Historic Sites of Manitoba: Westwood Collegiate (360 Rouge Road, Winnipeg)

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Westwood Collegiate opened for classes in September 1960 with about 180 students. Within four years, enrollment had risen to 750 students so, in October 1963, local voters voted on a proposal to build John Taylor Collegiate.

Principals

Period	Principal
1960-1970	Frank Alywin “Andy” Anderson (1907-1972)
1970-1972	George Bruno Buchholz
1972-1979	Emile R. Dupas
1979-1987	Lincoln Leslie Lautermilch
1987-1988	?
1988-1993	Roger Ernest Mitchell Cathcart (1937-2020)
1993-1998	John Arnold “Jack” Elliott
1998-2005	?
2005-2006	Scott Lockhart
2006-2015	?
2015-2016	Kevin Dueck

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1963-1964	Douglas Ernest Bridge (1921-2015)
1964-1967	?
1967-1969	George Bruno Buchholz
1969-1972	John Charles Proudfoot (?-2013)
1972-1973	John Charles Proudfoot (?-2013) Barron Rogers
1973-1974	George Derenchuk Barron Rogers
1974-1975	George Derenchuk Nicholas Metoda “Nick” Yacheson
1975-1977	Edward Langley Green Gordon Charles “Gord” Tovell (1939-2021)
1977-1978	Gordon Charles “Gord” Tovell (1939-2021) Mr. A. Reimer
1978-1979	Mr. A. Reimer Raymond Henry “Ray” Magel
1980-1981	Mr. A. Reimer Barron Rogers
1981-1983	Laurence Bernhard “Larry” Friesen (1927-2024) Barron Rogers
1983-1984	Laurence Bernhard “Larry” Friesen (1927-2024)
1984-1989	George Robson Dyker Ernest Alexander Baydock
1989-1990	Peter Mingo
1990-1996	?
1996-1998	Scott Lockhart
1998-2005	?
2005-2006	Darren Dererranno Barry Wiess

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1960-1961	?
1961-1962	?
1962-1963	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1963-1964	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1964-1965	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1965-1966	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1966-1967	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1967-1968	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1968-1969	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1969-1970	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1970-1971	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1971-1972	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1972-1973	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1973-1974	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1974-1975	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1975-1976	George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1976-1977	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1977-1978	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1978-1979	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1979-1980	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1980-1981	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1981-1982	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, ?
1982-1983	Gladys Jane Bodnarus, ?
1983-1984	?
1984-1985	?
1985-1986	?
1986-1987	?
1987-1988	?
1988-1989	?
1989-1990	?
1990-1991	?
1991-1992	?
1992-1993	?
1993-1994	?
1994-1995	?
1995-1996	?
1996-1997	Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
1997-1998	Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
1998-1999	Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
1999-2000	Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
2000-2001	Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
2001-2002	Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
2002-2003	?
2003-2004	?
2004-2005	?
2005-2006	Lyall Allan, Allan Allison, Carla Bennett, Heather Bush, Corinne Doerksen, Jennifer Douglas, Greg Edwards, Gary Fewer, Greg Johnson, Joanna Krecsy, Ward Lockhart, Chad Mackay, Mary McCormick, Deborah McLeod, Rosa Militano, Dorian Miller, Joanne Nemetchek, Warren Nickerson, Andrea Overby, Robert Patterson, Steven Pauls, Arthur Penning, Janis Pickell, Corey Picknicki, Tom Poole, John Ross, Brian Schmeichel, Tracy Schneider, David Shoesmith, Catherine Smith, Henry Soulatzkoff, John Stairs, Catharine Teichroew, George Valentim, Shannon Walterson, Debbie Wasilewski-Wake, Richard Wheeler, Sandy White

Among the teachers of Westwood Collegiate were David J. McDowell, James Norman Houck (25 years), and Adelaide Anne “Addy” Ryngach (33 years).

Photos & Coordinates

Westwood Collegiate (May 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Westwood Collegiate (September 2021) Source: Nathan Kramer Westwood Collegiate (September 2021) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87596, W97.29988 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Westwood School No. 1308 (Municipality of Riverdale)

Sources:

Westwood Collegiate, 1960-1974: A History by Westwood Collegiate, St. James Assiniboia School Division, 1974.

A History of John Taylor Collegiate, 1964-1975, St. James Assiniboia School Division.

“St. James - Assiniboine School Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1993, page A11.

Obituary [George Rhodes Tallin], Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1994, page 41.

Obituary [Gladys Jane Bodnarus], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 2022.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

We thank the St. James Assiniboia School Division, Nathan Kramer, Dorothy Young, and Victoria McMahon for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 November 2024

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