Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grunthal Collegiate / Green Valley School (212 Oak Avenue, Grunthal, RM of Hanover)

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Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Located at the southeast corner of Oak Avenue and Park Street in Grunthal in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, the Grunthal Collegiate Institute was built for the Hanover School Division and opened in 1961, replacing previous high school facilities at Goodwill Collegiate. It was renamed as Green Valley School for the Fall Term of 1971 and has since been expanded.

Principals

Period	Principal
Before 1961	See Goodwill Collegiate
1961-1963	Bernhard Barkman “Ben” Dueck
1963-1966	Peter Sawatsky
1966-1968	John Driedger

Teachers

Period	Teachers
Before 1961	See Goodwill Collegiate
1961-1962	Bernhard Barkman “Ben” Dueck (grade 12), Albert Henry Groening (grade 10), Peter John Barkman Reimer (grade 11), Peter Sawatsky (grade 9)
1962-1963	Bernhard Barkman “Ben” Dueck (grade 12), Albert Henry Groening (grade 10), Peter John Barkman Reimer (grade 11), Peter Sawatsky (grade 9)
1963-1964	Eric William Gatehouse (grade 9), Michael John Kosjar (grade 10), Peter John Barkman Reimer (grade 11), Peter Sawatsky (grade 12)
1964-1965	John Driedger (grade 10), Gilbert Roy “Gil” Penner (grade 9), Peter John Barkman Reimer (grade 11), Peter Sawatsky (grade 12)
1965-1966	John Driedger (grade 9), Myron Oryschuk (grade 9), Aron Redekop (grade 10), Peter John Barkman Reimer (grade 11), Peter Sawatsky (grade 12)
1966-1967	John Driedger (grade 12), Katherine Peters (grade 9), Raymond John “Ray” Peters (grade 9), Aaron [Aron] Redekop (grade 10), Peter John Barkman Reimer (grade 11)
1967-1968	John Driedger (grade 12), Raymond John “Ray” Peters (grade 10), Aaron Redekop (grade 11), Bernard Toews (grade 9), Erdman “Eddie” [Ed] Zacharias (grade 9)

Photos & Coordinates

Grunthal Collegiate (no date) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba School Records Collection, GR2656, Hanover School Division Collection #22, Series 1, Grunthal Collegiate Green Valley School (November 2020) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Location (lat/long): N49.40480, W96.85986 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Green Valley School No. 1358 (Wampum, RM of Piney)

Sources:

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Hanover School Division No. 15 - Grunthal Collegiate Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.

We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 22 September 2020

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