# Elmer S. Gish School

Elmer S. Gish School (formally known as Elmer S. Gish Elementary/Junior High School), part of St. Albert Public Schools, is an Elementary-Junior High school located in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. The school has been in operation since 1981 and was named after a St. Albert educator.
The school is a double-track school, offering Kindergarten to Grade 9 in the Cogito program, and Kindergarten to Grade 6 for the global program. The current principal is Randy Roszell and the Assistant Principals are Derek Harrison and Sue Werner.

## Awards

Elmer S Gish School is notable in that, in August 2010, Kindergarten teacher Derek Harrison was honored as one of the top three teachers in Canada by Canadian Family Magazine.

## Staff

The following is a table of the current staff roster, sourced from the official page.
| Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name | Occupation | Occupation | Occupation | Occupation | Occupation | Occupation | Occupation | Occupation | Grade | Grade | Grade | Grade |
| Randy Roszell | Randy Roszell | Randy Roszell | Randy Roszell | Randy Roszell | Randy Roszell | Randy Roszell | Randy Roszell | Principal | Principal | Principal | Principal | Principal | Principal | Principal | Principal | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Derek Harrison | Derek Harrison | Derek Harrison | Derek Harrison | Derek Harrison | Derek Harrison | Derek Harrison | Derek Harrison | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Sue Werner | Sue Werner | Sue Werner | Sue Werner | Sue Werner | Sue Werner | Sue Werner | Sue Werner | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | Assistant Principal | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Heather Semple | Heather Semple | Heather Semple | Heather Semple | Heather Semple | Heather Semple | Heather Semple | Heather Semple | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Amy Stone | Amy Stone | Amy Stone | Amy Stone | Amy Stone | Amy Stone | Amy Stone | Amy Stone | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | Administrative Assistant | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Christa Parenteau | Christa Parenteau | Christa Parenteau | Christa Parenteau | Christa Parenteau | Christa Parenteau | Christa Parenteau | Christa Parenteau | Accounting | Accounting | Accounting | Accounting | Accounting | Accounting | Accounting | Accounting | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Heather Hansen | Heather Hansen | Heather Hansen | Heather Hansen | Heather Hansen | Heather Hansen | Heather Hansen | Heather Hansen | Librarian | Librarian | Librarian | Librarian | Librarian | Librarian | Librarian | Librarian | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Cydney Cook | Cydney Cook | Cydney Cook | Cydney Cook | Cydney Cook | Cydney Cook | Cydney Cook | Cydney Cook | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | K | K | K | K |
| Katrina Soprovich | Katrina Soprovich | Katrina Soprovich | Katrina Soprovich | Katrina Soprovich | Katrina Soprovich | Katrina Soprovich | Katrina Soprovich | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | K | K | K | K |
| Daneka Lemire | Daneka Lemire | Daneka Lemire | Daneka Lemire | Daneka Lemire | Daneka Lemire | Daneka Lemire | Daneka Lemire | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | K | K | K | K |
| Azmina Dewji | Azmina Dewji | Azmina Dewji | Azmina Dewji | Azmina Dewji | Azmina Dewji | Azmina Dewji | Azmina Dewji | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kamila Llanes | Kamila Llanes | Kamila Llanes | Kamila Llanes | Kamila Llanes | Kamila Llanes | Kamila Llanes | Kamila Llanes | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malina Ternovatsky | Malina Ternovatsky | Malina Ternovatsky | Malina Ternovatsky | Malina Ternovatsky | Malina Ternovatsky | Malina Ternovatsky | Malina Ternovatsky | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lynna Machney | Lynna Machney | Lynna Machney | Lynna Machney | Lynna Machney | Lynna Machney | Lynna Machney | Lynna Machney | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaylan Como | Kaylan Como | Kaylan Como | Kaylan Como | Kaylan Como | Kaylan Como | Kaylan Como | Kaylan Como | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Haylee Frank | Haylee Frank | Haylee Frank | Haylee Frank | Haylee Frank | Haylee Frank | Haylee Frank | Haylee Frank | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tessa Wright | Tessa Wright | Tessa Wright | Tessa Wright | Tessa Wright | Tessa Wright | Tessa Wright | Tessa Wright | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Elyse LaRiviere | Elyse LaRiviere | Elyse LaRiviere | Elyse LaRiviere | Elyse LaRiviere | Elyse LaRiviere | Elyse LaRiviere | Elyse LaRiviere | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kimberlee Williams | Kimberlee Williams | Kimberlee Williams | Kimberlee Williams | Kimberlee Williams | Kimberlee Williams | Kimberlee Williams | Kimberlee Williams | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Aimee Wolfram | Aimee Wolfram | Aimee Wolfram | Aimee Wolfram | Aimee Wolfram | Aimee Wolfram | Aimee Wolfram | Aimee Wolfram | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Melissa Zawaduk | Melissa Zawaduk | Melissa Zawaduk | Melissa Zawaduk | Melissa Zawaduk | Melissa Zawaduk | Melissa Zawaduk | Melissa Zawaduk | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Alisha Mullen | Alisha Mullen | Alisha Mullen | Alisha Mullen | Alisha Mullen | Alisha Mullen | Alisha Mullen | Alisha Mullen | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| Hannah