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Construction of the Sisler High School building began in 1956 with a planned opening in September 1957. When it was not ready in time, Margaret Scott School was used for classes in the interim. The completed structure was two storeys with 29 classrooms, four science labs, three science classrooms, art room, music room, library, cooking room, sewing room, general shops area, two home economics rooms, auditorium and gymnasium, and administrative offices. Named for educator W. J. Sisler, it would grow into the province’s largest school and probably its most multicultural.
The building has undergone extensive modifications through the years to keep pace with its growing student body. In 1961, an addition provided 11 more classrooms, music room, two science rooms, industrial arts shop, food lab, clothing lab, and gymnasium. Six more classrooms, three tying rooms, language lab, music room, lunch room, and other renovations were made in 1964. Woodworking shops were built next to the existing shops in 1992, and portable classrooms were brought to the site in 1999 and 2000. A new gymnasium and exercise area, new administrative offices, upgraded library, life skills area, and other interior renovations occurred in 2004-2005.
Period
Principal
1957-1958
James Charles Wherrett (1893-1980)
1958-1961
Ewart Horace Morgan (1896-1983)
1961-1962
John Alexander Fraser (1908-1962)
1962-1968
Lewis Edwin Walker (c1910-1968)
1968-1969
Gordon Edward Mark (1904-1984)
1969-1971
Harold Pollock (1928-2008)
1971-1979
John Douglas “Doug” MacFarlane (1920-2004)
1979-1980
William Paul Solypa (1930-2017)
1980-2021
George Nicholos Heshka (1933-2021)
2021-?
Pat Graham
Period
Vice-Principal
1957-1963
Gordon Edward Mark (1904-1984)
1963-1968
Gordon Edward Mark (1904-1984)
Robert Henry Alexander Gray (1917-2010)1968-1969
Robert Henry Alexander Gray (1917-2010)
Harold Pollock (1928-2008)1969-1973
Robert Henry Alexander Gray (1917-2010)
other ?1973-1974
Robert Henry Alexander Gray (1917-2010)
Gordon Blair Fenton (1921-2006)1974-1978
Robert Henry Alexander Gray (1917-2010)
other ?1978-c1986
?
c1986
Ernest “Ernie” UnRuh (1926-2004)
c1986-2017
?
2017-2018
Christopher Clarke
Madalynne Iannone
Paul Krowiak2018-2019
?
2019-2020
Nathan Falk
Madalynne Iannone
Lloyd Rana
School Year
Teachers
1957-1958
Elementary department: Miss Stech. Intermediate department: Mr. R. J. W. Allen, Mr. C. R. Babb, Miss R. M. Babb, Mr. J. J. Browning, Miss M. M. Crawford, Samuel H. Doctoroff, James William Downey, Mr. G. A. Duncan, Mr. J. J. Gleason, Miss M. E. Greenway, Miss C. Griffiths, Miss M. M. Hazelwood, Mr. J. Hodnett, Mr. F. Isaak, Mr. J. Kereluk, Mr. J. F. Klassen, Mrs. A. Kornberg, Mr. T. Korol, Mr. H. Kreel, Miss F. H. McIntyre, Mr. J. C. Martin, Miss M. McInnes, Mrs. E. MacKay, Miss E. A. Motheral, Miss E. E. Nelson, Jack W. Peach, Mrs. E. Perchaluk, Mr. T. A. Phillips, Miss N. Robertson, Mr. R. Sanburn, Miss R. Simpson, Miss L. Unkauf, Mr. B. Unruh, Mrs. I. Wettlaufer, Mrs. J. Wilson, Clifford Charles Wood
