Alberta Champions has been running Student Contests since to 2010 to promote greater awareness of important Albertans and their roles in building our community.
2018 marks the first essay contest focused on indigenous writers and indigenous history.
Students grades 4-9 write about great Albertans, catch the inspiration, start to emulate the champions, begin their community involvement, learn good citizenship, and can WIN GREAT PRIZES!
The contest is open to students from all schools in the Southern Alberta, from Grades 4 -6 and Grades 7-9.
And the Winners of the 2017 Student Contest Are….
The 2017 Alberta Champions Student Essay/Story Contest judging has been completed. See the Complete Winners List, and read their essays (grades 7-9) and stories (grades 4+-6)
Pictured in the poster is our most recent Field of Fame at Heritage Park honouring six Calgary historical figures.
Prior years’ winning entries
Here are links to the many great winning entries (and they’re also prize winning entries) from previous years’ contests:
Write about these Alberta Champions:
These individuals that were important to Calgary & Alberta history which can be selected as subjects for the 2017 student essay (grades 7-9) or story (grades 4-6) contest: