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This one-storey brick building, on Second Street in Steinbach, was designed by Winnipeg architect Gilbert C. “Gil” Parfitt and built in 1936, at an estimated cost of $22,000, and used as a high school. It was known as the Steinbach Collegiate or Steinbach School No. 2, with the Kornelsen name not transferred here until 1964 when another school by this name was closed. The facility then became the Kornelsen Junior High School. Students were transferred out in 1972 with the new Steinbach Regional Secondary School. The renovated building has since been used as the public library and later to house the Steinbach Arts Council.
Period
Principal
Before 1936
See Steinbach School
1936-1941
Julius George Toews (1893-1981)
1941-1944
Gerhard [Gerhardt] Otto “Gerry” Zado (1913-1956)
1944-1946
William Friesen (1904-1984)
1946-1949
Averno Milton Rempel (1919-2012)
1949-1950
Isaak J. Warkentin (1885-1971)
1950-1952
Jacob Giesbrecht “Jake” Kornelsen (1886-1953)
1952-1962
Jacob Jacob Peters (1909-1979)
After 1962
Period
Principal
1964-1966
Jacob Pete Siemens
1966-1968
Theodor Gerhard “Ted” Klassen
1968-1972
George G. Ewert (1921-2002)
After 1972
Period
Teachers
1936-1937
Linda Ruth Braun (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 10), Julius George Toews (grades 11-12)
1937-1938
Linda Ruth Braun (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 10), Julius George Toews (grades 11-12)
1938-1939
Linda Ruth Braun (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 11), Julius George Toews (grade 12), Gerhard Otto Zado (grade 10)
1939-1940
Linda Ruth Braun (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 11), Julius George Toews (grade 12), Gerhard Otto Zado (grade 10)
1940-1941
Linda Ruth Braun (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 11), Julius George Toews (grade 12), Gerhard Otto Zado (grade 10)
1941-1942
Laura Glazer (grade 10), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 11), Josephine Miskoley (grade 9), Gerhard Otto Zado (grade 12)
1942-1943
Linda Ruth Friesen (grade 9), Peter Henry Funk (grade 11), Sebastian Berger Rieger (shops), Muriel Enid Wilson (grade 10), Gerhard Otto Zado (grade 12)
1943-1944
Averno Milton Rempel (grade 11), Abraham Peter Toews (grade 10), Muriel Enid Wilson (grade 9), Gerhard Otto Zado (grade 12)
1944-1945
William Friesen (grade 12), Sigurlaug Soffia Johnson (grade 9), Averno Milton Rempel (grade 11), Isaak J. Warkentin (grade 10)
1945-1946
William Friesen (grade 12), Sigurlaug Soffia Johnson (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 9, 1945), Averno Milton Rempel (grade 11), Isaak J. Warkentin (grade 10)
1946-1947
Ernest Arthur “Ernie” Friesen (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 10), Averno Milton Rempel (grade 12), Isaak J. Warkentin (grade 11)
1947-1948
Ernest Arthur “Ernie” Friesen (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 10), Averno Milton Rempel (grade 12), Isaak J. Warkentin (grade 11)
1948-1949
Ernest Arthur “Ernie” Friesen (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 10), Averno Milton Rempel (grade 12), Isaak J. Warkentin (grade 11)
1949-1950
Ernest Arthur “Ernie” Friesen (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 11), Julius George Toews (grade 12), Isaak J. Warkentin (grade 10)
1950-1951
Ernest Arthur “Ernie” Friesen (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 12), Jacob Jacob Peters (grade 11), Vernon Peters (grade 10)
1951-1952
Ernest Arthur “Ernie” Friesen (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 12), Jacob Jacob Peters (grade 11), Vernon Peters (grade 10)
1952-1953
Ernest Arthur “Ernie” Friesen (grade 9), Jacob Giesbrecht Kornelsen (grade 12), Jacob Jacob Peters (grade 11), Vernon Peters (grade 10)
1953-1954
Ernest Arthur “Ernie” Friesen (grade 9), Jacob Jacob Peters (grade 12), Isaak J. Warkentin (grade 11), Jacob J. Wedel (grade 10)
1954-1955
Jacob Jacob Peters (grade 12), Gustav “Gus” Reimer (grade 9), Norma Helen Rempel (grade 9), Nicholas Toews (grade 10), Isaak J. Warkentin (grade 11), Jacob J. Wedel (grade 10)
1955-1956