Albi | Hannah Albi | Hannah Albi | Hannah Albi | Hannah Albi | Hannah Albi | Hannah Albi | Hannah Albi | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Dominique Pucci | Dominique Pucci | Dominique Pucci | Dominique Pucci | Dominique Pucci | Dominique Pucci | Dominique Pucci | Dominique Pucci | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jessica Woloszyn | Jessica Woloszyn | Jessica Woloszyn | Jessica Woloszyn | Jessica Woloszyn | Jessica Woloszyn | Jessica Woloszyn | Jessica Woloszyn | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Leah Gibson | Leah Gibson | Leah Gibson | Leah Gibson | Leah Gibson | Leah Gibson | Leah Gibson | Leah Gibson | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Daicea Hosack | Daicea Hosack | Daicea Hosack | Daicea Hosack | Daicea Hosack | Daicea Hosack | Daicea Hosack | Daicea Hosack | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tony Rafaat | Tony Rafaat | Tony Rafaat | Tony Rafaat | Tony Rafaat | Tony Rafaat | Tony Rafaat | Tony Rafaat | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Natalie Schneider | Natalie Schneider | Natalie Schneider | Natalie Schneider | Natalie Schneider | Natalie Schneider | Natalie Schneider | Natalie Schneider | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Heather Japuncic | Heather Japuncic | Heather Japuncic | Heather Japuncic | Heather Japuncic | Heather Japuncic | Heather Japuncic | Heather Japuncic | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Christine Cookson | Christine Cookson | Christine Cookson | Christine Cookson | Christine Cookson | Christine Cookson | Christine Cookson | Christine Cookson | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Jordyn Johnston | Jordyn Johnston | Jordyn Johnston | Jordyn Johnston | Jordyn Johnston | Jordyn Johnston | Jordyn Johnston | Jordyn Johnston | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Amanda Magyar | Amanda Magyar | Amanda Magyar | Amanda Magyar | Amanda Magyar | Amanda Magyar | Amanda Magyar | Amanda Magyar | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Mitchel Vigneau | Mitchel Vigneau | Mitchel Vigneau | Mitchel Vigneau | Mitchel Vigneau | Mitchel Vigneau | Mitchel Vigneau | Mitchel Vigneau | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Erica Baxter | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Cameron Fischer | Cameron Fischer | Cameron Fischer | Cameron Fischer | Cameron Fischer | Cameron Fischer | Cameron Fischer | Cameron Fischer | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Marni Fischer | Marni Fischer | Marni Fischer | Marni Fischer | Marni Fischer | Marni Fischer | Marni Fischer | Marni Fischer | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Danielle Hagg | Danielle Hagg | Danielle Hagg | Danielle Hagg | Danielle Hagg | Danielle Hagg | Danielle Hagg | Danielle Hagg | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Cam Harding | Cam Harding | Cam Harding | Cam Harding | Cam Harding | Cam Harding | Cam Harding | Cam Harding | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Darren Mein | Darren Mein | Darren Mein | Darren Mein | Darren Mein | Darren Mein | Darren Mein | Darren Mein | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Darren Moric | Darren Moric | Darren Moric | Darren Moric | Darren Moric | Darren Moric | Darren Moric | Darren Moric | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Craig Orfino | Craig Orfino | Craig Orfino | Craig Orfino | Craig Orfino | Craig Orfino | Craig Orfino | Craig Orfino | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Wyatt Paziuk | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Alisha Plummer | Alisha Plummer | Alisha Plummer | Alisha Plummer | Alisha Plummer | Alisha Plummer | Alisha Plummer | Alisha Plummer | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Lee Zalasky | Lee Zalasky | Lee Zalasky | Lee Zalasky | Lee Zalasky | Lee Zalasky | Lee Zalasky | Lee Zalasky | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | Teacher | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 |
| Jon Buryn | Jon Buryn | Jon Buryn | Jon Buryn | Jon Buryn | Jon Buryn | Jon Buryn | Jon Buryn | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Courtney Drake | Courtney Drake | Courtney Drake | Courtney Drake | Courtney Drake | Courtney Drake | Courtney Drake | Courtney Drake | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Sheldon Celinskis | Sheldon Celinskis | Sheldon Celinskis | Sheldon Celinskis | Sheldon Celinskis | Sheldon Celinskis | Sheldon Celinskis | Sheldon Celinskis | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Becky Knickerbocker | Becky Knickerbocker | Becky Knickerbocker | Becky Knickerbocker | Becky Knickerbocker | Becky Knickerbocker | Becky Knickerbocker | Becky Knickerbocker | Literacy | Literacy | Literacy | Literacy | Literacy | Literacy | Literacy | Literacy | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Amy Cherewyk | Amy Cherewyk | Amy Cherewyk | Amy Cherewyk | Amy Cherewyk | Amy Cherewyk | Amy Cherewyk | Amy Cherewyk | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Ashley O'Neil | Ashley O'Neil | Ashley O'Neil | Ashley O'Neil | Ashley O'Neil | Ashley O'Neil | Ashley O'Neil | Ashley O'Neil | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | Art, French | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |
| Tanya Reidy | Tanya Reidy | Tanya Reidy | Tanya Reidy | Tanya Reidy | Tanya Reidy | Tanya Reidy | Tanya Reidy | French | French | French | French | French | French | French | French | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 | K-9 |