Another cache in the Foothills School District series.
Big Hill School was built in 1906 for the sum of $700, but the builder had to supply all the building materials.
The school was opened in 1908 with 16 pupils by a Miss McLean from Winnipeg. Next year there were 40 pupils. One of the outstanding memories by many of the former students is that on the last day of each school year, the teacher, all the pupils and as many parents as possible went to Banff, yes Banff! Back in those days that was no small effort. There is a picture of Big Hill students standing in front of Bow Falls in Banff, (See P.384 of Tales and Trails).
When the school closed in 1959, the students were sons and daughters of former pupils of Big Hill School. Students were then bussed to High River. The building was moved to a local rancher’s yard to be used as a shop.
Information taken from: Pioneering with a Piece of Chalk, by Bill Baergen
Tales and Trails, A History of Longview and Surrounding Area