Elmer S. Gish School

Elmer S. Gish School (formally known as Elmer S. Gish Elementary/Junior High School),[2] part of St. Albert Public Schools, is an Elementary-Junior High school located in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.[3] The school has been in operation since 1981 and was named after a St. Albert educator.

Elmer S. Gish Elementary & Junior High School
Address
75 Akins Drive St. Albert , Alberta , T8N 2W9 Canada
Coordinates	53.631108°N 113.586305°W
Information
Type	Public
Founded	1981
School board	St. Albert Public School District No. 5565
Superintendent	Barry Wowk
School number	60
Administrator	Catherine Coyne
Principal	John Strembitsky Kris Horb (Assistant Principal) Krysta Wilson (Assistant Principal)
Grades	K-9
Enrollment	536 ([1])
Language	English
Colour(s)	Burgundy and Gray
Team name	Warriors
Website	www.esgjh.spschools.org

The school is a triple-track school, offering Kindergarten to Grade 9 in the Global and Cogito[4] programs and Grades 5 to 9 in the Logos program.[5][6] The current principal is John Strembitski and the Assistant Principals are Kris Horb and Sue Werner.[7]

Awards

Elmer S Gish School is notable in that, in August 2010, Kindergarten teacher Derek Harrison was honored as one of the top three teachers in Canada by Canadian Family Magazine.[8]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Elmer S. Gish Elementary & Junior High School
3. "St. Albert Protestant Schools - Elmer S. Gish Elementary/Junior High School". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
4. "Elmer S Gish School - Cogito Alternative Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
5. "Elmer S Gish School - Mission Statement For St. Albert Logos Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
6. "School program urged for retared". Edmonton Journal. February 25, 1981. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
7. "Elmer S Gish School - Our Administration Team". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
8. Cory Hare (August 20, 2010). "Teacher gets props from parenting magazine". St. Albert Gazette. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.