News Archive

Blessings on this Holy Thursday. ✝🙏🏻

Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Straub, and a group of our students are headed off to France today! Blessings for safe travels and a wonderful trip! 🇫🇷✈🎒📸🥐

Wear a hat in school this Wednesday for a $1 that will go to charity. 🎩👒🤠

Our Kindergarten students celebrated Palm Sunday today with a joyful parade singing Hosanna and waving their palm leaves, proclaiming Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem. 🌴❤ #STADrumSpirit

On Wednesday, St. Anthony’s School hosted an information session on how children learn to read. It was an engaging and successful evening with a great turnout. Thank you to all the families who were able to join us! 📖📕🔠

Our grade 6 girls welcomed Christ the King and Sacred Heart Acadeny to our school and our boys went to play in Brooks. 🏀

This morning, Mrs. Pascut's Grade 5 class lead Div 2 in a Stations of the Cross. ✝💜

Congratulations to all the St. Anthony’s students who participated in this year's Drumheller Performing Arts Festival! The award & scholarship winners included instrumentalists, vocalists, dancers and all three St. Anthony’s bands. Two students from our school were chosen to represent Drumheller in the Provincial Music Festival: Eli Ledrew and Chloe Sutcliffe! 🏆🏅👏🎼

Thank you Canadian Tire Drumheller for donating buckets to our music classes for drumming! 🥁🎶 #STADrumSpirit

Our Lost & Found is pretty big and has been around for a while! If you recognize anything, please claim it by Friday. Whatever is left will be donated. Thank you! 👕👟

Tomorrow! 😁🧀

Please share: all are welcome to attend this practical session that includes the key components of learning to read and activities that support reading development. 📚📖🔠

Our grade 5 to 7s got to cheer on their U13 Raptor classmates for their first home provincial game yesterday, good luck this weekend! 🏒

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️

'Viewing' starts tomorrow with an option to buy on Wednesday & Thursday! 📚📖📘🔖

Please consider supporting this fundraiser for our school and just in time for Mother's Day! 🌼🌺🌷🌻🌸🌿 https://friendsofstanthony.growingsmilesfundraising.com/home

Merry Christmas to all of our St. Anthony's School Family! 🎄❤🌟

During this last week of school in the advent season, Anthony travelled all over bringing tidings of joy to our elementary students. From a collaborative art project to the music room, and reminding us of our gifts and talents, Anthony has brought joy in searching for Jesus this advent season. He said goodbye to students today with a "kiss "promising to keep searching for Jesus and return next year with more messages to share! 💜🌟 #ctrfaith #IBelieveinCatholicEd

Happy 4th Sunday of Advent! 💜

On Dec. 16th, Mr. Mulgrew's grade 10 CALM class went to the BCF to participate in 'World of Choices'. They enjoyed a day filled with inspiration, learning, and fun. Students explored different career paths as they met professionals from various fields who shared their experiences and insights. 💼👩‍💼👨‍💼🎓 #stadrumspirit

Some of our homerooms were challenged to a 'best Christmas decorated classroom door' contest! Which one is your favorite? 🎄🚪🌟❤ #STADrumSpirit

Meet our 2025/2026 School Council Presidents, Renz and Ryah, and our VP, Nathaniel! Renz: “I wanted to be student council president because I’ve always believed that the best kind of leadership is service. My goal is to serve my fellow students by making school life better, and making school something everyone can look forward to.” 👨‍⚖️👩‍⚖ #STADrumSpirit

This past weekend, Mrs. Eddy was in the YUKON for professional development! She learned in community with 20 other teachers from across Canada and explored the traditional territories of the Kluane First Nation, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the White River First Nation, Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. She engaged with local Elders, Knowledge Holders, artists and researchers to enhance her teaching practice and own understanding of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, climate change and ReconciliAction. She is excited to share her experiences with students!! #STADrumSpirit

Congratulations to our top Terry Fox fundraisers who will be receiving a McDonalds lunch donated by Harper's Tire and the 3 winning classrooms will be getting a pizza party donated by Vintage! Also, a big THANK YOU to Mrs. Peters for all your hard work organizing a very successful Terry Fox Run. Our school raised a record $18,679.00! 😀🍟🍕 #STADrumSpirit #ctrfaith

