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The Arborg Collegiate Institute was commissioned by the Evergreen School Division upon architectural designs of Libling Michener and Associates and built by Louis Ducharme at Arborg in 1960-1961. It replaced high school capacity previously taught within the Ardal School District.
Period
Principal
Before 1961
see Ardal School
1961-1965
Haraldur Asgeir Johannes “Harvey” Benson (1924-2021)
1966-1970
Eugene Francis “Frank” Hughes (?-1978)
1970-1988
Frank Steve Senkow (1926-2017)
1988-1989
1989-1991
Ron Weston
1991-1993
Clayton Tomkins
Period
Vice-Principal
1963-1964
William Manchur
1964-1977
?
1977-1987
Tony L. Sorokowski
Period
Teachers
Before 1961
see Ardal School
1961-1962
David Ellis Arnason (grade 10), Haraldur Asgeir Johannes “Harvey” Benson (grade 12), Harry Chuckry (grade 11), Joseph Kerbrandt (grade 9), Harvey Roland Kroeker (grade 9), William Manchur (grade 11)
1962-1963
Haraldur Asgeir Johannes “Harvey” Benson (grade 12), Joseph Kerbrandt (grade 9), Harvey Roland Kroeker (grade 9), William Manchur (grade 11), Verna Jean Tait (grade 10), Hidewo “Harry” Yoshida (grade 10)
1963-1964
Haraldur Asgeir Johannes “Harvey” Benson (grade 12), Joseph Kerbrandt (grade 9), Harvey Roland Kroeker (grade 9), William Manchur (grade 11), Verna Jean Tait (grade 11), James Wolanin (grade 9), Hidewo “Harry” Yoshida (grade 10), Ray Stafford Zerbin (grade 10)
1964-1965
Haraldur Asgeir Johannes “Harvey” Benson (grade 12), William M. Chernoff (grade 9, May-June), Christine Dewar (grade 9), Donald Gary Dewar (grade 9, September-April), Joseph Kerbrandt (grade 11), Harvey Roland Kroeker (grade 10), David Alexander McGill (grade 12), Richard McLaughlin (grade 9, September-April), Lloyd Hamilton Wilmot (grade 9, May-June), Ray Stafford Zerbin (grade 10)
1965-1966
Christine Dewar (grade 10, August-May), Donald Gary Dewar (grade 12), Oliver John Keith Eliasson (grade 10), Joseph Kerbrandt (grade 12), Harvey Roland Kroeker (grade 11), Kenneth Roy McCurdy (grade 10, May-June), Randolph William Neuman (grade 9), Levi Reimer (grade 11), Alexander Francis Morrison “Alex” Stalker (grade 9), George Zylin (grade 9)
1966-1967
Kenneth Alan Butler (grade 10, September-May), Christine Dewar (grade 9), Donald Gary Dewar (grade 9), Oliver John Keith Eliasson (grade 12), Marguerite O. Houle (grade 11, January-June), Kenneth Roy McCurdy (grade 10), Randolph William Neuman (grade 11), John Edward Olson (grade 9), Wilma Isabel Shirriff (grade 11, September-December), Winston Taylor (grade 10, May-June), Kenneth Zaborniak (grade 10)
1967-1968
Kenneth Alan Butler (grade 12), Christine Dewar (grade 10), Donald Gary Dewar (grade 11), Oliver John Keith Eliasson (grade 11), Donald George Hay (grade 12), Marguerite O. Houle (grade 9), Gregory Michael Kibsey (grade 9), Kenneth Roy McCurdy (grade 9), John Edward Olson (grade 10),
1968-1969
Robert Bukard, Christine Dewar, Donald Gary Dewar, Marguerite O. Houle, Gregory Michael Kibsey, Mr. Volker Lange, Mrs. D. MacTavish, Kenneth Roy McCurdy, Levi Reimer, Ernie Tremblay
1969-1970
Christine Dewar, Donald Gary Dewar, John Edward Olson, Mr. K. Penner, Gwendolyn MacTavish, Levi Reimer, Jerome Ramnath, Kenneth Roy McCurdy, John Strutynski
1970-1971
?
1971-1972
?
1972-1973
?
1973-1974
?
1974-1975
Christine Dewar, Donald Gary Dewar, Iris Fresorger, Barbara Gerrie, Gregory Lupal, Gwendolyn MacTavish, John Edward Olson, Jerome Ramnath, John Strutynski, Robert Woodrow
Arborg Collegiate (June 1967)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba Local Government Boundaries Commission,
File 39C - Arborg Collegiate.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.91393, W97.21454
denoted by symbol on the map above
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Evergreen School Division No. 22 (Arborg Collegiate) - Daily Registers, GR6124, Archives of Manitoba.
“Vidr Home Ec. Club,” Arborg Lake Centre News, 27 May 1966, page 5.
“Evergreen Division 1966 school staff,” Arborg Lake Centre News, 9 September 1966, page 8.
Local Government Boundaries Commission, Schools in the Interlake - Manitoba - Volume 1, Arborg Collegiate - File 39C, March 1968, Archives of Manitoba.
“Evergreen School Div. announces extension of services and projects [Staff List 1968-69],” Arborg Lake Centre News and Manitouwapa Times, 30 August 1968, page 8.
“Arborg P.T.A. meets,” Arborg Lake Centre News and Manitouwapa Times, 17 October 1969, page 1.
““Spring fever” a success at Arborg,” Arborg Lake Centre News and Manitouwapa Times, 1 May 1970, page 4.
“Trimester school system at Arborg begins next fall,” Arborg Lake Centre News and Manitouwapa Times, 23 May 1972, page 1.
“Evergreen Division teaching staff,” Arborg Lake Centre News and Manitouwapa Times, 27 August 1974, page 4.
“[Photo caption; At the Arborg Collegiate ...],” Arborg Lake Centre News and Manitouwapa Times, 20 September 1977, page 12.
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
“Vice principal positions removed at schools,” Interlake Spectator, 26 August 1987, page 1.
“Parents support Safegrad plans,” Interlake Spectator, 15 June 1988, page 5.
“Flu sweeps Gimli High School,” Interlake Spectator, 20 December 1989, page 42.
“Evergreen to elect trustee,” Interlake Spectator, 27 March 1991, page 4.
“Arborg student awards,” Interlake Spectator, 19 June 1991, page 37.
“Basic education program expands to more towns,” Stonewall Argus and Teulon Times, 29 September 1993, page 11.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 26 December 2023
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