Historic Sites of Manitoba: Onanole School No. 2262 (Onanole, Municipality of Harrison Park)

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The Onanole School District was established in June 1935, to alleviate overcrowding at the Clear Lake School nearby. A one-room schoolhouse was built at 7-19-18W in the village of Onanole in what is now the Municipality of Harrison Park. In 1962, it was consolidated with the Clear Lake School No. 2135 to form the Onanole Consolidated School No. 2402. It later became part of the Rolling River School Division. In 1964, the building of the former Whirlpool School was brought to the site and used for storage and classes. The original school was demolished in 1986 and replaced by a new structure that opened by the 1987 school year.

Principals

Period	Principal
1948-1949	Benjamin Hartwell “Ben” Doupe (1926-1999)
1949-1950	Rod M. McKenzie
1950-1952	Benjamin Hartwell “Ben” Doupe (1926-1999)
1952	Donald S. Lockhart
1953	Alexander R. Patterson
1954-1956	Kathleen Johanna Dewar Durston (1913-1997)
1956-1958	Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston
1958-1962	Glen J. Hammond

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1935-1936	Miss Doris Murray
1936-1937	Miss Inez Virtue
1937-1938	John Arnett, Miss Rita McMillan
1938-1939	John Arnett, Miss Rita McMillan
1939-1940	John Arnett, Miss Rita McMillan
1940-1941	John Arnett, Miss Enid M. Bygott, Miss Anita Heims, Mr. Y. A. Mascivich, Miss Gladys McIntyre
1941-1942	John Arnett, Miss Enid M. Bygott, Miss Winnifred Esplen, Miss C. Johnson
1942-1943	Miss Dorothy Carton, Mrs. Doris Reid
1943-1944	Miss Dorothy Carton, Mrs. Doris Reid
1944-1945	B. Hodkinson, Miss Gertrude Kaspenski, Miss I. Wery
1945-1946	Miss Gloria Chorneyko, Ada Clark, Miss I. Wery
1946-1947	Mrs. Emma Wallace, Mrs. Annie Walter
1947-1948	Mrs. Annie Walter
1948-1949	Mr. A. A. Kowaski, Mrs. Signe Snary, Mrs. Annie Walter
1949-1950	Mrs. Signe Snary, Mrs. Annie Walter
1950-1951	Morris Hykaway, Miss Johanna Kristenson, Mrs. Mary McBurney, Miss Theresa Prefontaine, Mrs. Signe Snary
1951-1952	Miss Johanna Kristenson, Joseph Stasiuk
1952-1953	Mrs. Ada Dillon, Mrs. Ina Manary
1953-1954	Mrs. H. Kloosterboer, Mrs. Ina Manary
1954-1955	Mrs. H. Kloosterboer, Mrs. Ina Manary
1955-1956	Mrs. Ina Manary, Mrs. Mary McBurney, Lorne McMillan, John Naherny, Mrs. Doris Reid
1956-1957	Ernest Eisler, Mrs. Ina Manary, Mrs. Mary McBurney, Mrs. Doris Reid
1957-1958	Mrs. Inez Brennan, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Ina Manary, Mrs. Mary McBurney, Mrs. Viola Miller, Miss Jeanne Munro, Mrs. Doris Reid
1958-1959	Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Mary McBurney, Mrs. Doris Reid, Mrs. Mamie Wetteland
1959-1960	Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Miss L. Long, Mrs. Mary McBurney, Donald Nakonchney, Mrs. Doris Reid, Miss Dorothy Walker, Mrs. Mamie Wetteland
1960-1961	Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Miss L. Long, Mrs. Mary McBurney, Mrs. Doris Reid, Mrs. Jean Skrupa, Mike Skrupa, Miss Jean Templeton
1961-1962	Miss Elaine Dalke, Mrs. May Halstead, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Miss L. Long, Mrs. Mary McBurney, Mrs. Doris Reid, Mike Skrupa, Miss Jean Templeton
1962-1963	Miss Elaine Dalke, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Miss Elizabeth Kay, Ronald Munro, Mrs. Jean Skrupa, Mike Skrupa, Miss Jean Templeton
1963-1964	Miss Elaine Dalke, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Miss Elizabeth Kay, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Ronald Munro, Mrs. Jean Skrupa, Mike Skrupa, Miss Jean Templeton
1964-1965	Mrs. Gloria Borgoras, Miss Elaine Dalke, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Mrs. Jean Skrupa, Mike Skrupa, Miss Carol Warnica
1965-1966	Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Miss Eleanor Lovatt, Mavis Shanks, Mrs. Jean Skrupa, Mike Skrupa, Isabel Warner, Isabel Warner, Mrs. Katie Zachary
