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This school in Brandon, designed by local architect Ian McKenzie Brown and named for local educator James Robert Reid, opened in 1958.
Period
Principal
1958-1959
?
1959-1973
Joseph “Joe” Federick (1910-1979)
1973-1982
?
1982-1986
Elvin Klassen
1988-?
Paul Curtis
Period
Vice-Principal
1960-1961
Mrs. E. Haggerty
1961-1963
Edward Tierney “Ted” Cantwell (1916-1985)
1963-1965
George Pavlin (1928-2004)
1965-1966
?
1966-1967
Hilton L. Stewart
Mrs. M. Taylor
School Year
Teachers
1958-1959
?
1959-1960
R. Blair, Miss M. Bruce, Miss N. Bunting, Joseph Federick, Miss H. Fraser, Miss I. Graham, Miss L. Johnson, Miss A. Kennedy, Mrs. L. Lindsay, E. Nolan, Miss B. Sanford
1960-1961
R. Blair (grade 7), Miss M. Bruce (grade 3), Miss N. Bunting (grade 2), Miss J. Champ (grade 3), Joseph Federick (grade 6), Miss H. Fraser (grade 4), G. Gibbons (grade 5), Miss A. Kennedy (grade 2), Mrs. L. Lindsay (grade 8), Miss B. Sanford (grade 1), Miss D. Stuart (grade 1), Miss R. West (grade 4)
1961-1962
R. Brazzell (grade 7), Miss N. Bunting (grade 2), Mrs. G. Dillabough (grade 3), Joseph Federick (grade 6), Miss H. Fraser (grade 4), G. Gibbons (grade 5), Miss A. Kennedy (grade 2), Mrs. A. Lindsay (grade 8), Mrs. V. Olenick (grade 3), Miss B. Sanford (grade 1), Miss R. West (grade 4), J. Wishart (grade 1)
1962-1963
Miss N. Bunting (grade 2), Miss E. Cairns (grade 4), Joseph Federick (grade 6), Mrs. C. Franceschini (grade 3), Miss H. Fraser (grade 4), B. Hoffman (grade 7), Miss A. Kennedy (grade 2), Mrs. A. Lindsay (grade 8), Mrs. V. Olenick (grade 3), A. Parr (grade 5), Miss B. Sanford (grade 1), J. Wishart (grade 1)
1963-1964
Robert T. Blair, Miss L. M. Boyles, Miss N. Bunting, Mrs. S. M. Burns, Miss J. Firby, Mrs. C. L. Franceschini, Mrs. A. E. Haggerty, W. B. Hoffman, Miss I. Johnston, Miss A. M. Kennedy, Mrs. L. A. Lindsay, Mrs. M. D. Otsig, Miss S. M. Pickering, Miss B. Sanford, Mrs. C. F. Vance
1964-1965
Miss N. Bunting, Miss C. E. Carcelle, T. S. Carter, Mrs. C. Cornell, Miss J. Firby, Miss I. Johnston, Miss A. M. Kennedy, Mrs. L. A. Lindsay, Mrs. H. D. Macnab, Mrs. M. D. Otsig, B. W. Paterson, Miss S. M. Pickering, Mrs. P. Stone (kindergarten)
1965-1966
Mrs. M. E. Bell, Miss N. Bunting, Mrs. E. A. Chalmers, Miss J. F. Chrusciel, Mrs. J. Curtis, Miss I. Johnson, Mrs. L. A. Lindsay, Colin M. Mailer, Miss C. E. Marcelle, Mrs. D. O. McLaren, Mrs. H. D. McNabb, Miss L. J. Mummery, B. W. Patterson, George Pavlin, Miss S. M. Pickering, Mrs. E. M. Robinson, Miss M. E. Robinson, Mrs. P. R. Stone (kindergarten)
1966-1967
Mrs. M. E. Bell (grade 5), Miss N. Bunting (grade 3), Mrs. E. A. Chalmers (grade 2), Miss Mary Ann Dueck (grade 1), Joseph Federick (grade 6), Mrs. P. M. Gillespie (grade 1), Miss I. Johnston (grade 4), Miss A. C. Jonasson (grade 2), Mrs. L. Audrey Lindsay (grade 8), Miss Carol E. Marcelle (grade 7), Mrs. Dorothy O. McLean (grade 6), Brian W. Paterson (grade 7), Mrs. J. S. Pedlow (grade 4), Mrs. E. M. Robinson (grade 5), Mrs. L. I. P. Rodgers (grade 3), Hilton L. Stewart (grade 8), Mrs. P. R. Stone (kindergarten)
1967-1968
Miss N. Bunting (grade 3), Miss Mary Ann Dueck (grade 1), Miss K. Enns (grade 2), Joseph Federick (grade 6), Mrs. P. M. Gillespie (grade 1), Mrs. L. Audrey Lindsay (grade 8), Miss Carol E. Marcelle (grade 7), Mrs. M. McGibney, Mrs. Isabelle McGregor (grade 4), Mrs. Dorothy O. McLean (grade 6), Mrs. Agnes Mills (grade 2), Brian W. Paterson (grade 7), Mrs. J. S. Pedlow (grades 4, 5), Mrs. Phyllis R. Pettis (special), Mrs. E. M. Robinson (grade 5), Mrs. L. I. P. Rodgers (grade 3), Hilton L. Stewart (grade 8), Mrs. P. R. Stone (kindergarten)
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.83721, W99.97278
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Ian McKenzie Brown (1928-1974)
Memorable Manitobans: James Robert Reid (1882-1966)
“Brandon school teachers for 1959-60,” Brandon Sun, 29 August 1959, page 2.
“6,000 Brandon students go back to work on Tuesday,” Brandon Sun, 3 September 1960, page 12.
“Teachers listed for opening of schools on Tuesday,” Brandon Sun, 2 September 1961, page 12.
“Teachers are assigned to schools,” Brandon Daily Sun, 28 August 1962, page 10.
“33 newcomers on elementary schools staff,” Brandon Sun, 21 August 1963, page 15.
“39 newcomers on elementary staff,” Brandon Sun, 19 August 1964, page 13.
“191 teachers placed here,” Brandon Sun, 20 August 1965, page 8.
“Over 200 elementary teachers,”Brandon Sun, 23 August 1966, page 16.
Brandon Elementary Schools, 1867-1979, Canada-Confederation, Brandon School Division, 1967.
“Board approves principals,” Brandon Sun, 30 April 1988, page 3.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 December 2021
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