Yearbook Cover Contest! Prize: The winning artist will see their work featured on the cover of this year’s yearbook and receive a FREE copy! Deadline: November 30th Theme to be inspired by: Isaiah 43:2 "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you." Any media can be used, be creative! 🎨🖌✏ #STADrumSpirit

Our cross-country running team participated in Zones in Diamond Valley today! Along with Adam's 3rd place! (see picture), Levi placed 15th and Joe 19th for junior boys and all three should qualify for Provincials. Everyone did really well and ran great races! Thank you to our coaches, Mr. Makse and Dr. Veronique Ram 🏃🏃‍♀️👟 #STADrumSpirit

Coach Makse is very proud of the Jr. B Girls Volleyball team for finishing in 2nd place out of 16 teams at their very first tournament of the season, Go Saints! 🏐🥈 #STADrumSpirit

*ATTENTION grade 9-11 students! We are looking for 4-5 students to attend this first ever GrACE Youth Summit on Oct. 24th, all costs are covered! Spots are limited so if you are interested in this great opportunity, please see the office for more information!

The grade 9 science classes modelled DNA with liquorice and marshmallows as part of their Biodiversity unit! 🔬⚛ #STADrumSpirit

We had a very successful walk/run for Terry Fox today! A big thank you to the Dragons for helping us out, Riverside Value Drug Mart for the water, and Canalta for the ice-cream as well as all of our other volunteers, participants and fundraisers, more info to come! #STADrumSpirit #ctrfaith

Matthew Doyle, presenting the results of his research project he did this summer on inorganic fluorine chemistry at the 18th annual Chinook Symposium, University of Lethbridge. Congratulations, Matthew, on winning second place in the Undergraduate Chemistry Poster Presentation category! 🥈 #STADrumSpirit

Alien In-Line came to St. Anthony’s School to teach our students how to inline skate. All students and staff had an enjoyable and fun-filled 4 days on skates! 🎶🛼 #STADrumSpirit

Thank you Tammi & Dino-Mite Fudge, its delicious!

Please support our grads this Sunday! ♻🎓

Congratulations to all of our 2025 St. Anthony's School Award Winners last night! 🏆🥇 #STADrumSpirit

A new ‘General Permission Form – Walking Distance Activities’ has been created and this includes the Terry Fox Run. Please sign in to School Cash to sign this: https://christtheredeemer.schoolcashonline.com/ Thank you!

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT! Congratulations to Brigo Castillo, Class of 2018, who won the President’s Award for Best Oral Presentation at the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB) Annual General Meeting in Halifax recently where he presented his doctoral research on RNAi technologies. Outstanding work Brigo! #STADrumSpirit

The cafeteria opens this Monday, September 15th! 🌭 *Please submit pre-orders using the google form (not email) *The google form and menu will be shared each week from Ms. Doyle 🍔*Cafeteria lunches for K-6 students must be pre-ordered 🥗*E-transfer payment to: marciano_cafe@yahoo.com 🥤*Please place orders by 9am if ordering a lunch for the same day 🍪*When ordering a lunch for your child (K-6), please notify your child's teacher so they can add them to the cafeteria pick up list.

*We currently have 2 small kindergarten classes with spots available. Please share! 😃📚🍎🎒✏ To register, visit: stanthonys.redeemer.ab.ca/register

Please prayerfully consider donating towards our St. Anthony's Church repair and please share, thank you: https://www.gofundme.com/f/st-anthonys-roman-catholic-parish-building-fund?fbclid=IwY2xjawLOonJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3Wmx3cDR4a3oyRDF4cXQyAR6WF0GuZQo3VeHimPkaET-9KRtWWGZ_jRIp5y5AjEL7M7HVfks2q1z5GumoHw_aem_X5XXj5P64_edHwDwZJqWjQ

