{"id":134112,"date":"2026-03-24T19:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/901533017"},"modified":"2026-03-24T19:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:56:54","slug":"tiny-school-big-ideas-holy-rosary-pupils-hosting-april-rural-tech-showcase-in-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/tiny-school-big-ideas-holy-rosary-pupils-hosting-april-rural-tech-showcase-in-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny school, big ideas: Holy Rosary pupils hosting April rural tech showcase in Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grade 7 and 8 pupils at Wyoming\u2019s Holy Rosary Catholic school will showcase how the rural community is embracing digital technology at the community\u2019s fairgrounds in April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Alongside local tech and career exhibitors, the Wyoming Sky-Tech Invitational will see area elementary school teams square off in drone coding and precision challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The free, public event run Friday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n

Holy Rosary pupils \u201cwanted to do something for their community,\u201d said Robert Walicki, a St. Clair Catholic District school board curriculum consultant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are a tiny school, but they wanted to show they have big dreams, big ideas,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are small but mighty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event came out of a drone-based technology workshop program at board elementary schools, in which sevent- and eighth-graders learn about coding and other drone-related skills linked to potential future careers in industry, wildlife management, emergency services and other fields.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s such a pervasive technology now,\u201d Walicki said.<\/p>\n

The Wyoming pupils saw an opportunity to share what they were learning with the community and wanted to do something beyond a school event, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey pitched their idea to the Plympton-Wyoming Agricultural Society,\u201d which donated use of the fairgrounds for the event, Walicki said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrones are just one aspect of it,\u201d he said. \u201cThey also wanted to show that in Lambton County, the world of agriculture is changing, the world of technology is changing.\u201d<\/p>\n

They invited local organizations and businesses using technology to take part and be event exhibitors, Walicki said.<\/p>\n

Plans are for a \u201chistory in flight\u201d exhibit in partnership with local veterans and a virtual reality career simulation hosted by the Workplace Group, he said. Wyoming firefighters, Delta Farm Equipment, the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority and other organizations are expected to be involved.<\/p>\n

There will also be real estate, agriculture and other businesses that use drone technologies, and \u201cwe have a coding company coming and are going to provide workshops for kids and families,\u201d Walicki said.<\/p>\n

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