Historic Sites of Manitoba: Amaranth Collegiate / Amaranth School (Amaranth, RM of Alonsa)

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Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The Amaranth Collegiate building in Amaranth, in the Rural Municipality of Alonsa, was designed by architect Nikola Zunic and constructed in 1961 by Burton Construction. When it opened in late 1961, its initial enrollment was 60 students, increasing to 148 students by 1967 when two classrooms were added to the west side of the structure. A further addition was made in 1982, the year after students from the nearby Amaranth School transferred here. The school closed around 2005 and it stood vacant and vandalized at the time of a 2018 site visit.

Principals

Period	Principal
1961-1978	?
1978-1981	Reginald Johnston
1981-1982	?
1982-1985	Jim Sangster
1985-2005	?

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1961-1978	?
1978-1979	Harold Fehr, Charlie Green, Darlene Grimstead, Bernice Robb, Lawrence Weslake
1979-1980	?
1980-1981	Harold Fehr, Darlene Grimstead, Paul Monchka, Bernice Robb
1981-1982	?
1982-1983	Thomas Bales, Lillian Boyechko, Debbie Chumola, Harold Fehr, Darlene Grimstead, Gayle Kuhn, Brent McEachen, Bernice Robb, Marilyn Shamuyarira, Ada Thompson, Judith Thompson
1983-1984	?
1984-1985	Thomas Bales, Debbie Chumola, Darlene Grimstead, Brent McEachen, Bernice Robb, Marilyn Shamuyarira, Christine Southam, Ada Thompson, Judith Thompson

Photos & Coordinates

Former Amaranth School (November 2018) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Interior of the former Amaranth School (November 2018) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N50.59470, W98.73679 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Flora School / Amaranth School No. 1534 (Amaranth, RM of Alonsa)

Memorable Manitobans: Nikola Mathew “Nick” Zunic (1921-2006)

Sources:

“Add one position in Turtle R.,” Dauphin Herald, 6 September 1978, page 2.

“Teachers begin year in Turtle River S.D.,” Dauphin Herald, 10 September 1980, page 24.

“Teachers ready in Turtle River,” Dauphin Herald, 1 September 1982, page 18.

“Teachers in Turtle River schools,” Dauphin Herald, 9 October 1984, page 30.

Seasons of Our Lives, A History of Amaranth and District, Manitoba, Canada by Amaranth Historical Society, 1985, page 123.

“Amaranth School on the chopping block?,” Dauphin Herald, 23 September 2003, page 3.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 5 April 2019

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