Historic Sites of Manitoba: Goose Lake Consolidated School No. 1283 / Roblin Collegiate Institute (Roblin, Municipality of Roblin)

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The Goose Lake School District was organized formally in March 1904 and a school building was situated west of the Town of Roblin. The first teacher was Miss A. Young of Rossburn.

In 1911, the district was an early participant in the school consolidation movement by joining with Cromarty School No. 1214, Wyndham School No. 1251, Carronbrook School No. 1400, Shell River School No. 1403, Homestead School No. 1581, and Deepdale School No. 2101 to become Goose Lake Consolidated School. A two-classroom primary school building was erected in town, and two additional classrooms were added in 1913. The first Principal of the school was H. J. Everall. This building remained in use until 1974.

In 1920, a second school building was erected on a design by Winnipeg architect E. D. Tuttle. It housed students in grades 5 to 12 while those in grades 1 to 4 remained in the earlier building. It later became known as Goose Lake Collegiate Institute, predecessor to the present high school in Roblin.

A new building for grades 9 to 12 was constructed in 1960 and it opened as Roblin Collegiate Institute on 27 January 1961. The older school was used for intermediate grades until it was destroyed by fire on 7 March 1972.

Principals

Period	Principal
1912-1913	Neil Albert McIntyre (1888-1972)
1913-1926	Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (1877-1933)
1926-1931	Arthur Kendall Stratton (1895-1961)
1931-1937	Bernhard W. “Bernard” Warkentin (1892-1984)
1937-1941	Harold Melville Stinson (1904-1977)
1941-1946	Halldor Jonsson Stefansson (1898-1983)
1946-1950	Leslie Irving Spear (1906-1973)
1950-1951	John Sigfus Helgason (?-1978)
1951-1955	Samuel Alfred Wright (1900-1966)
1955-1959	Thomas Claude Meadows (1925-2007)
1959-1960	R. K. Purdy
1960-1962	P. Prefontaine
1962-1967	Orest Ziolkoski (1933-1997)
1967-1969	Harry W. Chornoboy
1969-1974	William Paziuk
1974-1980	Orest Ziolkoski (1933-1997)

Vice-Principals (Roblin Collegiate)

Period	Vice-Principal
1963-1969	Peter Bugera (1912-1970)
1969-1975	Dale Yeo

Teachers

Among the other teachers of Goose Lake School were Margaret Creighton, Ermina Shier, Walter Nowosad (1951-1952), John Stolarchuk (1963-1964), and Eleanor Ada Fraser Paxton.

Teachers (Roblin Collegiate)

