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Buchanan School was the second school constructed in the St. Charles School District, intended to expand the facilities of St. Charles School. A six-classroom building, designed by the architectural firm of Pratt Lindren and Associates, opened in 1963. Two years later, an addition increased this to twelve classrooms with a small gymnasium. Eventually, the gymasium was divided into an art room and music room. When a new, larger gymnasium was built, the renovation also included a science room, staff room, larger administrative offices, and two kindergarten rooms.
Period
Principal
1963-1965
Peter Slonowski [Sloan] (c1927-2015)
1965-1967
Christopher Shaughnessy O’Grady (1939-2017)
1967-1973
1973-1979
William “Bill” Burdeniuk (1932-2010)
1979-1988
Ronald Edward “Ron” Littlejohn (1935-2017)
1988-1990
William Theodore “Bill” Betz (1936-2022)
1990-1996
?
1996-1997
Jim Tomes
1997-2004
Cheryl Chaban
2004-2020
Henrietta Hoch
2020-?
Neil Moffatt
Period
Vice-Principal
1963-1969
James Wilfred Sharkey
1969-1970
Hilda Muir
1970-1973
Miss J. Hill
1973-1975
Mr. A. Otchenash
1975-1976
Ewart David Carruthers (1926-1992)
1976-1978
Shirley Gibb (1929-2001)
1978-1982
Mr. H. Sheldon
1982-1983
Daniel Maharaj
1983-1987
Jules Raymond “Jack” Van Den Bossche
1987-1988
?
1988-1989
Arlene E. Billeck
1989-1990
Glen Harper
1990-2000
?
2000-2002
Henrietta Hoch
2002-2004
Neil Moffatt
2004-2005
?
2005-2006
Jonathan Baker
School Year
Teachers
1963-1964
Ethel Lylle Finnbogason (grade 1), Eileen Marie Fizer (grade 2), Mary Vera Parker (kindergarten), James W. Sharkey (grade 4), Ella Charolette Shepherd (grade 3)
1964-1965
Ethel Lylle Finnbogason (grade 1), Eileen Marie Fizer (grade 2), Mary Vera Parker (kindergarten), James W. Sharkey (grade 4), Ella Charolette Shepherd (grade 3), Jessie Ellen Wallace (grades 1-2)
1965-1966
Judith Marilyn Bragg (grade 2), Ethel Lylle Finnbogason (grade 1), Christopher Shaughnessy O’Grady (grade 5), Barbara Eleanor Ostopowich (grade 3), Mary Vera Parker (kindergarten), Joan Anne Ruhr (grade 2), James W. Sharkey (grade 4), Ella Charolette Shepherd (grade 3), Marion Verna Simpson (grade 1)
1966-1967
Leslie Lynn Bodie (grade 5), Mrs. L. A. Finkbiner (?), Ethel Lylle Finnbogason (grade 1), Marilyn Carroll Gibbons (grade 2), Constance Gertrude Guthrie (grade 4), Mrs. G. H. Johnstone (?), Christopher Shaughnessy O’Grady (grade 6), Mary Vera Parker (kindergarten), Gloria Jane Penner (grade 3), Joan Anne Ruhr (grade 2), Jane McKenzie Seal (French), James Wilfred Sharkey (grade 4), Ella Charolette Shepherd (grade 3), Marion Verna Simpson (grade 1)
1967-1968
Miss L. Bodie, Mrs. J. Branconier, Mrs. M. Collins, Mrs. L. A. Finkbiner, Mrs. Constance Guthrie, Mrs. M. Hotson, Mrs. G. H. Johnstone, Mr. J. Logan, Mrs. M. V. Parker, Mrs. G. Penner, Miss E. Renaud, Mr. J. Sharkey, Mrs. E. Sokalski
1968-1969
Mrs. R. Carruthers, Mrs. M. Collins, Miss M. Friesen, Miss S. Hiscox, Mrs. M. Hotson, Mrs. H. Johnstone, Miss G. Michaluk, Mrs. G. Penner, Miss G. Rempel, Mrs. E. Sokalski, Miss A. Zacharias
1969-1970
Mrs. R. Breckman, Mrs. R. Carruthers, Mrs. M. Collins, Miss M. Friesen, Mrs. Constance Guthrie, Miss S. Hiscox, Mrs. M. Hotson, Mrs. L. Jacobson, Mrs. G. H. Johnstone, Mrs. L. Knash, Mrs. L. MacDonald, Miss G. Michaluk, Miss J. Moody, Mrs. P. Ogilvie, Miss S. Paschke, Mr. G. Payne, Mrs. G. Penner, Mrs. D. Prichard, Mrs. J. Purvis, Miss G. Rempel, Mr. J. Sharkey, Mrs. E. Sokalski, Miss A. Zacharias
1970-1971
Mrs. A. Bonneau, Mrs. R. Breckman, Mrs. R. Carruthers, Mrs. S. Colman, Mrs. G. Ginter, Mr. K. Gompf, Mr. O. Gulay, Mrs. Constance Guthrie, Miss S. Hiscox, Mrs. L. Jacobson, Miss L. Kissack, Mrs. L. Knash, Mrs. L. MacDonald, Miss G. Michaluk, Mrs. P. Ogilvie, Miss S. Paschke, Mrs. G. Penner, Mrs. J. Purvis, Mrs. M. Recksiedler, Miss E. Ruby, Mrs. E. Sokalski, Miss M. Szymanski
1971-1972