1958-1959
Mr. R. J. W. Babb, Miss R. M. Babb, R. Bend, J. J. Browning, W. Connellan, Miss A. Couchman, Miss M. M. Crawford, Samuel H. Doctoroff, G. A. Duncan, Mrs. K. Gaskeil, E. Golin, Miss M. E. Greenway, Miss C. Griffiths, Miss M. M. Hazelwood, J. Hodnett, F. Isaak, J. Kereluk, J. F. Klassen, T. Korol, H. Kreel, G. F. Lecki, Miss F. H. McIntyre, J. C. Martin, L. T. McCullough, Miss M. McInnes, Mrs. E. MacKay, Miss J. Miskolny, Miss E. A. Motheral, Miss E. E. Nelson, Jack W. Peach, Mrs. E. Perchaluk, C. Price, V. Pruden, Miss N. Robertson, R. Sanburn, Miss R. Simpson, T. I. Smith, J. Tanchak, Miss I. Unkauf, B. Unrush, Mrs. I. Wethaufer, Mrs. J. Wilson, J. Zuzanski
1959-1960
R. J. W. Allen, C. R. Babb, Miss R. M. Babb, Herbert Belyea, J. J. Browning, Miss A. Couchman, Miss M. M. Crawford, Mrs. D. Day, Samuel H. Doctoroff, G. A. Duncan, Mrs. K. Gassel, Miss H. H. Hazelwood, Mrs. R. A. Henderson, C. R. Hordern, F. Isaak, J. Kereluk, J. F. Klassen, Miss V. Kolson, A. Kornberg, T. Korol, H. Kreel, G. E. Lecki, Miss E. Lee, Miss F. H. Macintyre, J. C. Martin, L. T. McCullough, Mrs. E. MacKay, Miss J. Miskoley, Miss E. A. Motheral, L. Neil, Miss E. E. Nelson, Jack W. Peach, Mrs. E. Perchaluk, Donald Herbert Peto, Miss N. Robertson, R. Sanburn, Donald A. Schmidt, Miss R. Simpson, T. I. Smith, John C. “Jack” Smyth, M. Tanchak, Miss L. Unkauf, Cornelius G. Unruh, Mrs. I. Wettlaufer, J. White, Mrs. J. Wilson, J. Zuzanski
1960-1961
R. J. W. Allen, C. R. Babb, Miss R. M. Babb, Herbert Belyea, J. J. Browning, John Nathan Robert Clark, Miss M. M. Crawford, Mrs. D. Day, Samuel H. Doctoroff, G. A. Duncan, Mrs. K. Gaskell, Mrs. R. A. Henderson, G. R. Hordern, F. Isaak, Frances Kapitan, J. Kereluk, J. F. Klassen, Miss V. Kolson, A. Kornberg, T. Korol, H. Kreel, Miss O. Krett, G. E. Lecki, Miss E. Lee, Miss F. H. Macintyre, J. C. Martin, E. McCready, L. T. McCullough, Mrs. E. MacKay, Miss E. A. Motheral, Miss E. E. Nelson, C. Orlando, Mrs. E. Perchaluk, Miss N. Robertson, W. T. Shaw, Miss O. Shewchuk, Miss R. Simpson, T. I. Smith, John C. “Jack” Smyth, Mrs. E. Solar, Miss M. Stimpson, M. Tanchak, Miss L. Unkauf, Cornelius G. Unruh, Mrs. I. Wettlaufer, J. Zuzanski
1961-1962
