News Archive

Reminder for Parents! Both the Alberta Education and Childcare Assurance Survey and Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools Faith Survey deadlines have been extended to March 13, 2026. 🙏 Parents of students in Grades 10 will have received a unique access code from the school to complete the Assurance Survey online. Paper copies are available upon request. The Faith Survey is a short, one-page survey with 7 quick questions and an option to add comments. Thank you for sharing your voice to help our schools grow in faith, learning, and community. Faith Survey link: https://www.redeemer.ab.ca/faith-surveys

Our talented drama students took over The Eagle 100.9 this morning! They shared an interview and a sneak peek scene from their upcoming production, This Murder Was Staged. Be sure to buy your tickets for their upcoming performances! 🎭

HTA offers a wide variety of option courses at every grade level, giving students the opportunity to explore their passions, discover new interests, and grow their God-given talents. From Art, Drama, and Band to Construction, Fitness, Foods, Forensics, Languages, Outdoor Ed, Psychology, Leadership, and more — there truly is something for every student.

Come out and cheer on the JV & SR Boys Basketball teams tomorrow night as they take on Strathmore at HTA! 🏀 JV Boys tip off at 5:30 PM, followed by the SR Boys at 7:15 PM.🖤🏀💚 Go Knights!

As we celebrate 20 years of HTA’s Costa Rica Mission Trip, we’re excited to partner with local roastery Rebel Bean for a special Coffee & Tea Fundraiser! This fundraiser supports our mission in Cristo Rey, San José, Costa Rica, and 100% of proceeds go directly to our mission efforts.🇨🇷 ☕ Scan the QR code or order using the link below to ensure your purchase is connected to our fundraiser: https://rebelbeanfundraising.com/?sca_ref=10670431.ykdlVVTc0H At checkout, when prompted for the organization, please enter: HTA Mission Trip All orders are due by March 27th. Thank you for supporting our mission and being part of this special anniversary year!

Last night, we celebrated our incredible Grade 12 girls’ basketball seniors as they played their final home game at HTA. 🏀 Your leadership, dedication, and heart have represented HTA with pride every time you stepped on the court. Thank you for the memories and for being such pillars of our athletics program. You may have played your final home game, but remember: once a Knight, always a Knight! ⚔️💚🏀🖤

Heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Dornstauder! His leadership as a Vice Principal for the past four years has meant so much to our school! We are so happy for him and look forward to May, when he takes on the new role of Principal of Holy Trinity Academy! Congratulations, Mr. Dornstauder!. 💚🖤💚

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Congratulations to our Knightly Virtue Award recipients from this week; Kinley, Luke & Lauryn. You are all true Knights! 💚🖤 #HolyTrinityAcademy #HolyTrinityOkotoks #knightlyvirtue #htacommunity

Tuesday night’s Open House was a huge success! Thank you to all of our future Grade 10 students and families who joined us. We can’t wait to welcome you into the halls and officially call you our future Knights! 🖤⚔️💚 #holytrinityacademy #holytrinityokotoks #htacommunity #htaknighttime #ctrcatholic

Join us at HTA tonight for our Jazz Band Concert at 7pm! Hope to see you there! 🎶🎷🎺🎵

It is about to BEGIN!!! 🏃🏃‍♀️Anyone interested in signing up or wishing for information regarding the HTA Track & Field team are encouraged to attend an information meeting Wednesday, March 18th at 11:35 am in Mrs. Paulgaard's room. Use the QR code posted on social media and throughout the school to sign-up and receive information about the team. Must use your school Google Account (email) to sign-up. See Mrs. Paulgaard if you cannot make this meeting.

Today our school proudly wore pink in support of Pink Shirt Day. Standing together against bullying and showing that kindness always wins 💗 #pinkshirtday #choosekindness #standupagainstbullying

Congratulations to Mr. Everett who is Holy Trinity Academy's Christian Witness Award recipient for 2025-2026. Mr. Everett models the Gospel each day through joyful, authentic faith that is naturally woven into his teaching and classroom life. Known for his compassion, integrity, and Christ-like care for students and staff, he creates an inclusive environment that honours each person’s dignity while strengthening the faith life of our entire school community. Congratulations, Mr. Everett! 💚✝🖤 #ctrcatholic #ctrchristianwitness #ibelieveincatholiced

Huge Congratulations to some of our amazing music students! 🎷🎺 Cade Corrigan (Gr. 10) and Abel Moore (Gr. 10) were selected for, and performed in the Alberta Jazz Ensemble, Alberta’s most prestigious honor band, learning a university-level set in just two days! Evie Smallbone (Gr. 12) played lead trumpet in the Girls in Jazz Honour Band for a sold-out concert at the National Music Centre, and Danielle Ronghadi earned a Girls in Jazz scholarship. Bravo to all for representing HTA's Music program at the provincial level! 💚🎶🎵🖤

HTA students continue to demonstrate strong academic achievement, with 93.4% meeting the acceptable standard on diploma exams, surpassing the provincial average by 11.4%. We are proud of our students' dedication and grateful for the support of our staff who make this success possible. #HTAassuranceresults #faithhopelove

Knights Baseball tryouts are taking place at the Okotoks Regional Fieldhouse on Tuesday March 10th and Thursday March 12th. ⚾Any students who are planning to tryout are asked to complete the following form https://forms.gle/o8X65N8W9NFWdqJZA If you have any questions, see Mr. Crawford.

🏸 Knights BADMINTON 🏸 The courts are calling and the shuttle is flying! Join us for our next practice as we bring the energy and Knights pride. 📅 Friday, February 27 ⏰ 2:15 PM

💗 Pink Shirt Day is this Wednesday! 💗 Students are invited to bring in their own white shirt on Monday and Tuesday this week to tie-dye it pink at lunch in support of kindness, inclusion, and standing up against bullying. Let’s fill our school with pink on Wednesday and show that kindness always wins 💗

TICKETS NOW ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC! 🎟 This Murder Was Staged (a comedy)🎬🎭 If you do NOT have a student at HTA, please purchase your tickets HERE: https://holytrinity.redeemer.ab.ca/extra-curricular HTA Families - please purchase your tickets in School Cash Online! Tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Once a show sells out you will be unable to purchase tickets for that particular date/time. Tickets will be sold at the door if seats remain on the day of the show. Please be prepared to show proof of purchase upon entry by printing out your receipt ahead of time or taking a screenshot on your phone.

Did You Know???? 🧐 We have an account at the Okotoks Bottle Depot for Mission Costa Rica fundraising. Please bring in your bottles and mention “Mission Costa Rica” to have your bottle funds go to a great cause! Thank you! 💚🖤💚🖤