Posted on 2025-11-28 21:46:11.142 +0000 UTC
High Prairie School Division is proud to highlight another powerful collaboration between 𝐇𝐏𝐒𝐃’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 and 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐜𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝, 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, including support for the Division’s hot lunch program. This partnership continues to strengthen land-based learning, food sovereignty initiatives, and meaningful hands-on experiences for students.
Last school year, the 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐘𝐂𝐑) at Georges P Vanier School applied for—and received—a $𝟐𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭. In an incredible act of leadership and community-mindedness, the YCR chose to 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Part of these funds were used to purchase another bison, which is being processed today by EW Pratt High School students in 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬.
Today’s project coincides perfectly with the start of the 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝟏 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬’ 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞, which began on Monday of this week. Students are learning both basic and advanced meat cookery, as well as the different cuts and their purposes.
This bison was sourced through 𝐇𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡 and slaughtered at Tatonka Meats LTD., with 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫 and 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧 from Butcher Man deboning the meat for students to prepare. Last year, students from Prairie River Junior High School and Georges P. Vanier School each processed a bison, contributing to meals that have fed 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏,𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 through HPSD’s hot lunch program.
A special thank you to 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐱 for making another early-morning run to pick up the bison from Tatonka Meats at 6 a.m., and to all partners who support this important learning.
We extend our appreciation to Georges P. Vanier's 𝐘𝐂𝐑 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 for their initiative and generosity in sharing their grant funds with the entire Division. Their leadership reflects a commitment to food sovereignty, community, and learning that benefits students across HPSD.