1966-1967	Miss Cheryl Harrison, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Warren Mochnacz, Anthony Twerdochlib, Mrs. Katie Zachary, Victor Zieroth
1967-1968	Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Miss Linda Slashinsky, Anthony Twerdochlib, Mrs. Katie Zachary, Victor Zieroth
1968-1969	Miss Evelyn Brown, Tom Emslie, Miss Shirley Harvath, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Bernice Serle, Miss Linda Slashinsky, Miss Edith Strand, Anthony Twerdochlib, Victor Zieroth
1969-1970	Miss Evelyn Brown, Miss Sandra Dawson, Tom Emslie, Miss Shirley Harvath, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Bernice Serle, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1970-1971	Miss Sandra Dawson, Tom Emslie, Miss Shirley Harvath, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1971-1972	Miss Sandra Dawson, Frank Foord, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Ron Shewchuk, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1972-1973	Miss Sandra Dawson, Frank Foord, Annabel Friesen, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Kucher, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Ron Shewchuk, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1973-1974	Miss Sandra Dawson, Frank Foord, Mrs. Marsha Foord, Mrs. Doris Hayden, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1974-1975	Frank Foord, Mrs. Marsha Foord, Mrs. Doris Hayden, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Claudette Saquet, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1975-1976	Frank Foord, Mrs. Marsha Foord, Mrs. Doris Hayden, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Claudette Saquet, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1976-1977	Frank Foord, Mrs. Marsha Foord, Mrs. Doris Hayden, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Claudette Saquet, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1977-1978	Frank Foord, Mrs. Marsha Foord, Mrs. Doris Hayden, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Claudette Saquet, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1978-1979	Frank Foord, Mrs. Marsha Foord, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1979-1980	Frank Foord, Mrs. Marsha Foord, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1980-1981	Greg Bryan, Marilyn Cochrane, Frank Foord, Mrs. Mavis I. Johnston, Mrs. Leona Mackedenski, Miss Joan McKenzie, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Linda Slashinsky, Brenda Ullberg
1981-1981	Greg Bryan, Marilyn Cochrane, Frank Foord, Mrs. Leona Mackedenski, Miss Joan McKenzie, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Linda Slashinsky, Brenda Ullberg
1982-1983	Greg Bryan, Marilyn Cochrane, Frank Foord, Mrs. Leona Mackedenski, Miss Joan McKenzie, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1983-1984	Marilyn Cochrane, Frank Foord, Mrs. Leona Mackedenski, Miss Joan McKenzie, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Brian Nicholls, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1984-1985	Marilyn Cochrane, Frank Foord, Mrs. Leona Mackedenski, Miss Joan McKenzie, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Linda Slashinsky, Miss Kimberly Young
1985-1986	Marilyn Cochrane, Frank Foord, Arnie Gobin, Darren Gusdal, Mrs. Leona Mackedenski, Miss Joan McKenzie, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1986-1987	Marilyn Cochrane, Frank Foord, Arnie Gobin, Darren Gusdal, Mrs. Leona Mackedenski, Miss Joan McKenzie, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1987-1988	Marilyn Cochrane, Frank Foord, Arnie Gobin, Mrs. Leona Mackedenski, Mrs. Alice McInnes, Miss Joan McKenzie, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Miss Velvet Neufeld, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Linda Slashinsky