R. J. W. Allen, Mrs. I. C. Anderson, C. R. Babb, Miss R. M. Babb, Herbert Belyea, J. J. Browning, F. D. Bryan, John Nathan Robert Clark, Miss M. M. Crawford, Mrs. D. Day, Samuel H. Doctoroff, G. A. Duncan, Mrs. M. Forsyth, Mrs. K. Gaskell, Miss M. T. Haig, Mrs. R. A. Henderson, J. Hodnett, C. R. Hordern, K. Horner, Frances Kapitan, J. Kereluk, P. Kereliuk, J. F. Klassen, Miss V. Kolson, T. Korol, H. Kreel, Charles Edward Clare Durnin, Miss O. Krett, G. E. Lecki, Miss E. Lee, Miss F. H. Macintyre, J. C. Martin, E. McCready, L. T. McCullough, Mrs. E. MacKay, Miss E. A. Motheral, E. Nakka, M. A. Negrich, Miss E. E. Nelson, Mrs. E. Perchaluk, F. A. Peters, Miss M. Reid, Miss N. Robertson, W. T. Shaw, Miss O. Shewchuk, Miss R. Simpson, T. I. Smith, John C. “Jack” Smyth, M. Stern, Miss M. Stimpson, M. Tanchak, Miss W. Tate, Miss L. Unkauf, Cornelius G. Unruh, ?, Wettlaufer, J. Wilkie, J. Zuzanski
1962-1963
1963-1964
C. R. Babb, Miss R. M. Babb, Borislaw Nicholas Bilash, M. Bishop, J. J. Browning, F. D. Bryan, John Nathan Robert Clark, Miss M. M. Crawford, Mrs. D. Day, G. A. Duncan, Miss E. Elias, Miss R. Green, Mrs. R. A. Henderson, Mrs. L. Heshka, J. Hodnett, C. R. Hordern, F. Horner, M. Hovorka, Frances Kapitan, P. Kereliuk, J. Kereluk, J. F. Klassen, T. Korol, H. Kreel, Miss C. Krett, A. Labun, G. C. Leekie, Miss E. Lee, Miss F. H. Macintyre, Mrs. E. MacKay, Mrs. L. Magner, J. C. Martin, E. McCready, L. T. McCullough, Mrs. L. Mitchell, Mrs. E. Moon, Miss E. A. Motheral, Miss M. Mozel, E. Nakka, M. A. Negrich, Miss E. E. Nelson, Mrs. J. Newcombe, Mrs. E. Perchaluk, William Clyde Perry, F. A. Peters, L. J. Petursson, Miss M. Pottruff, Miss N. Robertson, A. J. Schultz, Mrs. B. Sharman, W. T. Shaw, Miss O. Shewchuk, Miss R. Simpson, Miss V. Slobodian, G. Spurll, T. I. Smith, John C. “Jack” Smyth, Miss G. P. Snow, M. Stern, M. Tanchak, Miss L. Unkauf, S. E. Kolt, Cornelius G. Unruh, Mrs. I. Wettlaufer, Miss M. Wiebe
1964-1965
H. Abells, C. R. Babb, Borislaw Nicholas Bilash, M. Bishop, Mrs. A. Brown, J. J. Browning, Mrs. V. Burnell, J. Chupik, John Nathan Robert Clark, K. Cormack, Miss M. M. Crawford, G. A. Duncan, Mrs. D. E. Dunham, Miss E. Elias, B. Eryk, J. A. Fielding, Mrs. M. Forsyth, Miss P. Gilmour, Miss R. Green, J. D. Harrison, Miss G. Hector, Mrs. R. A. Henderson, L. R. Hodkinson, J. Hodnell, C. R. Hordern, F. Horner, Miss D. Hurst, Valdine Johnson, Frances Kapitan, J. Kereluk, J. F. Klassen, L. Koll, T. Korol, H. Kreel, Miss O. Krett, Miss T. Kysilewsky, G. C. Leckie, Miss E. Lee, Miss F. H. Macintyre, Mrs. E. MacKay, J. C. Martin, E. McCready, L. T. McCullough, Mrs. L. Mitchell, Mrs. E. Moon, Miss M. Mozel, E. Nakka, Miss E. E. Nelson, Mrs. E. Perchaluk, William Clyde Perry, F. A. Peters, L. J. Petursson, Miss M. Pottruff, Arthur M. Preston, Miss N. Robertson, A. J. Schultz, Mrs. H. Sharman, W. T. Shaw, Miss O. Shewchuk, S. Simeoff, Miss R. Simpson, R. J. Soulter?, T. I. Smith, John C. “Jack” Smyth, M. Stern, E. Tanchak, R. Thiessen, Miss L. Unkauf, Cornelius G. Unruh, Mrs. M. Wales, Mrs. I. Wettlaufer, N. Zappa, J. Susanski
1965-1966
