Garden Valley School Division is mourning the loss of long-serving teacher Karen Giesbrecht, who passed away suddenly on September 17, 2019. Karen Giesbrecht, wife of former GVC Principal Dan Giesbrecht, taught in GVSD for over 30 years and touched the lives of many students and teachers.
Celebrations
Pine Ridge Principal Receives Minister's Award
The Garden Valley School Division Board of Trustees is very proud to announce that Mrs. Renae Hildebrand, former Principal of Border Valley Administration Unit and the new Principal for Pine Ridge Elementary School, has been selected as the 2018-2019 recipient of the Outstanding School Leader Award for Manitoba's Excellence in Education Awards.
GVSD Librarian Recipient of MSLA Award
It is with pleasure that we announce that Mrs. Liz Stobbe, Library Technician at Northlands Parkway Collegiate, has been awarded the 2017-2018 Manitoba School Library Association (MSLA) Library Support Staff of the Year award.
GVC Graduate Receives Governor General's Award
Garden Valley School Division is pleased to share the news that Patrick Giesbrecht, a graduate of Garden Valley Collegiate (GVC), has won the Governor General's Award at the Master of Science level in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba (U of M).
Parkland School Hosts Cultural Celebration
Parkland School celebrated another successful Cultural Celebration Day on May 4, 2018. As in the past celebrations, a highlight of the day was the Parade of Flags. This year's celebration saw 32 nations represented at the school. Parkland has been celebrating this cultural event since 2009, when there were 13 nations represented in the school.