Historic Sites of Manitoba: Springfield Collegiate Institute (841 Cedar Avenue, Oakbank, RM of Springfield)

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

Commissioned by the Transcona-Springfield School Division, since 2002 it has been part of the Sunrise School Division.

Principals

Period	Principal
1972-1979	Melvin Stuart “Mel” Belluk (1929-2025)
1979-1989	Fred Algera
1989-2025	?
2025-2026	Kevin Doell

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1972-1973	George Nicholos Heshka (1933-2021)
1973-1988	Terence Earl White
1988-1989	Robert Benn Land
1989-2025	?
2025-2026	Carol Blocker

Teachers

Among the teachers of this secondary school were Lawrence Paul Huska and Charles Robert “Bob” Hazell.

Photos & Coordinates

Springfield Collegiate Institute (April 2025) Source: Milan Lukes Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93961, W96.84688 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Springfield School No. 1569 / South Springfield School (1110 Copeland Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sunnyside School No. 40 “A” / Oakbank School No. 40 “A” (Oakbank, RM of Springfield)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sunnyside School No. 40 “B” / Oakbank School No. 40 B (RM of Springfield)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oakbank Consolidated School District No. 2426 / Oakbank Elementary School (826 Cedar Avenue, RM of Springfield)

Sources:

“Springfield celebrates centennial,” Steinbach Carillon, 13 June 1973, section 2 page 14.

“500 attend Springfield Collegiate graduation,” Steinbach Carillon, 10 October 1973, page 18.

“Graduation at Springfield Collegiate,” Steinbach Carillon, 7 July 1976, page 34.

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

School division student yearly attendance reports (E 0758A), Archives of Manitoba.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 11 February 2026

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