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The St. Hyacinthe School District at La Salle, in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, was formed by a municipal bylaw in July 1891. Before a school building was constructed, classes were held on the second floor of a local store. A dedicated schoolhouse opened in the spring of 1904.
In 1927, with the establishment of a Catholic convent at the northwest corner of NE28-8-2 East at La Salle by the Sisters of the Cross [Filles de la Croix], responsibility for teaching at a newly-built, two-classroom school fell to the nuns. The old school building was sold and became an addition to the barn of a local farmer. Renovated in 1938, the building was replaced by a three-classroom structure in 1959. The old school was sold and used as a garage and storage shed.
Period
Principal
1922-1926
Marie Yvonne Campeau
1927
Yvonne Cormier Simard
1927-1934
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais]
1934-1937
Sister Claire Lucille
1937-1940
Sister Marie Elzear [Marie Ange Roy]
1940-1947
Sister St. John the Baptist [Elizabeth Amy Hoffman]
1947-1952
Sister Jeanne St. Vincent
1952-1953
Jeanne Nathalia
1953-1954
Sister Agnes Noelie
1954-1956
Sister Marie Alfred [Marie Rosalie Cote]
1956-1966
Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit]
1969-1970
Sister Berthe Alarie
1970-1972
Lucille Marie-Louise Courcelles [Sister Angele Therese] (1932-2021)
1972-1973
Lilianne Simon
1973-1974
G. A. Beauregard
1974-1976
?
1976-1978
Denis Fontaine
1978-?
Ed Labossiere
?-1981
?
1981-1982
Debra Scott
1982-1984
?
1984
Wesley Braun
1984-1986
Phyllis Bailey
Among the early teachers of St. Hyacinth School were Miss Eugenie Primeau (1891?), Miss Chevrier (?-?), no staff listed / did not operate? (Spring 1891 - Spring 1894), A. Manseau? [Monreau?] (Fall 1894 - Spring 1895), no staff listed / did not operate? (Fall 1895 - Fall 1897), Laura Poulin (Spring 1898), Rose Caron (Fall 1898 - Spring 1899), M. A. Erzelie? Poitras (Fall 1899 - Fall 1901), no records available (Spring 1902 - Fall 1904), M. A. Erzelie? Poitras (Spring 1905), Augustine Laurendeau (Fall 1905 - Spring 1906), Bella McDougall (Fall 1906 - Fall 1909), Bertha McDougall (Spring 1910), M. Melanie? [Medarie?] Poitras (Fall 1910 - Spring 1911), Amanda Poitras (Fall 1911 - Spring 1912, Spring 1913), Laura Bila (Fall 1912), Marie J. Lefebore (Fall 1913 - Spring 1915), Marie Carmelie Armandine Desautels (Fall 1915 - Spring 1918), Amanda Lacerte (Fall 1918 - Spring 1919), Anna Pelletier (Fall 1919 - Spring 1920), and Malvina Leeland [Leclaud?] (Fall 1920 - Spring 1921).
