The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education has unveiled a new logo.--SUPPLIED IMAGE
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The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education released its new logo Thursday morning and superintendent Dwayne Zarichny says it tells the story of its jurisdiction.
“It really exemplifies that relationship between students, parents, the school and our faith,” he said. “With all of those elements working together, we really can educate the whole child and not just worry about academics.”
Thursday was Catholic Education Day across the globe which is why the MHCBE decided to surprise its students with the new logo in the morning. The division has also been celebrating Alberta’s Catholic Education Week throughout the week with students participating in virtual activities each day.
Zarichny says all teachers shared the logo with their students along with a short video.
“Students were taken through what a logo actually is, what the various parts of our new logo means and then we even challenged our students to come up with their own interpretation of the logo as well as a sidewalk chalk art challenge,” said Zarichny.
The new logo is primarily blue, which symbolizes Catholic education in Alberta, with green as an accent colour. Zarichny says the new logo has been well received.
“So far feedback from teachers and parents has been very positive. The students like the new logo, one of the comments that has come up a number of times was that this logo is easier for students to relate to and they’re able to find meaning in it for themselves, which is very exciting for us,” he said.
There are three figures in the logo and Zarichny says the person in the middle will change colours depending on the time of year. It will turn purple during lent and turn gold during holidays such as Christmas and Easter.
Zarichny says the MHCBE continues to be one of the highest performing school divisions in the province and he believes the new logo explains why.
“As a Catholic school division, we believe in educating the whole child and we believe this is accomplished best by working together with students, parents and our faith,” he said.
