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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sifton School No. 1009 (Sifton, RM of Dauphin)Link to: The Sifton School District was organized formally in May 1899 and a building was erected in Sifton, in the Rural Municipality of Dauphin. It was replaced by a two-storey, five-classroom brick and stucco structure built between 1948 and 1949. Through the 1960s, as rural schools from the surrounding area closed, their students came here. These included Trembowla School No. 1040, Oukraina School No. 1112, Fishing River School No. 1153, Mink River School No. 1154, Podolia School No. 1157, West Bay School No. 1223, Wycliffe School No. 1564, and Norton School No. 2094. After the dissolution of the Wycliffe School District in 1946, its nearby building was used for high school classes. A new, five-classroom school building was constructed between 1948 and 1949. The Sifton School building was later closed and demolished. The site is now a public playground. Principals
TeachersAmong the early teachers of Sifton School were William Farrar (1905-1907), Cornelius S. Prodan (1907-1910, 1912-1913), May O'Donnell (1910-1912), P. Malkovich (1912), Mrs. C. Prodan (1912-1913, 1914-1919), D. Madkovich (1913-1914), Elizabeth A. Smith (1921-1922, 1934), Nellie Chorneyko (1921-1925), Miss J. Uhryniuk (1925-1926), Della Baker (1926-1927), Jessy Botty (1928-1929), Sister St. Jerome (1928-1934), Frank Halinski (1928), C. Kramer (1928-1929), Miss Jean Ogryzlo (1932), Lila Muriel Burge (1934-1935), Ann Hrushowy (1934-1940), John J. Hrushowy (1935-1936), Mr. Tolstai (1935), Miss Black (1935-1939), Michael M. Sawchuk (1935, 1938), Xenia Pelech (1938), Helen Piloski (1938), Mary Urbanovitch (1938), J. Kahana (1938), J. Huyda (1938), V. Poloway (1938), Edna Prokopowich (1942-1943), Mrs. O. Farion (1942), John Ferance (1942-1949), Sister M. Eleanor (1945-1949), Miss Elsie Demchuk (1946), Pauline Zuk (1947-1949), and Melvin Solar (?-?).
Other teachers of Sifton School included Miss Walker (c1970), Olive Couch (music teacher), Audrey Dowler (music teacher), Mrs. Fjeldsted (music teacher), Chris Christopherson (physical education), A. Juce (physical education), Ed Doloff (special education), and Miss Peterson (special education). Photos & Coordinates
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Sources:“The local round,” Dauphin Herald, 20 October 1938, page 9. Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library. “Teaching staffs named for “A” and “B” groups,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 9 September 1954, page 1. “Record-breaking enrollments expected here in collegiate, elementary schools,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 1 September 1955, page 1. “All-time high enrollments expected for town schools,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 30 August 1956, page 1. “Town schools open today, high enrollments expected,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 29 August 1957, page 1. “Total of 110 teachers assigned to schools in Dauphin-Ochre area,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 4 September 1958, pages 1, 6. “Teaching staffs assigned to rural, village schools,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 3 September 1959, page 1. “26 rural schools start fall term classes Tuesday,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 31 August 1960, page 4. “Teaching staff for area schools increases to 132 for opening 1963-64 term,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 21 August 1963, page 1. “All area schools open classes next Tuesday, 131 on teaching staffs,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 26 August 1964, page 1. “All schools in area open classes Sept. 1 – 133 on teaching staffs,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 25 August 1965, page 1, 8. “Twelve new faces among staff at Dauphin-Ochre schools,” Dauphin Herald, 6 September 1978, page 2. “Dauphin Ochre teaching staff down slightly from last term,” Dauphin Herald, 12 September 1979, page 19. “Teachers for 1980/81,” Dauphin Herald, 27 August 1980, page 16. “School bells ring today,” Dauphin Herald, 2 September 1981, page 4. 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. Sifton Then and Now: A Reminiscence of the Pioneer Era by Elsie Lesyk, Dauphin, 1992, pages 149, 169-183. A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages. We thank Nathan Kramer and Adeline Curle for providing additional information used. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 20 May 2023
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