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Located along McGillivray Boulevard in the Rural Municipality of Fort Garry, in what eventually became the Fort Whyte suburb of Winnipeg, this area was originally part of the St. Vital School District No. 1024. In 1928, a new school was built here to increase classroom capacity. Previously, students in the district attended classes held at St. Vital School No. 2. Constructed of wood frame and stucco, the school opened on 16 November 1928. It was originally a single classroom for senior grades, while the old St. Vital School No. 2 was used for junior grades.
In February 1929, funding for additional classroom space was approved and this building was expanded. During that spring, the new Fort Whyte School District No. 2198 was also formally established in May 1929, having separated from the St. Vital School District and Tuxedo Schoool District No. 1709, with staff from the old St. Vital School No. 2 transferring here to complete that school year.
The school became part of the Assiniboine South School Division in April 1967 and remained in operation until June 1972 when it was closed due to low enrollment. Its remaining students were bused to schools in Charleswood or Tuxedo. The building was used intermittently until it was demolished in the spring of 2005.
Period
Principal
Before 1928
1928-1929
Wilfred Theodore Morris (1904-1966)
1929-1944
John Wesley Mark (1874-1944)
1944-1945
Mary Crain Doolin (1906-1997)
1945-1946
Herbert Lawrence Walter “Herb” Nemish (1923-2012)
1946-1947
Jonathan Hughes Arnett (1879-1953)
1947-1948
James Humphrey Plewes (1873-1963)
1948-1953
Alfred John Patrick Moran (1903-1967)
1953-1955
Raymond Arthur Joseph “Ray” Labelle (c1931-1981)
1955-1956
Erhard J. Penner
1956-1959
Sydney Alexander “Syd” Lecker (?-2005)
1959-1968
Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (1912-1995)
1968-1969
Marguerite Edla Norlander
1969-1972
Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (1912-1995)
School Year
Teachers
Before 1928
1928-1929
Wilfred Theodore Morris (grades 4-8), Mary Dorothy Mulloy (grades 1-3)
1929-1930
Mary Dorothy Mulloy McAskill (grades 1-3), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-8)
1930-1931
Mary Dorothy Mulloy McAskill (grades 1-3), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-8)
1931-1932
Mary Dorothy Mulloy McAskill (grades 1-3), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-8)
1932-1933
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8)
1933-1934
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8)
1934-1935
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-5), John Wesley Mark (grades 6-9)
1935-1936
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-5), John Wesley Mark (grades 6-9)
1936-1937
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-5), John Wesley Mark (grades 6-10)
1937-1938
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-7), Gordon Edward Mark (grades 9-11)
1938-1939
Ruth Dorothy Kenway (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-8), Gordon Edward Mark (grades 9-11)
1939-1940
Ruth Dorothy Kenway (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Gordon Edward Mark (grades 9-11)
1940-1941
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4)
1941-1942
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4)
1942-1943
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4)
1943-1944
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4)
1944-1945
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8, 1944), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4), Helen Kyle Paterson (grades 5-8)
1945-1946
Jonathan Hughes Arnett (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4), Herbert Lawrence Walter Nemish (grades 9-11)
1946-1947
Gilberte Marie Allard (grades 1-4), Jonathan Hughes Arnett (grades 5-8), Herbert Lawrence Walter Nemish (grades 9-11)
1947-1948
Gilberte Marie Allard (grades 1-4), James Humphrey Plewes (grades 6-9)
1948-1949
Gilberte Marie Allard (grades 1-4), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 6-9)
1949-1950
Sarah T. Gardner (grades 1-2, 1950), Charlotte Hughes (grades 1-5, 1949; grades 3-6, 1950), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 6-9)
1950-1951
Charlotte Hughes (grades 1-4), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 5-9)
1951-1952
Charlotte Hughes (grades 1-4), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 5-9)
1952-1953
Charlotte Hughes (grades 1-4, 1952), Emily May Moffat (grades 1-4, 1953), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 5-9)
1953-1954
Raymond Arthur Joseph Labelle (grades 5-9), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4)
1954-1955
Raymond Arthur Joseph Labelle (grades 5-9), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4)
1955-1956
Erhard J. Penner (grades 5-9), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4)
1956-1957
Sydney Alexander Lecker (grades 5-8), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4)
1957-1958
Sydney Alexander Lecker (grades 5-8), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4)
1958-1959
Sydney Alexander Lecker (grades 5-8), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4)
1959-1960
Polly Dutka (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8)
1960-1961
Polly Dutka (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8)
1961-1962
Arlene Carol Ruth Munroe (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8)
1962-1963
Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8), Arlene Carol Ruth Munroe Walker (grades 1-4)
1963-1964
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8)
1964-1965
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8)
1965-1966
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8)
1966-1967
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-4), Marguerite Edla Norlander (grades 1-4, 1967), S. A. Rasmussen (grades 1-4, 1967), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8)
1967-1968
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 4-6)
1968-1969
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Marguerite Edla Norlander (grades 4-6)
1969-1970
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 4-6)
1970-1971
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 4-6)
1971-1972
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 4-6)
The former Fort Whyte School building (circa 1990)
Source: Historic Resources Branch, Public School Buildings Inventory, slide 868.Site Location (lat/long): N49.81875, W97.20749
denoted by symbol on the map above
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
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.
A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.
“Fort Whyte – last of two-room schools – to close doors,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1972, page 25.
“Fort Whyte – last of two-room schools – to close doors,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1972, page 25.
Corporate Security registered documents (ATG 0089), #18 School District of St. Vital, GR12576, Archives of Manitoba.
Corporate Security registered documents (ATG 0089), #51 School District of St. Vital, GR12576, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, St. Vital School District No. 1024 - Daily Register, GR10356, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Fort Whyte School District No. 2198, GR10356, Archives of Manitoba.
Summative half-yearly returns for school districts (A 0051), GR0571, Archives of Manitoba.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Deborah MacGregor for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 September 2023
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