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Student-Led Interschool Chess Tournament Unites Regina Schools

October 28, 2025 -- The 2025 Interschool Chess Tournament, held on Saturday, October 25 at the Regina Public Library – George Bothwell Branch, brought together students from across Regina for a day of strategy, teamwork, and community connection.

The event was organized by Sougoto Das Chakrabarty, a Grade 10 student at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate, whose leadership and initiative helped unite players from Regina Public, Regina Catholic, and independent schools. A total of 27 students from 17 schools participated, ranging from elementary to high school levels. Special guests included Dr. B. R. Datta and Dr. Indra Datta who inaugurated the event and City Councillor Victoria Flores who shared some encouraging words.

Shared Values Recipients Honoured

September 26, 2025—Trustees, administration, family and friends gathered to celebrate and congratulate the 2024-25 Shared Values Recognition Program (SVRP) recipients. The ceremony on September 25th marked the 17th annual event and was held at the Conexus Arts Centre.

Emceeing was Regina Board of Education Trustee Cindy Anderson. She spoke about the achievements of all the recipients, as well as the history of the Shared Values Recognition Program. Assisting her on stage was Trustee Tracey McMurchy, who handed out the award plaques to the recipients. The SVRP recipients this year included 10 honourees.

Please note the job responsibilities were as of the 2024-25 school year, when this year’s honourees were nominated.

 

 

 

Grand Opening of tawâw school

September 24, 2025 -- Regina Public’s newest school celebrated its grand opening with a plaque unveiling on September 24, 2025. The Minister of Education Everett Hindley and the Minister of SaskBuilds and Procurement Dave Marit, along with Mayor Chad Bachynski and Regina Board of Education Trustee Cindy Anderson, brought greetings at this long-awaited event.

The day started with a pipe ceremony before classes at 8 a.m. Principal and emcee Danielle Istace began the formal event at 10 a.m. with a land acknowledgement and then introduced The Willow Warriors, a women’s Indigenous choir, who sang and drummed two songs. Elder Garvin Bird then said a few words before the formal speaking commenced.