Michael Glenmore Myros (grade 10), Jacob Jacob Peters (grade 12), Gustav “Gus” Reimer (grade 9), Howard Reimer (grade 10), Norma Helen Rempel (grade 9), Nicholas Toews (grade 10), Jacob J. Wedel (grade 11)
1956-1957
Michael Glenmore Myros (grade 10), Jacob Jacob Peters (grade 12), Gustav “Gus” Reimer (grade 9), Howard Reimer (grade 10), Norma Helen Rempel (grade 9), Nicholas Toews (grade 11), Jacob J. Wedel (grade 11)
1957-1958
Abram Enns (grade 11), Frank Klassen Isaac (grade 9), Gustav “Gus” Reimer (grade 9), Hermann Rempel (grade 10), Henry J. Toews (grade 10), Nicholas Toews (grade 12), Jacob J. Wedel (grade 11)
1958-1959
Arthur D. Fast (grade 10), Frank Klassen Isaac (grade 9), Gustav “Gus” Reimer (grade 9), Hermann Rempel (grade 11), Henry J. Toews (grade 10), Nicholas Toews (grade 12), Jacob J. Wedel (grade 11)
1959-1960
Arthur D. Fast (grade 10), Frank Klassen Isaac (grade 9), Gustav “Gus” Reimer (grade 9), Hermann Rempel (grade 11), Henry J. Toews (grade 10), Nicholas Toews (grade 12), Jacob J. Wedel (grade 11)
1960-1961
Henry P. Friesen (grade 11), Frank Klassen Isaac (grade 9), Henry Klassen (grade 9), Nicholas “Nick” Neustaedter (grade 9), Gustav “Gus” Reimer (grade 9), Tony Rempel (grade 10), Simon Thiessen (grade 10), Henry J. Toews (grade 11), Nicholas Toews (grade 12), David Voth (grade 10), Jacob J. Wedel (grade 11)
1961-1962
School Year
Teachers
1964-1965
Peter Dick (grade 8), Mona Gail Dulder (kindergarten), Gerald Harry Dyck (grade 7), Elizabeth Friesen (grade 7), Peter A. Hiebert (grade 6), Irvin H. Penner (grade 7), Jacob Pete Siemens (grade 8)
1965-1966
Peter Dick (grade 8), Ernest Dueck (grade 6), Gerald Harry Dyck (grade 7), Elizabeth Friesen (grade 7), Irvin H. Penner (grade 7), Jacob Pete Siemens (grade 8), Nettie Wiebe (grade 5)
1966-1967
Gerald Harry Dyck (grade 7), Elizabeth Friesen (grade 7), Theodor Gerhard “Ted” Klassen (grade 8), Helen Rose Loewen (grade 7), Richard Martens (grade 8), David Peters (? grade), Gustav G. Reimer (grade 8)
1967-1968
Gerald Harry Dyck (grade 7), Menno William Friesen (grade 8), Betty Mae Gingrich (grade 8, 1967), Richard Martens (grade 8), Phyllis Audrey Morgan (grade 8, 1968), Nellie Oster (grade 7), Gustav G. Reimer (grade 8)
1968-1969
?
1969-1970
Miss Bobrowsky, Abe Friesen, Ray Gamache, Mrs. Hayward, Richard Martens, Gus Reimer, Werner Rempel
1970-1971
Mrs. Baker, Miss Bobrowsky, Abe Friesen, Ray Gamache, Vern Hildebrand, Richard Martens, Tony Penner, Gus Reimer
1971-1972
?
Steinbach Collegiate Institute (1954)
Source: Norm Friesen
Kornelsen School (c1960s)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba School Records Collection, GR2656,
Hanover School Division Collection, Series 1, #25 - Kornelsen School.
Kornelsen School (c1960s)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba School Records Collection, GR2656,
Hanover School Division Collection, Series 1, #26 - Kornelsen School
The former Kornelsen School, now the Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre (April 2022)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Location (lat/long): N49.52400, W96.68762
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Gilbert C. “Gil” Parfitt (1886-1966)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kornelsen School / Steinbach School No. 65 (Steinbach)
“New schools,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 1936, page 34.
“School bells ring Tuesday,” Steinbach Carillon News, 1 September 1966, page 12.
“Parents admit responsibility for education,” Steinbach Carillon News, 28 November 1968, page 3.
Reflections on our Heritage: A History of Steinbach and the RM of Hanover by Abe Warkentin, 1971, page 102.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Steinbach School District No. 65 (Steinbach School) - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Steinbach School District No. 65 (Kornelsen School) - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Norm Friesen, Rose Kuzina, Lois Braun, and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Bev Kornelsen, Gordon Goldsborough, and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 16 April 2024
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