The planning and building of the Tennessee School began April 26, 1910.

A local Board was formed: J. A. Sheffield, Chairman and L. J. Boag, Secretary-Treasurer with F. W. Fischer and W. H. Nickason as Trustees.

Mr. Sheffield was to interview Mr. Murphy as to the price of land required for the school site.

Mr. Giesler, Sr., a carpenter, was appointed overseer of the construction at $.40 an hour. The workers of the construction were paid $.30 an hour. Residents that helped build the school ad their wages deducted from their land tax. Land tax ranged from six to eight cents per acre. By the year 1920 tax was $/10 an acre. There was a fee of $2.00 per child to attend school.

As time progressed more names were added to the Board of Trustees. Some names were Walter Grien, Ernest Cocknell, Jess Snyder, A. Lamon, J. W. Fink, W. F. Gifford, A. Hammond, A. Betts, T. J. Wright, L. M. Cleland and H. Wright.

By the fall of 1910 the school had been completed and was ready for use. Miss Thomas, the first teacher, was hired November 1 to December 25 of that year. Her salary was $55.00 a month.

The first Christmas concert and dance was held December 23, 1910. The proceeds went to the funds of the district.

January 3, 1911 Miss L. W. Hodgkins was appointed teacher. Her salary was $650.00 per year. She remained a teacher for two terms.

May of 1911 Mr. Betts and Mr. Goodwin were hired to put a fence around the school and to build a barn. The wage rate was $.30 an hour. They also built a coal shed. They were also hired to paint the interior of the school a pea green color with brown trim. The wage rate was $.10 per yard for two coats of paint.

In 1912 a Bell organ was purchased for the school. A vote of thanks was tendered to Miss Hodgkins and A. Lamon for the trouble they had gone to in securing the organ. This had been purchased from the proceeds of dances.

In 1913 a heating system with a Waterman Waterbury was installed costing $160.00 and a sanitary drinking fountain costing $40.00.

Funding for teachers, etc. seemed to be a difficult task. However, after several years of operation, this difficulty seemed to be overcome.

Children who attended school in the early days were: Easterbrook, Russell, Fischer, Sexsmith, Slater and Toolie. Later families were: Snyder, Day, Wright, Hammond, Cleland, Betts, Fink, Gifford, Giesler, Delinte and Ziegler.

There seemed to be a problem with teachers, some staying only one year, six months and even only two months. Some of the names were: Miss Lasquez, Miss McCartin, Miss Lackner, Miss Lawson, Miss Bertha Miner, Miss Isobel McBride, Miss Haley, Miss Mabel Hughes, Miss Lougheed, Clifford Johnson, J. M. Williams, Miss Margaret Stephenson, Mrs. Ida Jones, Mrs. Vaughn Hammond, Miss Taylor, Miss Rubbra, Miss Glenora Weir, Mr. Hildgridge, Mrs. Beatrice Ankill, Miss Margaret Hallsworth, Miss Annie Halton and Miss Essie Bennett from 1928 to 1933 when the school closed.

Mrs. Ankill taught the students a school yell which they all shouted in unison:

Neptune, Venus, Jupiter, Mars,
Here we are the Tennessee stars,
Razzle, dazzle, zip, zam, zoo,
Tennessee, Tennessee, biz, bam, boo

Tennessee School closed for a time and re-opened in September 1945. Six children attended being: Laura and Lloyd Wright, Phyllis Hammond, Leroy Giesler, May Wright and Carol Daw.

Teachers and supervisors from 1945 – 1950 were: Norma Simpson (Cleland), Ardith Webster, Ilene Anderson, Ella Hunt, Olive Dingerville, Marjorie Wilkins (Haugen), Virginia Carlson (Crook) and Marwood Ranson (Carney).

The children took correspondence and once a month sent the lessons into Edmonton.

In January 1948 students from Tanner School joined those of Tennessee until June 1948. After this date, they returned to the re-opened Tanner School. These students included the Dingrevilles and Simpsons.

At the end of June 1951 Tennessee School again closed its doors for the last time. The school was sold to Arthur Wright in 1959 and moved to his property where it serves as a workshop today.