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High Prairie School Division (HPSD) has announced the appointment of Audrey Ghostkeeper as the new principal of E.G. Wahlstrom School (EGW) starting in the 2023-24 school year.

Ghostkeeper has been with HPSD since 2004, with nearly 20 years of educational experience.

Ghostkeepeer has been with E.G. Wahlstrom School since 2017, when she became the learning support teacher and was later appointed as the vice principal in 2018.

According to the HPSD, Ghostkeeper created and implemented professional development for staff, provided ongoing instructional coaching to teachers, established the collaborative response model structures to build teacher capacity and streamline supports for students, and oversaw inclusive education and mentorship, to name a few of her successes.

Ghostkeeper has a bachelor of education degree from the University of Alberta and a master of education from Yorkville University.

She has also added professional development for the provision of literacy supports and character education for students, achieving her Alberta Leadership Quality Standard certification, among other achievements.

Ghostkeeper will be taking over from Lisa Palko, current principal of EG Wahlstrom. Palko is retiring at the end of the school year after 30 years with HPSD.