Paul William Kaeser High School

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Paul William Kaeser High School
Location
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Canada
Information
Funding typePublic
School boardFort Smith District Education Authority,
South Slave Divisional Education Council
Area trusteeConnie Benwell (Chair, Fort Smith DEA)
PrincipalChristy MacKay
Grades7-12
Enrollment250 (2022-2023)
LanguageEnglish, French, Chipewyan
Websitesites.google.com/a/ssdec.org/pwk-high-school/

Paul William Kaeser High School is a high school in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. The school is overseen by the Fort Smith District Education Authority and administered by the South Slave Divisional Education Council.[1] It provides secondary education services to students from Fort Smith as well as the nearby Salt River First Nation and Smith's Landing First Nation.

The school is named after Paul William Kaeser, a Fort Smith entrepreneur who opened a grocery store in Fort Smith in 1947.

Recognition[edit]

  • In 2012, the past principal of the school, Al Karasiuk, was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principal by The Learning Partnership, a Toronto-based NGO[2]

Clubs[edit]

  • As of 2023, there are 3 main clubs that remain throughout the school year, which are the Newspaper Club, Rainbow Sage, and the Astronomy club. The Astronomy club began this year, and is the only club started by a student.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our Schools: South Slave Divisional Education Council - Creating Futures". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  2. ^ COP Winners "The Learning Partnership - COP - Winners". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2012-10-05.

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