Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bruce Junior High School / Bruce Middle School (333 Booth Drive, Winnipeg)

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Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Planning for the Bruce Junior High School began in 1966 but it did not open for classes until September 1969. For the 1968-1969 school year, its students attended classes at Bannatyne School or Athlone School. The building was designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Ward and Macdonald, and constructed by William Dyck and Sons Limited. The official opening ceremony occurred on 11 December 1969.

Principals

Period	Principal
1968-1970	George Peter Krahn (c1933-2012)
1970-1975	Dennis Neil Stefanson (1939-2010)
1975-1979	John Proudfoot (?-2013)
1979-1983	Roger E. M. Cathcart (1937-2020)
1983-1985	Don Loadman
1985-1986	John Carlyle
1986-1988	William “Bill” Engbrecht
1988-1989	?
1989-1990	Victor Wieler
1990-1996	?
1996-1998	Ernest Baydock
1998-2004	William “Bill” Cann
2004-2016	Walter “Walt” Lipinski

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1968-1970	Thomas M. Carlyle
1970-1972	Gary Hamilton
1972-1973	Karol Bachmann
1973-1977	Arnold Reimer
1977-1979	Steve Hyrich
1979-1981	David James Bertnick (1947-2017)
1981-1984	Dennis Schrofel (1939-2013)
1984-1991	?
1991-1992	William “Bill” Cann
1992-1996	?
1996-1998	Darlene Dyck
1998-1999	?
1999-2000	Carole Spencer
2000-2001	Tim Rafter Carole Spencer
2001-2002	Tim Rafter
2002-2003	Tom Tarrant

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1968-1969	Frederick A. Bilous, Judith A. Blackburn, Elizabeth Brownlee, Mary Jean England, Roger E. Gateson, Andrew V. Henderson, William M. Kesanko, Orest John Kulchycki, Lawrence E. Melnyk, Sandra North, Marcella O’Reilly, Betty Louise Shaw, Wendy Laura Sutton, Blane Mowatt Ward
1969-1970	Frederick A. Bilous, Elizabeth Brownlee, Jane Chalmers, Mary Jean England, James Falkingham, Roger E. Gateson, Brian Head, Andrew V. Henderson, Marjorie Hignett, Judith Kesanko, William M. Kesanko, Orest John Kulchycki, James McMillan, Lawrence E. Melnyk, Sandra North, Marcella O’Reilly, Beverly E. Reeves, Carole Stoffman, Wendy Laura Sutton, Blane Mowatt Ward, Jane Woodrow
1970-1999	?
1999-2000	Marie Blake, Jordana Buckwold, Rick Collins, Mrs. Constantinides, Kevin Dueck, Greg Edwards, Rex Fergusson-Baird, Grant Fisher-Smith, Katherine Gates, Colin Lloyd, Carole Locht, Wayne Luba, Robert “Bob” Mackinnon, Rosa Militano, Tina Nowosad, Susan Pickard, Teryl Sigurdson, Nancy Reyda, Peter Sdrolias, Teryl Sigurdson, Doug Still, Dave Turko, Katrina Van Humbeck, Debbie Wake, Sandy White
2000-2001	Heather Allen, Tammy Baydock, Marie Blake, Michael “Mike” Christie, Rick Collins, Kevin Dueck, Ron East, Rex Fergusson-Baird, Katherine Gates, Colin Lloyd, Carole Locht, Wayne Luba, Robert “Bob” Mackinnon, Suzanne Mutter, Tina Nowosad, Teryl Sigurdson, Susan Pickard, Nancy Reyda, Carman Sichewski, Teryl Sigurdson, Tracy Sivertson, Colleen Smitke, Cam Steuart, Doug Still, Dave Turko, Katrina Van Humbeck, Jeff Webber, Catherine Wenzel, Sandy White
2001-2002	Heather Allen, Tammy Baydock, Marie Blake, Kim Chartrand, Michael “Mike” Christie, Kevin Dueck, Grant Fisher-Smith, Sheldon Goldberg, Nadine Koss, Carole Locht, Robert “Bob” Mackinnon, Tina Nowosad, Karen O’Driscoll, Teryl (Sigurdson) Parker, Nancy Reyda, Emily Robertson, Carman Sichewski, Tracy Sivertson, Colleen Smitke, Cam Steuart, Doug Still, Katrina Van Humbeck, Jeff Webber, Ryan Westmacott, Sandy White
2002-2003	Heather Allen, Sheri Ansloos, Tammy Baydock, Marie Blake, Kim Chartrand, Michael “Mike” Christie, Grant Fisher-Smith, Paul Harland, Rosa Militano, Karen Murphy (O’Driscoll), Tina Nowosad, Teryl Parker, Nancy Reyda, Emily Robertson, Carman Sichewski, Tracy Sivertson, Colleen Smitke, Cam Steuart, Brett Tester, Jeff Webber, Ryan Westmacott, Sandy White
2003-2004	?
2004-2005	?
2005-2006	Sherry Ansloos, Marie Blake, Gordon Blumenschein, Peter Breul, Kimberley Chartrand, Michael Christie, Erin Crocker, Grant Fisher-Smith, Sheldon Goldberg, Paul Harland, Nadine Koss, Laura McGowan, Karen Murphy, Christina Nowosad, Teryl Parker, Christian Popiel, Nancy Reyda, Emily Robertson, Carmen Sichewski, Colleen Smitke, Cameron Steuart, Brett Tester, Katrina Van Humbeck, Jeffrey Weber, Ian Willows

Among the other teachers of Bruce Junior High School was Leslie B. Ewacha.

Photos & Coordinates

Bruce Junior High School (1974) Source: Ron Crook Bruce Middle School (May 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Bruce Middle School (May 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88356, W97.27515 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Athlone School (110 Athlone Drive, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bruce School No. 170 (RM of Rockwood)

Sources:

History of Bruce Junior High School, St. James Assiniboia School Division, 1974.

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

Obituary [Dennis Schrofel], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 November 2013.

Obituary [Leslie Bohdan Ewacha], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 April 2020.

We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall, Bill Cann, Rick Brownlee, Arnold Reimer, Ron Crook, and Dorothy Young for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 8 August 2021

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