Historic Sites of Manitoba: Shamrock School (831 Beaverhill Boulevard, Winnipeg)

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Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Designed by the Winnipeg-based architectural firm of Moody Moore Duncan Rattray Peters Searle Christie and built in 1974-1975, students and staff of this school were hosted in Van Belleghem School while the building was being constructed. It opened in the fall term of 1975 and is now an elementary school in the Louis Riel School Division. A memorial along the west side of the school commemorates former teacher Lorna Alice McIntosh Lacombe (1948-2004) and students Tyler James Monias (1987-2000) and Aleesha Yasmeen Al-Atiya (1996-2007).

Principals

Period	Principal
1974-1979	Walter Chomichuk
1979-1981	?
1981	Joel Simpson
1981-1984	?
1984-1992	Ernie Shume
1992-1998	?
1998	Bill Sawka
1998-2000	?
2000	Tanis Pshebniski
2001	Mrs. Sheena Braun
2001-2014	Lisa Lewis
2014-2017	Denise Klassen
2017-2018	Rick Hailey
2018-2019	Sheila Lynch-Mondor
2019	Denise Klassen
2019-2021	Kurt Krahn
2021-2022	Shelly Hopper
2022-?	Karen Duffield

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
c2009-?	Mr. Falconer
?-2012	Al McDermid
2012-2018	Shelly Hopper
2018-2019	Denise Klassen
2019	Sheila Lynch-Mondor
2019-2023	Dana Cormier
2023-?	Cathy Ann Winters

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1974-1975	Elizabeth Ann Houde (kindergarten), Francie Eileen Humby (resource, 1974; grades 1-2, 1975), Pauline Adeline Sokulski (grades 1-2), Karen Josephine Pyrsaga (grades 3-4), Susan Joyce Hunter (grades 3-4), Sharon Elizabeth Hallstead (grades 5-6), Shelley Lee Dame (grades 5-6), Amanda Marie Harradine (librarian)
1975-2014	?
2014-2015	Louise Allard-Li (kindergarten, grade 1), Hana Blandigneres (grades 5,6), Karen Colfer (physical education), Julie Cote-Marinelli (student services), Nic Cutrone (physical education), Michelle Fache (library), Paul Figsby (grades 5,6), Laurie Gorman (early literacy), Darcy Gowing (kindergarden), Dave Gowriluk (grades 7,8), Erin Guttormson (grades 3,4), Kate Hallett (grades 7,8), Darlene Karalash (grades 7,8), Tracy Kremski (grades 1,2), Kyra Lavallee (grades 5,6), Melanie McNabb (grades 3,4), Leslie Meunier (band), Philippe Meunier (guitar), Katherine Mundy (grades 1,2), Nikki Naherniak (grades 1,2), Katherine Payne (grades 5,6), Jennifer Petras (grades 3,4), Charmaine Rudniki (grades 1,2), Julie Tanchak (grades 3,4), Swapnali Tipnis (grades 1,2), Karen Tole-Henderson (general music), Elyssa Weisensel (grades 3,4), Cheri Wilson (student services), Rob Wood (grades 7,8)
2015-2016	?
2016-2017	?
2017-2018	?
2018-2019	Mrs. Allard-Li (grades 1-2), Mrs. Baker (library), Ms. Bazay (grades 5-6), Mrs. Beresford (grades 3-4), Mrs. Boone (EA), Mrs. Colfer (gym), Mr. Cutrone (gym), Mr. Doiron (grades 7-8), Mrs. Fache (library), Mr. Figsby (grades 5-6), Mrs. Gorman (reading recovery), Mr. Gowing (kindergarten), Mr. Gowriluk (grades 7-8), Mrs. Guttormson (grades 3-4), Ms. Haiko (EA), Ms. Howell (grades 5-6), Ms. Howell (grades 7-8), Mrs. Hucko (grades 1-2), Mrs. Karalash (grades 7-8), Mrs. Kremski (grades 1-2), Mrs. Naherniak (grades 3-4), Mrs. Payne (grades 5-6), Mr. Roffey (grades 7-8), Ms. Rudnicki (grades 1-2), Mrs. Staples (SLP), Ms. Tanchack (grades 1-2), Mrs. Tole-Henderson, Mrs. Weber (grades 5-6), Mr. Weidenbacher (student services), Mrs. Weisensel (grades 3-4), Mr. Wood (grades 7-8), Breccan Wilson (grades 1-2), Mrs. Cheryl Wilson (student services)
2019-2020	?
2020-2021	?
2021-2022	Ms. Bazay (grades 7-8), Mrs. Beresford (grades 3-4), Mr. Catacun (grades 7-8), Mr. Cohen (grades 5-6), Mr. Cutrone (gym), Ms. DeCaigny (grades 5-6), Ms. Deverdenne (SLP), Ms. Dobrohorsky (grades 5-6), Mr. Dorian (grades 5-6), Ms. Englot (grades 5-6), Mr. Figsby (grades 5-6), Ms. Herdman (grades 5-6), Ms. Howell (grades 7-8), Mrs. Jakiwchuck (grades 3-4), Ms. McBride (grades 1-2), Ms. Paul (kindergarten), Ms. Pisclevich (grades 5-6), Mr. Reimer (grades 4-5), Mr. Roffey (grades 7-8), Ms. Rudnicki (grades 1-2), Ms. Silman (grades 5-6), Ms. Staples (SLP), Ms. Tole-Henderson (music), Ms. Unruh (grades 7-8), Ms. Weber (grades 5-6), Mr. Weidenbacher (student services), Ms. B. Wilson (grades 1-2), Ms. C. Wilson (student services), Ms. Wright (grades 3-4), Mr. Wood (grades 7-8)

Among the other teachers of Shamrock School was Lorna Alice McIntosh Lacombe.

Photos & Coordinates

Shamrock School (August 2015) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84670, W97.06368 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Moody and Moore / MMP Architects

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Shamrock School No. 2008 (RM of Grahamdale)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Shamrock School No. 876 (Municipality of Prairie View)

Sources:

“St. Boniface School Division No. 4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 November 1976, page 44.

“St. Boniface School Div. # 4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 September 1975, page 68.

“St. Boniface School Division #4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 1979, page 69.

“St. Boniface School Division #4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 September 1981, page 43.

“St. Boniface School Division No. 4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 January 1984, page 73.

“St. Boniface School Division No. 4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 June 1988, page 40.

“St. Boniface School Division No. 4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 August 1990, page 62.

“St. Boniface School Div. #4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 June 1992, page E49.

“St. Boniface School Division No. 4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 August 1998, page D8.

Obituary [Tyler James Monias], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 July 2000, page C12.

“Teaching position vacant,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 August 2000, page C8.

“St. Boniface School Division No. 4,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 October 2001, page D11.

Obituary [Lorna Alice Lacombe], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 March 2004, page 10.

Obituary [Aleesha Yasmeen Al-Atiya], Winnipeg Free Press, 3 February 2007, page 25.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), GR 1196, Archives of Manitoba.

Who We Are, Shamrock School.

MMP's rich history: A brief timeline, MMP Architects.

We thank John Doe for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 15 July 2023

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