1988-1989	Mrs. Stacie Cardy, Marilyn Cochrane, Miss Betty Anne Dalgliesh, Arnie Gobin, Mrs. Jackie Greavett, Brent McEachen, Mrs. Alice McInnes, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Mrs. Jean Skrupa, Miss Rilla Spratt
1989-1990	Mrs. Alma Braschuk, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Sharon Furman, Arnie Gobin, Brent McEachen, Mrs. Alice McInnes, Mrs. Donna Moyer, Miss Lori Robinson, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Mrs. Jean Skrupa, Miss Rilla Spratt
1990-1991	Mrs. Alma Braschuk, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Sharon Furman, Brent McEachen, Mrs. Alice McInnes, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Mrs. Gail Whaley
1991-1992	Mrs. Alma Braschuk, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Sharon Furman, Brent McEachen, Mrs. Alice McInnes, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Mrs. Gail Whaley
1992-1993	Mrs. Alma Braschuk, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Sharon Furman, Miss Angela Harper, Brent McEachen, Mrs. Alice McInnes, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn
1993-1994	Marilyn Cochrane, Miss Angela Harper, Brent McEachen, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Miss Pamela Tegg
1994-1995	Valerie Carter, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Scott Stephenson, Miss Pamela Tegg
1995-1996	Valerie Carter, Barbara Chapman, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Scott Stephenson, Miss Pamela Tegg
1996-1997	Valerie Carter, Barbara Chapman, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Scott Stephenson, Miss Pamela Tegg, Miss Sascha Wohlers
1997-1998	Valerie Carter, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Susan Davar, Mrs. Holly Drieger, Miss Laurie Gudbranson, Martin Ingenmay, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Scott Stephenson, Wilfred Taylor, Miss Pamela Tegg
1998-1999	Valerie Carter, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Susan Davar, Miss Laurie Gudbranson, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Scott Stephenson, Miss Pamela Tegg
1999-2000	Valerie Carter, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Susan Davar, Miss Laurie Gudbranson, Farron Lee, Miss Jolene Parsons, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Scott Stephenson, Miss Pamela Tegg, Bill Wesley, Mrs. Jennifier Workman
2000-2001	Miss Sherri Carter, Valerie Carter, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Susan Davar, Mrs. Pat Farr, Miss Laurie Gudbranson, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Scott Stephenson, Miss Pamela Tegg
2001-2002	Valerie Carter, Marilyn Cochrane, Mrs. Susan Davar, Mrs. Tracey Drozda, Miss Laurie Gudbranson, Mrs. Leslie Lindsay, Mrs. Lisa McLaughlin, Mrs. Tracy McNish, Ms. Mona Moyer, Mrs. Brenda Nicholson, Mrs. Cathy Sansom, Mrs. Valerie Shellborn, Scott Stephenson, Miss Pamela Tegg

Photos & Coordinates

Senior Room students of Onanole School (circa 1948-1951) by Signe Snary Source: Dyanne Rivers The former Onanole School building, constructed in 1936 with a second classroom added in 1943, a third in 1948, and a fourth in 1958 (circa 1986) Source: Historic Resources Branch, Public School Buildings Inventory, slide 959. Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.62263, W99.97018 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Wasagaming West topographic map, 62J/12 West, Edition 2, Series A743 [UFS Reference Collection].

Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.

Obituary [Kathleen Johanna Durston], Dauphin Herald, 23 September 1997, page 70.

Obituary [Benjamin Hartwell Doupe], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 March 1999, page 53.

Onanole & District by Onanole and District History Committee, 2003. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5649.O63 Ona]

We thank Dyanne Rivers for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 March 2023

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