H. R. Abells, Borislaw Nicholas Bilash, M. Bishop, J. J. Browning, Mrs. V. Brunel, F. Bryan, John Nathan Robert Clark, J. Chupik, K. Cormack, Miss M. Crawford, Samuel H. Doctoroff, G. A. Duncan, Miss E. Elias, B. Eryk, J. A. Fielding, Miss S. Flood, Mrs. M. Forsyth, Mrs. P. Gilmour, Miss R. Green, Miss G. Hector, Mrs. R. A. Henderson, L. Hodkinson, J. Hodnett, C. R. Horndern, F. Horner, Miss D. Hurst, Miss B. Israels, Valdine Johnson, Frances Kapitan, J. Kereluk, J. F. Klassen, L. Koit, Mrs. E. Komar, T. Korol, Miss O. Krett, R. L. Krysko, Miss T. Kysllewski, C. Leavens, C. G. Leckie, Miss E. M. Lee, Mrs. A. E. Leonard, Mrs. E. MacKay, J. C. Martin, Mrs. L. Mitchell, Mrs. E. J. Moon, Miss E. Motheral, Miss M. Mozel, L. McCullough, E. Nakka, William Clyde Perry, F. A. Peters, L. J. Peturson, Miss M. Pottruff, Arthur M. Preston, Miss N. Robertson, A. Schultz, Mrs. H. Sharman, W. T. Shaw, Miss O. Shewchuk, S. Simeoff, Miss R. Simpson, T. I. Smith, John C. “Jack” Smyth, D. Soutter, M. Stern, E. Tanchak, R. Thiessen, Miss L. Unkauf, Cornelius G. Unruh, Mrs. M. Wales, Mrs. C. I. Wettlaufer, J. Zusanski
1966-1967
H. Abells, Miss J. Beyko, Borislaw Nicholas Bilash, Mrs. M. Blaise, L. Bourbonnais, M. Brown, J. Browning, Mrs. V. Brunel, F. Bryan, G. Chauviere, K. Carmack, Miss M. Crawford, John Nathan Robert Clark, Samuel H. Doctoroff, G. Duncan, Miss E. Elias, Miss J. Elliott, B. Eryk, J. Fielding, Mrs. J. Galbraith, Mrs. D. Getschel, Mrs. P. Gilmour, Miss G. Hector, J. Hodnett, F. Horner, Miss D. Hurst, Miss M. Jeffrey, Valdine Johnson, Frances Kapitan, R. Kennedy, J. Kereluk, J. Klassen, Leslie L. Kolt, Mrs. E. Komar, T. Korol, Miss O. Krett, R. Krysko, W. Kustra, Miss E. R. Kydd, C. Leavens, C. Leckie, E. Lee, Mrs. A. Leonard, Mrs. E. MacKay, J. C. Martin, L. McCullough, Mrs. L. Mitchell, Mrs. E. Moon, Miss E. Motheral, Miss M. Mozel, Edward Alexander Mroz, E. Nakka, William Clyde Perry, E. Peters, Mrs. N. Petersmeyer, L. Peturson, Miss M. Pottruff, Arthur M. Preston, Miss N. Robertson, W. Shaw, E. Shewchuk, Miss O. Shewchuk, S. Simcoff, Miss R. Simpson, T. Smith, John C. “Jack” Smyth, D. Soutter, Miss A. Szware, E. Tanchak, R. Thiessen, Miss L. Unkauf, Cornelius G. Unruh, Mrs. M. Wales, Mrs. L. Wettlaufer, J. Zuzanski
1967-1968
H. R. Abells, Borislaw Nicholas Bilash, M. Bishop, Mrs. A. M. Blaise, L. O. Bourbonnais, M. Brown, J. J. Browning, Mrs. V. Brunel, F. Bryan, Mrs. J. K. Calder, Mrs. S. K. Chism, John Nathan Robert Clark, F. Cook, D. F. Cormack, Mrs. M. Cowlon, Miss M. M. Crawford, Samuel H. Doctoroff, Miss E. Elias, B. Eryk, J. A. Fielding, Mrs. D. B. Getschel, Garry Bruno Grubert, Miss G. I. Hector, F. J. Horner, Miss C. Huggins, Miss D. E. Hurst, Miss Y. Hutchison, Valdine Johnson, M. R. Joshua, Frances Kapitan, R. G. Kennedy, J. Kereluk, J. F. Klassen, Leslie L. Kolt, T. R. Korol, C. R. Koss, Miss O. M. Krett, Miss O. Krevesky, R. L. Krysko, E. W. Kustra, G. C. Leckie, Miss E. M. Lee, Mrs. A. E. Leonard, L. T. McCullough, J. C. Martin, Mrs. L. M. Mitchell, Mrs. E. J. Moon, Miss