Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hedges Junior High School (369 Fairlane Avenue, Winnipeg)

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Hedges Junior High School was built between 1968 and 1969, at a cost of $1.2 million, by the Taubensee Construction Company on a design by architect Stewart Eric Lindgren of the firm Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates. Named in commemoration of Patrick Henry Hedges, builder of the first school in the area, an official opening ceremony on 28 November 1969 was presided by Attorney General Alvin Mackling. Other guests included School Board Chair D. H. McNabb, Mayor Alfred William Hanks, and School Inspector Ross Emerson Vasey.

Principals

Period	Principal
1968-1976	Thaddeus Edward “Ted” Witoski (1932-2014)
1976-1979	Thomas Merrett “Tom” Carlyle
1979-1987	Christopher Shaughnessy O’Grady (1939-2017)
1987-1988	?
1988-1990	Henry A. Wiebe
1990-1996	?
1996-1998	Connie Newman
1998-2004	?
2004-2006	Dennis Peterson
2006-2015	?
2015-2016	Dan Kalynchuk

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1968-1970	Peter Sawatsky (1926-2006)
1970-1972	Mrs. P. Millard
1972-1974	Gary Carr Hamilton
1974-1977	Barron Rogers
1977-1981	George Robson Dyker
1981-1983	Ross Narick
1983-1985	Betty Rae
1985-1986	Fred Bilous
1986-1987	J. Dary
1987-1988	?
1988-1989	C. Newman
1989-1990	K. Smith
1990-2005	?
2005-2006	Heather Palmer