Mrs. L. Alexander, Mrs. S. Banks, Mrs. A. Bonneau, Mrs. R. Breckman, Mrs. A. Cairns, Mrs. R. Carruthers, Mrs. S. Colman, Miss M. Demorest, Mrs. L. A. Finkbiner, Mrs. G. Ginter, Mrs. K. Gompf, Mr. O. Gulay, Mrs. L. Knash, Mrs. P. Lee, Miss L. Lucko, Mrs. L. MacDonald, Miss P. Maskell, Miss G. Michaluk, Mrs. P. Ogilvie, Miss S. Paschke, Mrs. J. Purvis, Mrs. M. Recksiedler, Mrs. E. Sokalski, Miss M. Szymanski
1972-1973
Mrs. L. Alexander, Mrs. S. Banks, Mr. E. Bond, Mrs. A. Bonneau, Mrs. J. Bretecher, Mrs. R. Carruthers, Mrs. S. Colman, Miss A. Farrow, Mrs. L. A. Finkbiner, Mrs. G. Ginter, Mr. K. Gompf, Mr. O. Gulay, Mrs. A. Hamm, Miss H. Ivanoff, Mrs. E. Kwasnitza, Mrs. P. Lee, Miss L. Lucko, Mrs. L. MacDonald, Miss G. Michaluk, Mrs. P. Ogilvie, Miss S. Paschke, Mrs. M. Recksiedler, Mrs. J. Robson, Mrs. M. Saxton, Mrs. E. Sokalski, Miss J. Swartz, Miss M. Szymanski, Mrs. Thimm
1973-1974
Mrs. G. Adlard, Mrs. L. Alexander, Mrs. S. Banks, Mr. E. Bond, Mrs. A. Bonneauy, Mrs. J. Bretecher, Mrs. R. Carruthers, Miss A. Farrow, Mrs. L. A. Finkbiner, Mrs. A. Gillies, Mrs. G. Ginter, Mr. K. Gompf, Mr. O. Gulay, Mrs. A. Hamm, Mrs. K. Hanneson, Miss H. Ivanoff, Mrs. E. Kwasnitza, Mrs. P. Lee, Miss M. Lipchen, Miss L. Lucko, Mrs. L. MacDonald, Miss P. Maskell, Miss G. Michaluk, Mrs. P. Ogilvie, Mrs. J. Tomlinson, Miss S. Paschke, Mrs. M. Recksiedler, Mrs. J. Robson, Mrs. E. Sokalski, Miss J. Swartz, Miss M. Szymanski, Mrs. J. Thimm
1974-1975
Mrs. L. Alexander, Miss J. Black, Mr. E. Bond, Mrs. A. Bonneau, Mrs. J. Bretecher, Mrs. L. Burton, Miss C. Chaban, Mr. B. Dearlove, Mrs. A. Gillies, Mrs. G. Ginter, Mr. S. Goldberg, Mr. O. Gulay, Mrs. A. Hamm, Mrs. K. Hanneson, Mrs. M. Kelbrick, Mrs. K. Kolesar, Mrs. E. Kwasnitza, Mrs. M. Lipchen, Miss L. Lucko, Mrs. L. MacDonald, Miss N. McLeod, Miss S. Paschke, Mrs. J. Robson, Mrs. S. Smith, Mrs. E. Sokalski, Miss E. Steindel, Mr. L. Switzer, Miss M. Szymanski, Mrs. J. Thimm, Mrs. L. Tomes, Mrs. S. Toyne
1975-1976
?
1976-1977
?
1977-1978
?
1978-1979
?
1979-1980
?
1980-1981
?
1981-1982
?
1982-1983
?
1983-1984
?
1984-1985
Mr. J. Logan (grade 6), ?
1985-1986
?
1986-1987
?
1987-1988
?
1988-1989
?
1989-1990
?
1990-1991
?
1991-1992
?
1992-1993
?
1993-1994
?
1994-1995
?
1995-1996
?
1996-1997
?
1997-1998
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1998-1999
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1999-2000
?
2000-2001
?
2001-2002
?
2002-2003
?
2003-2004
?
2004-2005
?
2005-2006
Aileen Bergan, Catherine Breckman, Maurice Coss, Heather Kaminsky, Maddalena Lionetti Calheiros, Christos Mavroudis, Deborah O’Neail, Barbara Powell, Ashley Queen, Joanne Sommerfeld, Patricia Steuart, Margaret Syrja, Trena Thorsteinson, Laura Warrenchuk-Rankin, Regine Wetzel, Nancy Woo, Calvin Wookey
2006-2019
?
2019-2020
Kristina Bakker (grades 4-5), Maddy Calheiros, Megan Cretton (grades 1-3), Jeremy Derouard (grades 1-3), Pat Flynn (reading recovery), Rhonda Forcand (resource), Maureen Jenner (grades 4-5), Ms. R. Lee (kindergarten, grades 4-5), Ms. M. Lionetti (grades 1-3), Stacey MacDonald (grades 1-3), Stacey Marshall (kindergarten), Chris Mavroudis (kindergarten), Deborah O’Neail (grades 4-5), Justine Pochuk (grades 1-3), Cherlyn Reid (grades 1-3), Shelley Riddell (resource, special needs), Stefan Severin (music), Chris Spradbrow (gym), Laura Warrenchuk (counsellor)
Buchanan School (May 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughBuchanan School (May 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88729, W97.31577
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hedges School (369 Fairlane Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Buchan School No. 1883 (RM of Lac du Bonnet)
A Brief History of Buchanan Elementary School, St. James Assiniboia School Division.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall, Nathan Kramer, Dorothy Young, Neil Moffatt, and Victor Krenz for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 October 2024
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