Mental Health & Well-Being
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 -- At the meeting of the Regina Board of Education on February 9, 2021, current trustees personally thanked former trustee Dr. Jane Ekong for her eight years of service with the Board, and Chairperson Adam Hicks presented her with a plaque.
Trustees who worked with Jane, as well as the new trustees to the Board, spoke about her many accomplishments, both in her personal and professional life. They also noted her contributions to public education and for the benefit of Regina Public Schools students and employees.
FEBRUARY 9, 2021 -- School divisions across Saskatchewan will celebrate Pink Day on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
Pink Day started in 2007, when a Grade 9 student in Cambridge, Nova Scotia was bullied by classmates for wearing a pink shirt to school. Taking notice, two students rallied their peers to send a message to the bullies. The next day, the halls were filled with students in pink T-shirts.
Pink Day started because two boys chose to do something about bullying rather than stand by and watch it happen. Now the movement is worldwide, educating and inspiring others to stand together to create an environment of anti-bullying, inclusion, belonging and respect.
On the evening of September 26th, Regina Public Schools hosted a “Social Media Awareness and Parenting the Digital World” event at Campus Regina Public for approximately 250 participants. Sam Jingfors, from Safer Schools Together, presented on all things digital to the audience that was mostly comprised of parents of school-aged children.
FEBRUARY 9, 2021 -- Regina Public Schools will once again be offering a full selection of career pathway opportunities for Grades 11 and 12 students through Campus Regina Public (CRP). Because of COVID protocols during the 2020-21 school year, CRP was temporarily closed and opened its doors to provide a space for eSchool K to Grade 12 teachers to facilitate online learning and instruction. We are happy to announce that our CRP teachers will be dusting off the table saws, powering back up the lights, firing up the hair dryers and accepting rusty Pontiac Sunfires for the 2021-22 school year.
FEBRUARY 16, 2021 -- The Saskatchewan Health Authority acknowledged their appreciation for the heartfelt Valentine's cards that students at Arcola Community School created for healthcare workers at the Regina General Hospital. This random act of kindness made a very positive impact during a challenging time. Special thanks to Arts Education teacher Sara Weese for spearheading this project.
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February 12, 2021 -- Transportation with specialized equipment for wheelchairs has been cancelled due to windchill of -42C. All other student transportation is operating today. Please bundle up and call school with any absences.
If students will be absent, please report absences to school.
Note our procedures below.
If wind chill is colder than -40C, student transportation will be cancelled for those requiring specialized buses with wheelchair lifts. If wind chill is colder than -45C, all student transportation will be cancelled.
