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Located in the River East School Division in North Kildonan, this school was built in 1969 on designs by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Ward and Macdonald. Built at a cost of $1.8 million, it was opened officially at a ceremony on 23 April 1970, attended by Chief Albert Edward Thompson and Amy Louise Clemons, both descendants of Chief Peguis, for whom the school is named. Also present were Premier Ed Schreyer and Principal Henry Schmidt. A peace pipe was passed amongst the dignitaries and powwow dance were performed, the latter marking the first time that a Manitoba public school was opened this way. Initially, the school hosted 850 students in grades 7 to 9 although now it has grades 6 to 8. In 1996, a 23,000-square-foot community health and fitness centre was built beneath the school at a cost of $300,000.
Period
Principal
1969-1970
Henry Schmidt (1929-2011)
1970-1980
Celine [Celina] Michael Mae Beaudin “Rena” Cook (1931-2014)
1980-1982
James Bruce Brown (1939-1985)
1982-1986
Edmund Gerhard “George” Wall
1986-1997
Waldi Donald Wawrykow
1997-2002
Jeffrey Edward “Jeff” Carter
2002-2007
?
2007-2011
Barbara Elizabeth “Barb” Bowles
2011-2024
Doug Nowicki
2024-2025
Carolyn Nazeravich
Period
Vice-Principal
1969-1972
Rudolph “Rudy” Pauls
1972-1977
Otto B. Toews
1977-1980
Henry Edward [Eduard?] Schroeder
1980-1981
Rodney John Mason
1981-1982
Alfred Henry Enns
1982-1988
Henry Eduard Schroeder
1988-1992
Rodney John Mason
1992-2008
?
2008-2011
Shawn Osiowy
Jordan Zoppa2011-2012
Shawn Osiowy
2012-2017
Ms. S. Reynolds
2017-2018
?
2018-2019
Ms. N. Schroeder
2019-2021
?
2021-2023
Leigh Stachniak Whalen
2023-2024
Miranda Moore
2024-2025
Carrie Gillis
Among the teachers at Chief Peguis Junior High School was John Laurence “Larry” Peachell (1971-1973, guidance counsellor).
Chief Peguis Junior High School (October 2014)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.94265, W97.07679
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Peguis (c1774-1864)
“Parents’ course planned,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 September 1969, page 34.
[Photo caption], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 April 1970, page 63.
“Street gang leader gets bail, curfew,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 1985, page 3.
“Ban on bars seen as positive step,” Winnipeg Free Press Weekly Northeast, 15 November 1987, page 4.
“Peguis track proceeds to construction phase,” Winnipeg Free Press Community Review West, 14 August 1996, page 3.
“Residents need help,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 December 1996, page A6.
Obituary [Tosie Dong], Winnipeg Free Press, 30 August 2001, page C8.
“NK bands bring home gold,” Winnipeg Free Press Community Review Northeast, 27 March 2002, page 1.
“Visa issue bars teen from competition,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 July 2008, page B2.
Vertical files, Schools - Chief Peguis, Manitoba Legislative Library.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
School division student yearly attendance reports (E 0758A), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Waldi Wawrykow for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 16 March 2025
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