To Our Graduates, Congratulations! Achieving your Alberta High School Diploma is something to be very proud of. It required effort, commitment, perseverance, and support. Sadly, not everyone in Alberta gets here, but you have. Vista Virtual School and your teachers were with you along this journey, and our pride for you knows no limits. We […]

We would like to extend our condolences to all those affected by this tragic violence, and in particular, extend this to the families and loved ones of those who were killed. As a school, we share in the concern about growing societal violence, and in particular, that which occurs in schools. We have long maintained […]

Last month we heard from Zairyn and Logan Mierau, aged 14 and nine respectively, about their experience with distance learning at Vista Virtual School. This month we hear from the third Mierau brother Samuel, age 11, about his experience as a VVS student. Like his two brothers, Samuel, a grade 6 student at VVS, leads […]

Vista Virtual School would like to wish its Muslim students, colleagues, families, and community members a very happy and safe month of Ramadan, which began last night at sundown. For many Muslims the world over, this year’s is a very special Ramadan as it is the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that […]

Distance learning is not a new phenomenon. Vista Virtual School has been in operation since 1996, and distance learning existed well before that – even before the advent of the Internet. Yet for the majority of students in Alberta and beyond, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about their first taste of full-fledged online education. For some […]

In recent weeks the world’s attention has been gripped by the unfolding crisis in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine hits close to home for many here in Alberta, a province that is home to some 350,000 people (roughly eight percent of the total population) of at least partial Ukrainian ancestry. Vista Virtual School would like […]

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of Alberta students in a variety of ways. For Aidan Kometz, a 16-year-old competitive ski racer, that disruption came in the form of highly restrictive training schedule for his athletic passion, which forced him to get creative with his schooling. “Ski racing is a demanding and competitive sport with […]

Got a pink shirt? Great! Just make sure it’s laundered for Wednesday, February 23. Don’t have one? Well, you’ve still got the weekend to go out and buy one. It’s for a worthwhile cause. Why wear pink on February 23? It all started in 2007 when a student at a Nova Scotia school was bullied […]

Since 2017 the Alberta government has officially recognized February as Black History Month. While progress is slowly being made, the hundred-plus-year-old history of Alberta’s Black population remains largely unknown. It is therefore worth revisiting this fascinating history—a story that encapsulates the freedom and independence of spirit in which Albertans of all backgrounds take pride. Alberta’s […]

Looking for something to keep you busy over the Christmas holidays? How about getting ready to apply for one of Canada’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarships? The Schulich Leader Scholarships are open to one graduating high school student per school who plans to enrol in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) program at one of […]