Historic Sites of Manitoba: Athlone School (110 Athlone Drive, Winnipeg)

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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.

Principals

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	Jack Van Den Bossche
1983-1984	Sharon Smith
1984-1985	Anne Masniuk
1985-1990	George Brown
1990-1996	?
1996-1997	Ray Desautels
1997-1998	Rick Strongman
1998-2004	?
2004-2006	Margaret Ann Attenborrow
2006-2015	?
2015-2016	Jonathan Baker

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1966-1969	Miss J. P. Hill
1969-1973	Merrill Dalmer Groff (1933-2023)
1973-1974	Dr. E. Green

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1965-1966	Mrs. E. Cansdale, Mrs. V. Gordon, Miss C. Allen, Miss A. Hildebrand, Miss M. Jenkins, Mrs. D. Hunt, Miss G. Roberts, Miss J. P. Hill, and Mrs. M. Crofford
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

Photos & Coordinates

Site 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. 2093 (127 Glendale Boulevard, Winnipeg)

Sources:

Athlone School History, St. James Assiniboia School Division, 1974.

We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall, Dorothy Young, and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 July 2023

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