Historic Sites of Manitoba: Westdale High School / Westdale School (6720 Betsworth Avenue, Winnipeg)

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This school in the Westdale area of Winnipeg was designed by the local architectural firm of Moody Moore Duncan Rattray Peters Searle Christie and constructed in 1972. It operated as a combined junior and senior high school until 1975 when Oak Park High School opened.

Principals

Period	Principal
1972-1975	Joseph V. “Joe” Stein
1975-1984	Ron Bernaerdt
1984-1996	Douglas Wayne Thompson (1946-2018)
1996-2002	Robert “Rob” Williams
2002-2007	Stan Wiebe
2007-?	Michelle Lawrence
?-2018	?
2018-2019	Karen Brawdy
2020-2021	Penny Riffel

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1973-1974	Don Simms
1974-1975	Don Simms [senior high] Mithal Patel [junior high]
1975-1976	Jack Orchard
1976-1983	Dave Griffith
1983-1984	Douglas Wayne Thompson (1946-2018)
1984-1989	Gary Perrett
1989-1995	?
1995-1998	Cristina Molinari
1998-2006	Teresa Rogers
1998	Blair Morden
2001-2002	Stan Hall
?-2008	Diana Vaile
?-2012	Mike Weekes

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1972-1973	?
1973-1974	High School: Mr. Bilan, Mr. Common, Ms. Craton, Mr. DeBaets, Mr. Doerksen, Mr. Eisener, Miss Ennis, Mrs. Forsythe, Mr. Irwin, Miss Kandia, Mrs. Kaplan, Mr. Kozak, Mr. Kroeker, Mr. MacDonald, Mrs. MacLellan, Mr. Millar, Mr. Orchard, Mithal Patel, Mr. Posaluko, Mr. Selby, Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Tessler, Mr. Tully, Mr. Utegaard, Mr. Walters, Mr. White, Miss Whiteway, Mrs. Zegil.
1974-1975	High School: William “Bill” Adkins, Mr. Bilan, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Butler, Mrs. Common, Mr. Common, Ms. Craton, Mr. DeBaets, Mr. Doerksen, Mr. Eisener, Miss Ennis, Mr. Goldberg, Mr. Irwin, Mrs. Kaplan, Mr. Kozak, Mr. Kroeker, Mr. Macdonald, Mrs. MacLellan, Mr. McKellar, Mr. Orchard, Mr. Oswald, Mr. Selby, Mr. Sexsmith, Mr. Sheppard, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Taylor, Mr. Tessler, Mrs. Tully, Mr. Tully, Mr. Utgaard, Miss Wallace, Mr. Watson, Mr. Watt, Miss Whiteway, Mrs. Zegil
After 1975	High School: see Oak Park High School

Among the other teachers of Westdale School was Jeanne Margaret Gitzel (1972-1973).

Photos & Coordinates

Westdale School (June 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N49.85495, W97.31672 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Moody and Moore / MMP Architects

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Roblin Park High School / Oak Park High School (820 Charleswood Road, Winnipeg)

Sources:

Wildcat '74 and Wildcat '75 [Westdale School yearbooks, 1973-1974 and 1974-1975], Oak Park High School Library.

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

We thank Steven Christianson, Jeanne Gitzel, Margaret Stimson, David Beer, and Sean Giesbrecht for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 16 October 2023

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