School Year
Teachers
1921-1922
Marie Yvonne Campeau (grades 1-8)
1922-1923
Jeanne Bohemier (grades 1-4), Marie Yvonne Campeau (grades 5-8)
1923-1924
Jeanne Bohemier (grades 1-4), Marie Yvonne Campeau (grades 5-8)
1924-1925
Jeanne Bohemier (grades 1-4), Marie Yvonne Campeau (grades 5-8)
1925-1926
Marie Yvonne Campeau (grades 5-9), Yolanda Gendron (grades 1-4, August-December), Marie Alice Telfer (grades 1-4, January-June)
1926-1927
Marie Yvonne Campeau (grades 5-9, August-December), Rachel Cormier (grades 1-4), Yvonne Cormier Simard (grades 5-9, January-June)
1927-1928
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais] (grades 5-9), Sister Irene St. Joseph [Lillian Beauline] (grades 1-4)
1927-1928
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais] (grades 5-9), Sister Irene St. Joseph [Lillian Beauline] (grades 1-4)
1928-1929
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais] (grades 5-9), Sister Irene St. Joseph [Lillian Beauline] (grades 1-4)
1929-1930
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais] (grades 5-9), Sister Irene St. Joseph [Lillian Beauline] (grades 1-4)
1930-1931
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais] (grades 5-9), Sister Aloyse St. Jean [Philomine Laroche] (grades 1-4)
1931-1932
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais] (grades 5-9), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-4)
1932-1933
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais] (grades 5-9), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-4)
1933-1934
Sister Emmanuel [Augustine Rochais] (grades 5-9), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-4)
1934-1935
Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 5-9), Sister Andre St. Jean [Christine M. Johnson] (grades 1-4)
1935-1936
Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 5-9), Sister Andre St. Jean [Christine M. Johnson] (grades 1-4)
1936-1937
Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 5-9), Sister Andre St. Jean [Christine M. Johnson] (grades 1-4)
1937-1938
Sister Marie Elzear [Marie Ange Roy] (grades 5-9), Sister Andre St. Jean [Christine M. Johnson] (grades 1-4)
1938-1939
Sister Marie Elzear [Marie Ange Roy] (grades 5-10), Sister St. Joseph [Marie Martha Gray] (grades 1-4)
1939-1940
Sister Marie Elzear [Marie Ange Roy] (grades 5-10), Sister St. Joseph [Marie Martha Gray] (grades 1-4)
1940-1941
Sister St. John the Baptist [Elizabeth Amy Hoffman] (grades 5-10), Sister St. Joseph [Marie Martha Gray] (grades 1-4)
1941-1942
Sister St. John the Baptist [Elizabeth Amy Hoffman] (grades 5-10), Sister St. Joseph [Marie Martha Gray] (grades 1-4)
1942-1943
Sister St. John the Baptist [Elizabeth Amy Hoffman] (grades 5-10), Sister Irene Therese [Eva Dubois] (grades 1-4)
1943-1944
Sister St. John the Baptist [Elizabeth Amy Hoffman] (grades 5-9), Sister Irene Therese [Eva Dubois] (grades 1-4)
1944-1945
Sister Marie St. Charles (grades 1-4), Sister St. John the Baptist [Elizabeth Amy Hoffman] (grades 5-10)
1945-1946
Sister Marie St. Charles (grades 1-4), Sister St. John the Baptist [Elizabeth Amy Hoffman] (grades 5-10)
1946-1947
Sister Marie St. Charles (grades 1-4), Sister St. John the Baptist [Elizabeth Amy Hoffman] (grades 5-10)
1947-1948
Sister Jeanne Rita (grades 1-4), Sister Jeanne St. Vincent (grades 5-10)
1948-1949
Sister Jeanne Rita (grades 1-4), Sister Jeanne St. Vincent (grades 5-10)
1949-1950
Sister Jeanne Rita (grades 1-4), Sister Jeanne St. Vincent (grades 5-10)
1950-1951
Sister Marie Alexandre (grades 1-4), Sister Jeanne St. Vincent (grades 5-10)
1951-1952
Sister Marie Alexandre (grades 1-4), Sister Jeanne St. Vincent (grades 5-10)
1952-1953
Laurette Alarie (grades 1-4), Sister Jeanne Nathalia (grades 5-9)
1953-1954
Laurette Alarie (grades 1-4), Sister Agnes Noelie (grades 5-9)
1954-1955
Sister Marie Alfred [Marie Rosalie Cote] (grades 5-8), Lucille Marie-Louise Courcelles (grades 1-4)
1955-1956
Sister Marie Alfred [Marie Rosalie Cote] (grades 5-8), Lucille Marie-Louise Courcelles (grades 1-4)
1956-1957
Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit] (grades 5-9), Lucille Marie-Louise Courcelles (grades 1-4)
1957-1958
Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit] (grades 5-9), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-4)
1958-1959
Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit] (grades 5-9), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-4)
1959-1960
Reine Bremaud (grades 3-5), Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit] (grades 6-8), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-2)
1960-1961
Reine Bremaud (grades 3-5), Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit] (grades 6-8), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-2)
1961-1962
Reine Bremaud (grades 3-5), Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit] (grades 6-8), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-2)
1962-1963
Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit] (grades 6-8), Denise Girardin (grades 3-5), Sister Gabrielle Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-2)
1963-1964
Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit], Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin], Sister Marie St. Charles
1964-1965
Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit], Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin], Sister Marie St. Charles
1965-1966
Reine Cormier (grades 3-5), Sister Emilia [Alice Benoit] (grades 6-8), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 1-2)
1966-1967
Lea Bremault (grades 3-4), Denise Girardin (grades 5-6), Sister Claire Lucille [Bernadette Morin] (grades 7-8), Sister Jeanne Rita (grades 1-2)
1967-1968
Denise Girardin (grades 3-4), Dianna Lanouette (kindergarten), Sister Jeanne Lucille (grades 5-6), Sister Jeanne Rita (grades 1-2)
1968-1969
Lea Faucher (kindergarten), Denise Girardin (grades 3-4), Sister Jeanne Lucille (grades 5-6), Sister Jeanne Rita (grades 1-2)
1969-1970
Sister Berthe Alarie (grades 5-6), Lea Faucher (kindergarten), Denise Girardin (grades 3-4), Sister Jeanne Rita (grades 1-2)
1970-1971
Lucille Marie-Louise Courcelles [Sister Angele Therese] (grades 4-6), Sister Doris Frechette (grades 1-2), Denise Girardin (grades 3-4)
1971-1972
Lucille Marie-Louise Courcelles [Sister Angele Therese] (grades 4-6), Sister Doris Frechette (grades 1-2), Denise Girardin (grades 3-4)
1972-1973
Denise Girardin (grades 3-4), Lorraine Toupin (grades 1-2), Lilianne Simon (grades 5-6)
1973-1974
G. A. Beauregard (grades 5-6), Louise Faucher (grades 1-2), Denise Girardin (grades 3-4)
1974-1975
Monique C. Robert (grades 3-4), ?
1975-1976
Robert Le Clair (grades 3-4), ?
1976-1977
Nicole de Rocquigny (grades 1-2), Denis Fontaine (grades 5-6), ?
1977-1978
Nicole de Rocquigny (grades 1-2), Denis Fontaine (grades 5-6), ?
1978-1979
Jacqueline Mireault (grades 1-2), ?
1979-1980
Denise Fontaine (grades 4-6), Jacqueline Mireault (grades 1-3)
1980-1981
Denise Fontaine (grades 4-6), Jacqueline Mireault (grades 1-3)
1981-1982
Leslie Neufeld (grades 1-3), Debra Scott (grades 4-6)
1982-1983
Phyllis Bailey (grades 1-3), ?
1983-1984
Phyllis Bailey (grades 1-3), ?
1984-1985
Phyllis Bailey (grade 1), Wesley Braun (grades 4-6), Catherine Brown (kindergarten), Susan Jack (grades 2-3)
1985-1986
Phyllis Bailey (grades 3-4), Cathy Braun (grades 1-2), Geri Porath (kindergarten)
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.69459, W97.26709
denoted by symbol on the map above
Marriage registrations [Yvonne Cormier to Pierre Simard], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Summative half-yearly returns for school districts (A 0051), GR0571, Archives of Manitoba.
School division and school district formation files (E 0027), St. Hyaninthe School District No. 729, GR1688, Archives of Manitoba.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
Then to Now: The History of La Salle, Manitoba by The La Salle History Book Committee, 1986.
We thank Ed Labossiere for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 21 November 2023
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