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1968-1969	Mr. Backman, Mr. Bobinski, Miss Bodie, Mr. Buck, Mr. Chartrand, Mrs. Collins, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Dixon, Miss Franks, Mr. Guenther, Aaron Hildebrand, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Loptson, Ralph Lyndon, Mrs. McMullen, Mr. Mesman, Victor A. Mollot, Mr. Patzer, Mrs. Richman, Mr. Richmond, Mrs. Romaniw, Miss Staples, Miss Twerdochlib, Mr. Warkentin, Mrs. Wilson
1969-1970	Mr. Backman, Mrs. Bartlette, Miss Bodie, Gladys Jane Bodnarus, Mr. Buck, Mr. Chartrand, Mrs. Collins, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Dychko, Miss Marilyn Folson, Miss Franks, Mr. Guenther, Aaron Hildebrand, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Loptson, Mrs. McMullen, Victor A. Mollot, Mr. Patzer, Mrs. J. Peters, Mr. Richmond, Mrs. Romaniw, Miss Staples, Miss Twerdochlib, Mr. Warkentin
1970-1971	Mrs. Bartlette, Miss Bendinger, Miss Bodie, Gladys Jane Bodnarus, Mr. Buck, Mr. Chartrand, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Collins, Irwin Duester, Mrs. Faux, Miss Marilyn Folson, Mr. Guenther, Aaron Hildebrand, Miss Holding, Mr. Law, Mrs. Loptson, Mrs. MacDonald, Al Mayer, Victor A. Mollot, Mrs. Mowat, Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Reagh, Mrs. Richmond, Mr. Richmond, Mrs. Romaniw, Mr. Warkentin
1971-1972	Miss Bendinger, Gladys Jane Bodnarus, Mrs. Briggs, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Collins, Mr. Craig, Baldur Danielson, Irwin Duester, Mrs. Dufresne, Mrs. Faux, Miss Marilyn Folson, Mr. Guenther, Mr. Gushuliak, Miss Henrie, Mr. Hildebrand, Mr. Kemkaren, Mrs. Kerstetter, Mr. Law, Mrs. Loptson, Ralph Lyndon, Mrs. MacDonald, Al Mayer, Mrs. McKeag, Mr. Nikolychuk, Mrs. Peters, Mr. Richmond, Miss Sneddon, Mrs. Stokes, Miss Swan, Mrs. Szucs, Mrs. Warachka, Mr. Warkentin
1972-1973	Mr. Allan, Miss Bendinger, Gladys Jane Bodnarus, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Briggs, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Collins, Mr. Craig, Baldur Danielson, Irwin Duester, Mrs. Dufresne, Mrs. Faux, Miss Marilyn Folson, Mr. Guenther, Mr. Gushuliak, Miss Henrie, Aaron Hildebrand, Mr. Kemkaren, Miss Koch, Mr. Law, Mrs. Loptson, Ralph Lyndon, Mrs. MacDonald, Al Mayer, Mrs. McKeag, Mr. Nikolychuk, Mr. Richmond, Miss Sneddon, Mrs. Stokes, Miss Swan, Mrs. Szucs, Mrs. Thompsett, Mr. Warkentin
1973-1974	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, ?
1974-1975	Mrs. Allan, Mr. Allan, Mr. Allen, Miss Bendinger, Gladys Jane Bodnarus, Mrs. Bousseau, Robert Boychuk, Mr. Buck, Mr. Craig, Baldur Danielson, Irwin Duester, Mrs. Faux, Robert Firman, Miss Marilyn Folson, Miss Henrie, Aaron Hildebrand, Mrs. Kostiuk, Mr. Law, Ralph Lyndon, Mrs. MacDonald, Mr. Martin, Al Mayer, Miss McDougall, Mrs. McKeag, Mr. Millar, Ronald Morissette, Mrs. Morton, Dave Nikolychuk, Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Peterson, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Sichewski, Mrs. Szucs, Douglas Thompson, Mr. Warkentin, Mrs. Alene Whitlaw, Mrs. Wilson
1975-1976	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, ?
1976-1977	?
1977-1978	Lyall Allan (grade 7), Miss Cathy Andrayko (grade 7), Miss Bendinger (home economics), Robert Boychuk (grade 8), Dieder Conrad (band), Baldur Danielson (grade 9), Irwin Duester (industrial arts), Miss Diane Fast (grade 8), Robert Firman (grade 8), Miss Marilyn Folson (grade 8), Mrs. Marj Hignett (grade 9), Aaron Hildebrand (grade 9), Mrs. Denise Kotyluk (grade 7), Don Krampetz (grade 8), Ralph Lyndon (grade 9), Al Mayer (grade 9), Art Miller (grade 7), Mrs. J. Montie (grade 7), Ronald Morissette (grade 8), Mrs. Jean Morton (physical education), Dave Nikolychuk (industrial arts), Dennis Peterson (grade 9), Mr. Sichewski (guidance), Fred Simoenidis (grade 9), Miss Pamela Smith (home economics), David Spiers (grade 8), Douglas Thompson (grade 7), Mrs. Alene Whitlaw (grade 7), Miss Dorothy Y. Young (grade 7)
1978-2005	?
2005-2006	Tammy Barton, Dawn Carey, Jaine Ducharme, Janet Frolek, Colleen Ingram, Maureen Jenner, Jason Kehler, Maria Metzlaff, Jacquelyn Neudorf, Karlen Peters, Jeffrey Rogers, Jacqueline Sakalauski, William Stevenson, Alexander Van Eck

Photos & Coordinates

Hedges Junior High School (May 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Hedges Junior High School (May 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Hedges Junior High School (September 2021) Source: Nathan Kramer Hedges Junior High School (September 2021) Source: Nathan Kramer Hedges Junior High School (September 2021) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88698, W97.31328 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Pratt Lindgren and Associates / Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates

Manitoba Business: Taubensee Construction Company

Memorable Manitobans: Patrick Henry Hedges (c1883-1957)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Buchanan School (815 Buchanan Boulevard, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“Name of new school Hedge family honor,” unidentified newspaper clipping, St. James Assiniboia School Division.

“Name of new school honors city family,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 December 1969.

Hedges Junior High School, 1968-1975, St. James Assiniboia School Division.

Obituary [Gladys Jane Bodnarus], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 2022.

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

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: 10 October 2024

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