M. A. Mozel, Edward Alexander Mroz, C. Muldrew, E. Nakka, William Clyde Perry, F. A. Pleters, Mrs. N. J. Petersmeyer, L. J. Peturson, Miss M. R. Piper, Miss M. H. Pottruff, Arthur M. Preston, Miss N. Robertson, Mrs. O. Schick, W. T. Shaw, W. Sherbatiuk, Miss O. Shewchuk, Miss R. M. Simpson, P. Sloan, D. J. Soutter, Miss A. M. Szware, E. Tanchak, Miss L. M. Unkauf, Cornelius G. Unruh, Mrs. M. A. Wales, Mrs. P. Wall, Mrs. D. Wilson, O. Yakimischak, J. Z. Zuzanski
1968-1969
H. R. Abells, Mrs. D. E. Ahtuwalia, Mrs. J. Arger, Borislaw Nicholas Bilash, M. Bishop, F. Boychuk, M. Brown, J. J. Browning, Mrs. V. Brunel, F. Bryan, John Nathan Robert Clark, Miss I. Coad, C. F. Cook, D. K. Cormack, Mrs. W. Cox, J. Cumming, H. J. dePriest, Samuel H. Doctoroff, Miss E. Elias, B. Eryk, J. A. Fielding, Mrs. M. Forsyth, Mrs. D. B. Getschel, W. Gordon, Garry Bruno Grubert, Miss G. I. Hector, F. J. Horner, Miss W. Hoskin, Miss C. Huggins, Miss Y. Hutchison, Valdine Johnson, M. R. Joshua, Frances Kapitan, R. G. Kennedy, J. Kereluk, J. F. Klassen, Leslie L. Kolt, T. R. Korol, Miss C. M. Krett, Miss O. Krevesky, G. C. Lecki, Miss E. M. Lee, Mrs. A. E. Leonard, L. T. McCullough, Miss D. Martin, J. C. Martin, Mrs. L. M. Mitchell, Mrs. E. J. Moon, Miss M. A. Mozel, Edward Alexander Mroz, E. Nakka, V. Nehe, Mrs. J. Panson, F. A. Peters, L. J. Peturson, Miss M. R. Piper, Miss M. H. Pottruff, Arthur M. Preston, Mrs. D. Rae, D. Ramkissoon, K. Roberts, Miss N. Robertson, Mrs. P. Saunders, Mrs. O. Schick, W. T. Shaw, W. Sherbatiuk, Miss O. Shewchuk, S. Simcoff, Miss R. M. Simpson, P. Sloan, D. J. Soutter, Miss B. Sweiden, Miss A. M. Szwarc, E. Tanchk, J. Thiessen, R. D. Thiessen, Miss L. M. Unkauf, Cornelius G. Unruh, Mrs. M. A. Wales, Mrs. D. Wilson, O. Yakimischak, J. A. Zuzanski, Mrs. Beckstead, M. Biluk, A. Breton, S. Gowryluk, A. Russel, S Thody
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973-1974
1974-1975
Among the other teachers of Sisler High School were Maxine Geller, Arnold Harvey Ross (?-2000), and Herold Leonhard Driedger.
Sisler High School (August 2015)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93174, W97.17674
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Margaret Scott School (Alfred Avenue, Winnipeg)
“School chiefs named,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 July 1979, page 18.
“Manitoba high school hockey – 2000-2001,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 2000, page 16.
Obituary [Gordon Blair Fenton], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 2006, page 37.
We thank the Winnipeg School Division, Ian Stewart, Rob Plouffe, and Kristin Heshka for providing additional information used here.
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: 30 October 2024
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