School Year	Teachers
1963-1964	Peter Bugera (math, geography, Ukrainian), K. Burelle (literature, composition), D. Eshelby (physical education, business practices), A. Funk (physics, chemistry), M. Funk (English), I. Little (commercial), R. Perchaluk (art, literature), P. Prefontaine (French), E. Ritchie (English, history), R. Ritchie (math, geography), E. Roe (math, composition), L. Spear (history, chemistry), M. Styba (science), Dale Yeo (history, physical education, typing), Orest Ziolkoski (math)
1964-1965	Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, D. Eshelby, A. Funk, M. Funk, H. Kines, Mr. Lyons, R. Perchaluk, P. Prefontaine, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, L. Spear, M. Styba, Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkoski
1965-1966	K. Beattie, K. Burelle, A. Carnochan, Mr. Grodecki, H. Kines, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. McGill, R. Perchaluk, P. Prefontaine, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, Mr. Ronald, L. Spear, Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkowski
1966-1967	K. Beattie, Mr. Bradford, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, Mr. Burland, A. Carnochan, H. Kines, R. Landry, Mr. Macdonald, R. Perchaluk, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, Mr. Ronald, L. Spear, M. Styba, Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkowski, Mr. Zwiep
1967-1968	K. Beattie, D. Boguski, Boris Bugera, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, Mrs. Burland, Mr. Burland, A. Carnochan, H. Kines, R. Landry, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. McKay, R. Perchaluk, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, L. Spear, Mr. Styba, Dale Yeo
1968-1969	K. Beattie, D. Boguski, Boris Bugera, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, B. Burland, A. Carnochan, D. Fisher, H. Kines, R. Landry, J. McMillan, W. Minish, C. Pritchard, R. Perchaluk, S. Richer, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, E. Sebulski, L. Spear, M. Styba, Dale Yeo
1969-1970	K. Beattie, D. Boguski, R. Brown, Boris Bugera, K. Burelle, B. Burland, A. Carnochan, D. Cruise, L. Fischer, D. Fisher, Y. Haberman, E. R. Hoffman, H. Kines, R. Landry, L. Latimer, J. McMillan, S. Richer, E. W. Ritchie, A. Sage, E. Sebulski, L. Spear, M. Styba
1970-1971	D. Boguski, S. Brown, Boris Bugera, B. Burland, D. Cruise, P. Fahy, P. Gunn, E. Hoffman, R. Jones, H. Kines, R. Landry, L. Latimer, N. Shaw, Inky Mark, J. McMillan, C. Smellie, M. Styba, J. Richardson, L. Spear, E. Sebulski, W. Toback
1971-1972	D. Boguski, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, A. Carnochan, N. Goossen, P. Gunn, R. Jones, E. Kelly, H. Kines, H. Kirychuk, R. Landry, H. Lowenburger, J. McDonald, J. McMillan, E. Schiman, E. Sebulski, J. Segal, N. J. Shaw, M. Styba, W. Toback
1972-1973	Miss Aitken, D. Boguski, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, A. Carnochan, Mr. Friesen, P. Gunn, Mr. Hooper, H. Kines, H. Kirychuk, R. Landry, L. Latimer, Miss Long, H. Lowenburger, Mr. Schiman, E. Sebulski, M. Styba, W. Toback, Mr. Wark
1973-1974	D. Boguski, O. Bohaychuk, Boris Bugera, B. Burland, A. Carnochan, D. Cooke, D. Friesen, P. Gunn, G. Hooper, H. Kines, H. Kirychuk, R. Landry, L. Latimer, A. Scherr, E. Schiman, E. Sebulski, M. Styba, B. Toback
1974-1975	D. Boguski, L. Boguski, Miss Bohaychuk, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, A. Carnochan, Miss Chattergoon, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Densmore, Mr. Friesen, Miss Gunn, Mr. Hooper, Mrs. Kines, Mr. Kirychuk, Mrs. Kuttnick, Mr. Landry, Mr. Latimer, Mr. McMillan, Mr. Kenzul, Mr. Myslichuk, Mr. Ritchie, Miss Scherr, Mr. Schiman, Mr. Sebulski, Mr. Stolarchuk, Merv Styba, Mike Styba, Mr. Toback, Mr. Ziprick
1975-1976	D. Boguski, L. Boguski, Boris Bugera, A. Carnochan, I. Chattergoon, D. Cooke, W. Densmore, D. Friesen, S. Green, P. Gunn, G. Hooper, M. Kelso, H. Kines, H. Kirychuk, Y. Kuttnick, R. Landry, L. Latimer, J. McMillan, J. McKinnon, W. Popovich, E. Schiman, E. Sebulski, J. Stolarchuk, Mervin Styba, Mike Styba, B. Toback, S. Toback, J. Wagland, J. Ziprick

Photos & Coordinates

Goose Lake Consolidated School (circa 1912) Source: Consolidation of Rural Schools in Manitoba, Special Report of the Department of Education for the Year 1912, Manitoba Legislative Library. “Roblin Public School” (circa 1925) by C. I. Meyers Source: Education Department Report, 1925, Manitoba Legislative Library. “Roblin Collegiate Institute” (circa 1925) Source: Education Department Report, 1925, Manitoba Legislative Library. Goose Lake Consolidated School, erected in 1920 (March 1935) by H. L. Albright Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 91. Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.22781, W101.35700 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Roblin School No. 1046 (Municipality of Two Borders)

Sources:

Roblin West topographic map, 62N/3 West, Edition 2, Series A743 [Archives of Manitoba].

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.

Shell River Municipality Century One, 1884-1984 by Roblin History Book Committee, 1986, pages 277-280.

The School District of Pozir #2206 by the Pozir School and District Reunion Committee, April 1998, page 23.

Obituary [Eleanor Ada Paxton], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 October 1998, page 17.

We thank Nathan Kramer and Dale Yeo for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 October 2019

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