School supply lists for next year are on our website. Parents have the option again this year to purchase online through School Start (kits get mailed directly to their home, not the school). There's a chance to win $1000 if you order by July 18th!🎒✏📓✂ https://stanthonys.redeemer.ab.ca/folder/9042576e-2c6d-4e84-84ec-7817b5d38e39

Our Horticulture Options class helped out Valley Growers, growing food for the Food Bank at the Bankview Community Garden. They had 3 raised beds and planted: tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, onions, spinach, beets, beans, peas, radishes, and garlic! 🥕🌱👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 #STADrumSpirit #ctrfaith

Our students & staff want to give a huge shout out and THANK YOU to Pat at Anderson Drug by Freson Bros.! Pat donates the bags we use for all of our popcorn sales which raise money for many of our field trips. 😀🚌 #STADrumSpirit

Mrs. Dextras took her Horticulture Options class on a trip to the EduTrek Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo this year where the students learned about indoor plants & sustainability! 🌳🌴🌿🌺 #STADrumSpirit

We wish all staff, students, and families a safe and wonderful summer! God bless 😎❤

The Grade Ones had a roaring good time at the Royal Tyrrell Museum last week! 🦕🦖 #STADrumSpirit

Today, our Kinders had their graduation ceremony, congrats! 🍎🎒🎓🥰 #STADrumSpirit

Thank you, Hodgson Family, for the puppy visit yesterday! 🐾🐕 #STADrumSpirit

Our Kindergarteners had a great time on their field trip to Barneys! 🦖🐖🏎🌻 #STADrumSpirit

Congratulations to our students who received their 1st Holy Communion at St. Anthony's Church today during the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi! This was followed by a Eucharistic Procession and a reception at the hall. ✝💟 #IBelieveinCatholicEd #ctrfaith

Our Kinders loved getting to be 'vets', thank you Valley Vet Clinic! 😼🐾🐕🐢🏥👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ #STADrumSpirit

The grade 2s were all a flutter on Monday as they released their butterflies! 🦋🦋🦋 #STADrumSpirit

Our Kinders say, "thank you for helping us make pizza Vintage, it was yummy!" 🍕😀 #STADrumSpirit

Kindergarten field trips to the police and fire stations. Thank you for the tours Drumheller RCMP and Drumheller Fire Dept., we had a lot of fun!👨🏻‍🚒🚒🚓👮‍♀️ #STADrumSpirit

A REMINDER of last instructional days and exam schedule for students. ⌛📝 *Today is last day of classes for grade 10-12, good luck on your exams! 😀👍

We held an Art Cafe on Thursday evening. The 'People’s Choice' award went to Hannah for her art 30 project with first runner up going to Everrett W. for his sketchbook, congrats! #STADrumSpirit

The Rotary Club presented Hayes and Andi with the male and female athlete of the year awards Thursday night at Drumheller's Celebration of Excellence! #STADrumSpirit

St. Anthony of Padua, feast day June 13th, pray for us and our school! ❤✝ #IBelieveinCatholicEd #ctrfaith

Come and enjoy some art, music, and punch tonight from 6 to 7pm! 🎨🎶🍹 #STADrumSpirit

St. Nicholas, feast day Dec. 6th and patron saint of children, pray for us! ❤

Bring $10 to the Christmas concerts to participate in the raffle!

A big St. Anthony's welcome to our new teachers this year! #STADrumSpirit✏🍎📖😃

Mrs. Maunula had a wonderful summer with family and friends. Some highlights include: the Serena Ryder concert, a road trip to Thunder Bay with stops at the Terry Fox memorial lookout, Sea lion trail, and Kakabeka Falls! 🚗👟🌊🍁

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Mrs. Jusseaume and her husband loved their week in the Maritimes! They saw "Anne of Green Gables the musical" in Charlottetown, Fort Louisbourg on Cape Breton, and found family history information at the Pier 21 Immigration Museum in Halifax. 🦞👒⚓🏖

We look forward to seeing your beautiful smiles! 😀✏️🎒

To see/print school supply lists, visit: https://stanthonys.redeemer.ab.ca/folder/9042576e-2c6d-4e84-84ec-7817b5d38e39

The Johnstons having fun at Calaway Park! 😃🎡🎢