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Athlone School was designed by G. Macdonald of the Winnipeg architectural firm of Ward and Macdonald Associates, and was built by the B. F. Klassen Construction Company. Named for Lord Athlone, Governor-General of Canada from 1940 to 1946, the school was opened officially at a ceremony on 14 October 1965 attended by School Board Chairman H. B. Budgell and Superintendent Ronald Thornton Frederick Thompson. At the time of its opening, the school offered classes in grades 1 to 5, and had an enrollment of 171 students. It was later expanded to includes grades 6 and 7, along with Kindergarten, and a 1967 addition brought the total number of classrooms to 24.
Period
Principal
1965-1966
Michael “Mike” Spack (1922-2011)
1966-1969
Lyall Evert Sims (1930-1996)
1969-1973
William H. “Bill” Engbrecht
1973-1980
Ronald Keith Pettapiece (1926-2010)
1980-1983
1983-1984
Sharon Smith
1984-1985
Anne Masniuk
1985-1990
George Edward Brown (1936-2016)
1990-1996
?
1996-1997
Ray Desautels
1997-1998
Rick Strongman
1998-2004
?
2004-2006
Margaret Ann Attenborrow
2006-2015
?
2015-2016
Jonathan Baker
2016-2024
?
2024-2025
Jane Couch
Period
Vice-Principal
1965-1969
Joyce Patricia Hill (c1928-2014)
1969-1973
Merrill Dalmer Groff (1933-2023)
1973-1975
Dr. Edward Langley Green
1975-1976
Shirley Lucy Gibb
1976-1981
None
School Year
Teachers
1965-1966
Carole Anne Allen (grade 2), Elaine Penelope Cansdale (grade 1), Marian Muriel Crofford (grade 5), Joy Vivian Anne Gordon (grades 1-2), Agnes Mary Hildebrand (grade 3), Margaret Anne Jenkins (grade 3), Doreen Sophia Hunt (grade 4), Mary Grace Roberts (grade 4), Joyce Patricia Hill (grade 5)
1966-2005
?
2005-2006
Samantha Amaral, Avonlea Armstrong, Michelle Barz, Judith Baskerville-Skinner, Tammy Carlson, Jayme Chuchmuch, Nicole Cory, Michelle Dyck, Janine Girard, Edward Hume, Linda Irwin, Sharon Kempa, Martha Kilmack, Tanya Kubrakovich, Renee McGurry, Peggy Miller, Terry Rasmussen, Trista Tambakis
Athlone School (May 2018)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Athlone School (May 2024)
Source: Greg Petzold
Athlone School (May 2024)
Source: Greg PetzoldSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88644, W97.27310
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: B. F. Klassen Construction Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bruce Junior High School / Bruce Middle School (333 Booth Drive, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Woodhaven School No. 2092 (127 Glendale Boulevard, Winnipeg)
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
Athlone School History, St. James Assiniboia School Division, 1974.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall, Dorothy Young, Nathan Kramer, and Greg Petzold for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 November 2024
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