Education – Claresholm Local Press

Town council sends artificial intelligence policy to committee for further discussion

Posted on: July 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Staff Writer

By Rob VogtCiting the need for further discussion, Claresholm town council has sent to committee a draft policy governing the use of generative artificial intelligence.At its June 22 meeting, council heard a presentation from Patrick Gaede, the town’s municipal intern, presenting the draft policy.He explained as artificial intelligence continues to develop, administration has determined a policy is required to safeguard, … Read more…

High school participates in electric vehicle challenge

Posted on: June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Staff Writer

By Rob VogtThe third time was the charm for Willow Creek Composite High School as they brought home first, second and third place finishes in a unique electric vehicle challenge.Every year, Edison Motors, of Merritt, B.C, puts on a competition for high schools that has each school build an electric go-kart.This year’s competition culminated in an event in Golden, B.C. … Read more…

High school honours extra-curricular achievement

Posted on: June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Staff Writer

By Rob VogtWillow Creek Composite High School celebrated pride in performance with their annual awards last week.At an event at the school on June 11, Jessica Mackin was named the female athlete of the year, and Syler Sabey and Briggs Baker tied for male athlete of the year.Maya Sabey was the honourable mention female athlete of the year.Huxley Thom was … Read more…

Martin named top first-year teacher

Posted on: June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Staff Writer

By Rob VogtA teacher at Willow Creek Composite High School has been recognized as one of the top first-year teachers in Alberta.Mackenzie Martin was recently honoured with the Edwin Parr Teacher Award in Zone 6 of the Alberta School Boards Association, which recognizes outstanding first-year teachers who have demonstrated excellence in the Teaching Quality Standard.“I’m really honoured to be selected,” she … Read more…

Ready for school

Posted on: May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Staff Writer

West Meadow Elementary School held their annual developmental check-in on May 7 for students entering Kindergarten in the fall. Here, Linden Egger goes through a station run by Chery Starling while Linden’s mother Breanna Seeman looks on. For full coverage please see page seven. Photo by Terril Orsten

AI scholarships open doors for rural Alberta students

Posted on: December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 Staff Writer

By Trent Wilkie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Published on Dec 19, 2025 at 12:43 Rural Alberta students will soon have new opportunities to access advanced technology education thanks to a scholarship program launched this week by the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). The AI for Earth Scholarship Program, supported by Environment and Climate Change Canada, will provide 750 post‑secondary students in … Read more…

Teachers ordered back to work; classes resume Wednesday

Posted on: October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 Staff Writer

By Rob Vogt The provincial government has ordered teachers back to work, and classes will resume Wednesday. The government passed the Back to School Act on Tuesday, Oct. 28, imposing a four-year agreement covering approximately 51,000 teachers, in effect from Sept. 1, 2024, to Aug. 31, 2028. The province said the terms match a memorandum of understanding reached Sept. 23 between the Teachers … Read more…

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