For the first time since 1998, there is an election for the seat to represent the Drumheller area on the Christ the Redeemer School Division board.
Paul Andrew has served as trustee for 15 years. He will be seeking his sixth term. He said a lot has changed at the school in this time.
Not only has he seen seven of his children attend St. Anthony’s School, but also two of his children actually graduated from the school after it began offering senior high school courses.
During this term as a trustee, he also saw the construction of the new St. Anthony’s School on North Dinosaur Trail.
Running for Trustee are Paul Andrew and Mark Chung
“We have a new principal and some new ideas coming in and enrollment is up,” said Andrew.
For the first time since 1998 he will have a challenger for his seat.
Mark Chung was raised in Drumheller and attended St. Anthony’s as a student. Today his daughter is attending Grade 7 at the school.
He is running to get involved in the direction of the school.
“It is an ever changing world with education and technology and I want to get involved,” said Chung.
He said he would like to help build relationships with staff and teachers.
“Teachers need support to make a better classroom and there are lot of opportunities to do that. New people on the board and new ideas would help get that through,” said Chung.
He feels everyone who is running has the best interests of the students at heart.
“We want the best for the kids at the end of the day. There is nobody on the board, or wants to get on the board, that doesn’t have that in their gameplan,” said Chung.
