Back to school at DVSS is September 3, and there is new leadership at the school.
Dana Yemen was appointed principal at DVSS as Curtis LaPierre retired after 35 years of teaching and 14 years as principal.
“I am really honoured to be taking on this new role, and to be the first female Administrator here,” said Yemen. “Having been at Drumheller Valley Secondary School since the 2018-2019 school year as one of our Associate Principals, I have loved being a part of our school community and our amazing team, who I could not do this job without. Our staff and students are the best! The support from our community is amazing and I am proud to be a part of it.”
Yemen said the registration appears to be consistent with last year. While they don’t have any new staff at the school they are welcoming Dana Levesque back to the school. She taught at DVSS starting in 2018, but moved to Greentree School. She returns in a leadership role.
“She is now returning to join Mr. Brad Teske, as our other Associate Principal. She has strong connections herself within the community and was Greentree Elementary’s Associate Principal prior to re-joining us for this upcoming year,” said Yemen.
Program-wise, Yemen says they are looking at increasing numeracy time for the Junior High classes.
“We are also looking ahead to creating more opportunities for connections within our school community and our focus continues to be on belonging. We have done recent professional development as a staff with Dr. David Tranter’s work and “The Third Path”. We will still have our wide range of live taught core courses, our many options classes for students, and our Division’s Powerful Learning focus for the coming school year,” she said.
Yemen is looking forward to the energy that comes with a new school year.
“We can’t wait to see all our students and welcome them, whether they are returning from summer holidays or are new to our school and their journey with us is just beginning.”
