It has been my honour to have served the A.L. Horton Elementary school community these past three years.

Our community is unique within Elk Island Public Schools - with its Ukrainian program, sister colony school, service to the community, agricultural connections, and busy parents and caregivers volunteering for multiple organizations in town - and it makes Vegreville an exciting and heartwarming place to be.

I am proud of the school community's work on our vision: Connecting to foster the minds and hearts of leaders. We are inclusive, empathetic, respectful, and desire to make the Vegreville community better through our service to others.

Gratitude to the many parents, staff members, students, and community members who have been my mentors while principal here. It is with bittersweet emotions that I say farewell as I embark on a new journey as principal of Win Ferguson Elementary in Fort Saskatchewan. I will cherish my time here with students, families, staff, and community members.

Dopobachenya & farewell! 🌻🍉

Keri Busenius, Principal

• Congratulations to the Friends of A.L. Horton Society on their submission of the matching grant for playground #1. The fundraising society raised its first $125 000 and will hear back in the fall whether they receive a matching grant to put out to tender the K-2 playground replacement in July/August 2025.

Kindergarten - Mrs. Bortnick, Ms. Giebelhaus

Grade One - Mrs. Horon, Mrs. Bortnick/Mrs. Kozak

Grade Two - Mrs. Barlott, Mrs. Reid

Grade Three - Mrs. Palamarek, Mrs. Semeniuk

LINKS Program - Mrs. Hammond, Miss Morgana

PALS Program - Ms. Rice

Grade Four - Mrs. Kuhn, Mrs. Miller

Grade Five - Miss Billingsley, Mrs. Hayduk

Grade Six - Mr. Barkwell, Mr. Maskal

Counsellor - Ms. Giebelhaus

Assistant Principal - Ms. Rice

Principal - Mr. Howell

Office Staff - Mrs. Bay, Mrs. Golka

MHCB Coach - Mrs. Folk

Family School Liaison Worker - Mrs. Lakevold

Support Staff - Mrs. Bodnar, Mrs. Dinwoodie, Mrs. Duk, Mrs. Dytiuk, Mrs. Fedorouk, Mrs. Granger, Mrs. Ionetz, Mrs. Kawyuk, Mrs. Powley, Mrs. Saint, Mrs. Wakaruk, Mrs. Wortel

Thank you to the following staff members who are departing this June:

Mrs. Cave, Mr. Pylypenko, Mrs. Jesus-Gomez, Mrs. Campos-Moreira, Ms. Rodriguez, Mrs. Korpan, Mrs. Busenius

Plan to drop by the school the night before school begins so you can meet the staff!

Visit your child's new teacher and drop off school supplies to make the first day run smoothly.

Your child's assigned teacher will appear in the Parent Portal on Powerschool on the morning of August 28. Can't see it? Call us that day to check in.

See you from 4:30 - 6:00 PM on August 28!

Visit the School Start link to find the supplies you can order online for the 2024/25 school year.

Our school website also lists 24/25 supplies needed for all grades and program.