Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Paul's High School (2200 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg)

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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.

Rectors / Directors / Presidents

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

Principals

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

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1967-?	A. C. “Tony” Golab
?-1983	?
1984-1984	Ernie Ostermann

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1978-1979	Dan Byrne, Barry Connolly, Tom Czajer, George Dawson, Nick Decicco, Jim Ferguson, Larry Franz, Richard Grover, Ted Hasiuk, Eric Jensen, Mike Kolarcik, Les Marosfalvy, Ann McManus, Dennis Meech, Edward Morand, John Murray, Dave Nazar, Frank Obrigewitsch, Ernie Ostermann, Len Sitter, Johnston Smith, Denis Vouriot
1979-1980	?
1980-1981	?
1981-1982	?
1982-1983	?
1983-1984	David Beeston (English, history, political studies), Danny Carroll (music, values), Gregory Colford (values, English), David Chaze (English, geography), George Dawson (mathematics), Jim Ferguson (mathematics), Larry Franz (physics), Richard Grover (history, values), Paul Hancko (Latin, values), Ted Hasiuk (science, mathematics), Tom Ivory (French, values), Eric Jensen (French, values), Alex Kirsten (science, physics, values), Tom Lussier (chemistry, science), Greg Matthew (computer studies, mathematics), Gene Olson (librarian), Ernie Ostermann (science), Phillip Shano (science, values), Len Sitter (geography), Johnston Smith (English, classics), Richard Soo (English, values), John Trainor (student counsellor), Lloyd Voth (history, physical education), Denis Vouriot (French)

Photos & Coordinates

St. Paul's High School (no date) Source: St. Paul's High School Archive St. Paul's High School (May 2024) Source: Greg Petzold Site 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)

Sources:

“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), Greg Petzold, and Victor Krenz for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 12 October 2024

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