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Named for Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice (1845-1927), the 5th Governor General of Canada and 5th Marquis of Lansdowne, the cornerstone of the original Lansdowne School building was laid on 8 July 1954 by Mrs. N. Patrick. Construction of the ten-classroom structure was undertaken by the Semmler Construction Company at a cost of $158,205. It was opened officially by Winnipeg School Board Chair “Nan” Murphy on 16 March 1955. Four years later, it was expanded with four more classrooms.
From 1981 to 1983, a four-classroom wing of the building was rented to the Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School. The facility closed in 1982 due to declining enrollment but was reopened in August 1984 as a French milieu facility, hosting kindergarten to grade 2. As the French Immersion program gained enrollment, the school’s capacity was increased in 1993-1994 on designs of School Division architect Guntis Rozitis. They added five classrooms, a gymnasium, additional interior spaces, and exterior alterations. The school presently hosts Nursery to grade 8.
Period
Principal
1954-1968
Herbert Milton Bell (1903-1977)
1968-1970
Johann “John” Hamm (1925-2017)
1970-1972
Gudrun Valdina “Valdine” Johnson (1923-2018)
1972-1977
David James “Jim” Fleck (1924-2007)
1977-1982
William “Bill” Badiuk
1982-1984
Closed
1984-1987
Leonne Dumesnil
1987-1998
Maryse Mymin
1998-2003
Dolorès Hébert
2003-2014
Chantelle Deslauriers-Gray
2014-?
Vincent Audino
Period
Vice-Principal
2002-2003
Chantelle Deslauriers-Gray
2003-2008
Donald Teel
2008-?
Manuel Silva
School Year
Teachers
1954-1955
Elementary Department: Miss J. Gibson, A. Friesen, Miss E. Neufeld, Mrs. H. Topolinski, Miss H. Willms. Intermediate Department: J. Dorfman, F. Hastings, Miss M. Kelsall
1955-1956
Miss I. Goodwin, Miss E. Neufeld, Benny Zenon Orlins, Muriel Amelia Robertson Redpath, Miss H. Willms
1956-1957
Miss M. Archambault, W. Dueck, Miss I. Lubosch, Mrs. L. McKinny, Miss Pat McManus, Miss N. Pawlysyzyn, Muriel Amelia Robertson Redpath, Miss V. Taylor, Miss H. Willms
1957-1958
Miss M. Archambault, Mrs. E. Judt, Miss I. Lubosch, Miss M. Marr, Mrs. L. McKinny, Miss N. Pawlyszn, J. Senkiw, Miss S. Weltzel, Miss H. Willms
1958-1959
Miss M. Archambault, Miss F. Compton, Mrs. B. Fleury, Mrs. M. Mann, Miss M. Marr, Miss E. Neufeld, Miss N. Pawlyszyn, Miss E. Podborchynski, J. Senkiw, Mrs. A. Stewart, Miss R. Sudletsky, Miss S. Weitzel
1959-1960
Miss F. Bell, Miss S. Brynjolfson, Miss F. Compton, Mrs. N. Costin, Mrs. B. Giesbrecht, Miss Y. Kawata, Miss M. Marr, Mrs. E. Money, Mrs. E. Neufeld, Miss D. Petrus, J. Senkiw, Mrs. A. Stewart, Miss R. Sudletsky, Miss S. Weitzel
1960-1961
Miss F. Bell, Miss S. Brynjolfson, Miss F. Compton, Mrs. N. Costin, J. Enns, Mrs. B. Giesbrecht, Miss Y. Kawata, Mrs. D. Little, Miss I. Lubosch, Miss M. MacLellan, Miss M. Marr, Miss E. Neufeld, Mrs. A. Stewart
1961-1962
Miss F. Bell, Mrs. N. Costin, Miss R. Ewert, Miss M. Kruschel, Miss C. Leitch, Miss I. Lubosch, Miss M. Marr, Miss M. MacLellan, Miss S. Miller, Miss E. Neufeld, Mrs. D. Penner, Mrs. M. Stashko, Mrs. A. Stewart, Mrs. Y. Takeuchl, M. Woroby
1962-1963
?
1963-1964
Mrs. J. Balzar, Miss L. Campbell, Miss M. Kruschel, G. R. Leseclleur, Miss C. Leitch, Mrs. M. MacNeill, Miss M. Marr, Miss M. Marr, Mrs. F. Murash, Miss E. Neufeld, Mrs. D. Penner, A. Shalay, Mrs. A. Stewart, Mrs. Y. Takeuchl, M. Woroby
1964-1965
Miss L. Campbell, Miss M. Claydon, Miss C. Cohen, Miss M. Kruschel, Miss L. Laughlin, Miss C. Leitch, R. LeSeclleur, Mrs. M. MacNeill, Miss M. Marr, Mrs. A. Moroz, Miss E. Neufeld, Miss E. Shoesmith, Mrs. A. Stewart, M. Woroby
1965-1966
?
1966-1967
Miss L. Campbell, Miss M. Claydon, Miss C. Cohen, A. Krahn, Miss R. Kreshka, Miss M. Kruschel, Miss A. Landi, Miss M. L. Marr, Mrs. A. Moroz, Miss J. Posner, Mrs. A. Stewart, Miss J. Urano, M. Woroby
1967-1968
Miss L. Campbell, Miss M. Claydon, Miss C. Cohen, Miss R. Kreshka, Miss M. Kruschel, Miss A. Landi, Mrs. A. Moroz, P. Rosenfeld, Mrs. A. Stewart, Miss K. Unruth, Miss J. Urano, Mrs. J. Wolfe, M. Woroby
1968-1969
Miss A. Bergen, Miss L. Campbell, Miss M. Claydon, Mrs. R. Clyde, Miss C. Cohen, Mrs. M. Fletcher, Miss R. Kreshka, Miss M. Kruschel, Miss A. Landi, W. Miller, Miss O. Seredny, Miss K. Unruh, Miss J. Urano, M. Woroby
Lansdowne School (May 2020)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93875, W97.15693
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lansdowne College (Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lansdowne School No. 145 (RM of Sifton)
“Board signals start on school building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 November 1953, page 1.
“Contract awarded,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 April 1954, page 3.
“School building ’forging ahead’,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 July 1954, page 3.
“Lansdowne School,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 March 1955, page 3.
“Buffalo board used in schools & homes!” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 September 1954, page 16.
“14 school appointments confirmed,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 May 1968, page 53.
“Winnipeg teachers’ list announced,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 August 1968, page 28.
“Majority like idea of school meal plan,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 October 1974, page 85.
“Mennonite elementary school fast attracting full enrollment,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 August 1981, page 5.
“School on brink of closing,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 February 1982, page 3.
Lansdowne School History, Winnipeg School Division.
Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 6 July 2022
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