelly Whalen and Brian Hill were re-elected as Board Chair and Vice Chair respectively at the Monday August 24th

HFCRD is pleased to offer both at-school and at-home learning for families to support the safe relaunch of schools. HFCRD asks all families to declare their preferred learning format in the registrati

At the August 24th Regular Board Meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to delay the first day of school to Tuesday September 8th. Delaying the first day of school will give staff more time to accommoda

Dear Parents/Guardians/Staff, Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) will be welcoming students back to class in the Fall 2020. On July 21, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced that

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is currently exploring the financial viability of providing an inter-school bussing service for Good Shepherd School families for the 2020/21 school

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) warmly congratulates Lauri Goudreault who will be the new Principal of École Providence School in McLennan starting in September 2020. Lauri is movi

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) warmly congratulates the 2019/2020 Long Service Award recipients. As a small token of appreciation, staff members who complete 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,

As you may be aware, the Government of Alberta released several school re-entry documents last week that describe the three possible scenarios for September. Alberta Education will announce by August

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) warmly congratulates Krista Veitch who will be the new Principal of Holy Family School in Grimshaw. Krista is transferring from Ecole Providence Scho

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to welcome Ziona Peetso as the Financial Administrative Assistant at Central Office in Peace River. Ziona brings a wealth of experience as

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce that Victoria Cornick will be the Principal of Good Shepherd School in Peace River. Victoria, who is currently the Principal o

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is seeking feedback from students, parents, and staff members about the re-entry process for the 2020/21 school year. Now is the perfect time for HFC

This week is Catholic Education Week! Across Alberta, Catholic school divisions together with their school communities are celebrating the gift of publicly-funded Catholic education. This year’s Cat

At the April 21st Regular Board Meeting, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) Board of Trustees unanimously voted in favour of awarding the 2020 Edwin Parr Award Nomination to Cassidy Ya

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is proud to announce that all remaining funds received through the Nutrition Grant are being donated to local food banks in every school community. T

This week we are celebrating Mental Health Week from May 4 to 10, 2020. In our world right now, mental health is more important than ever. While we are changing routines and adapting to our new normal

This week we are celebrating Education Week at HFCRD! This year’s theme is Learning is a Journey. Wow, what a journey this year has been! With this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, I think we would all s

At the April 21st Regular Board Meeting, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) Board of Trustees approved the 2020/21 School Calendars. Decisions about the school calendars were made to b

At this time, Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is prohibiting access to all playground equipment at all schools as a precautionary step to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Signage is bein

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division has been monitoring the COVID-19 updates closely and following all guidelines from Alberta Health Services and Alberta Education. We have received direction from

The Government of Alberta announced today that all K-12 classes across Alberta are cancelled starting Monday March 16th, 2020. Staff will continue to be at their respective schools to create a plan to

To all Parents & Staff, The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division is deeply concerned about the ongoing spread of COVID-19 (the Coronavirus), and we are aware that many of you share these same

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division Central Office will be closed from December 23 to 27th, 2019 and will reopen on Monday December 30th and Tuesday December 31st from 8:30am to 4:30pm (closed

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) warmly welcomes new appointed Trustee Donna Duda, who was sworn in at the Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday November 12th. Trustee Duda was appointed by t

On Wednesday December 4th, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) Board of Trustees held their annual Special Board Meeting where the Audited Financial Statements, the 2019/20 Revised Budg

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joanne Baird as Acting Vice-Principal of St. Andrew’s School in High Prairie starting October 15th. Joanne ha

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 Organizational Meeting where Kelly Whalen was re-elected as Board Chair and Brian Hill was elected as Vice

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) is nominating TELUS World of Science - Edmonton for the Alberta School Board Association’s (ASBA) for its annual Friends of Education Award. HFCRD

Starting in the 2023/2024 school year, parents and guardians coming to pick up their child(ren) from the Grimshaw Shared Schools Facility will no longer be able to park along 50th Street. Curb paintin