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A private high school for boys in Winnipeg, established in 1926 by Archbishop Alfred Arthur Sinnott, was located originally in a former YMCA building at 475 Selkirk Avenue. It operated there for five years (1926-1931) until growth exceeded the building’s capacity and the school moved to the former Manitoba College building on Ellice Avenue.
In 1964, the school relocated to a building on Grant Avenue designed by the architectural firm of Libling Michener and Associates and constructed by the G. A. Baert Construction Company. The first classes were held there in September 1964.
Period
Rector / Director / President
1926-1931
Alphone Simons OMI
1931-1933
Cornelius B. Collins LLD
1933-1941
John S. Holland SJ
1941-1945
Raymond Sutton SJ
1951-1958
Cecil Ryan SJ
1958-1964
Hugh Kierans SJ
1966-1972
Joseph V. “Jakie” Driscoll (1916-2003)
1972-1979
Patrick J. Boyle SJ
1979-1982
Frank Obrigewitsch SJ
1982-1988
David Gordon Creamer (1946-2021)
1988-1990
Eric R. MacLean SJ
1990-1999
Alex F. Kirsten SJ
1999-2001
Paul Crouch SJ
2001-2006
Joseph Mroz SJ
2006-2013
Alan Fogarty SJ
2013-2018
Leonard Altilia SJ
2018-present
Kevin Booth
Period
Principal
1948-1971
St. Clair A. Monaghan (1906-1997)
1971-1973
J. Kevin McKenna SJ
1973-1976
Emmett McKenna SJ
1977-1983
John J. Pungente (1939-2023)
1983-1989
Larry Franz
1989-1994
Donald Boulet
1994-1999
Johnston Smith
1999-2003
Jerome Cranston
2003-2014
Tom Lussier
2014-present
Bob Lewin
Period
Vice-Principal
1967-?
A. C. “Tony” Golab
No information.
St. Paul's High School (no date)
Source: St. Paul's High School Archive
St. Paul's High School (May 2024)
Source: Greg PetzoldSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.85716, W97.22690
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Alfred Arthur Sinnott (1877-1954)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: YMCA North Winnipeg Building / St. Paul's High School (475 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba College / St. Paul’s High School and College (Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Business: Libling Michener and Associates / LM Architectural Group
Memorable Manitobans: Gerard Alphonsus “Gerry” Baert (1906-1971)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Paul’s Collegiate (Elie, RM of Cartier)
“Jottings from the business world,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 1963, page 57.
“Lays school cornerstone,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 September 1963, page 3.
“Golab to join St. Paul's staff,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 May 1967, page 24.
“Aid for separate schools seen by St. Paul's principal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 June 1971, page 27.
“Mills-Weselake appointed to film classification board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 1976, page 2.
We thank Samantha Eadie (St. Paul's High School) and Greg Petzold for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 May 2024
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