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This Winnipeg school was designed in 1974 by Ward Macdonald Cockburn McLeod McFeetors for the River East School Division and built in 1975. During construction, it was decided to expand the facility with the addition of an attached community centre, also designed by the same architectural firm.
The school was opened officially with an open house on 4 November 1975 and the adjacent Valley Garden Community Centre, at 218 Antrim Road and completed at a cost of around $200,000, was opened on 21 February 1976.
In 2002, the school became part of the River East Transcona School Division.
Period
Principal
1974-1978
Walter William Melnyk (1935-2009)
1978-1984
Dwight McKenzie Botting
1984-1987
?
1987-1988
Carolyn Isobel Ainslie Facia
1988-2023
?
2023-2025
Kai Jacob
Period
Vice-Principal
1976-1979
None
1979-1983
John Laurence “Larry” Peachell (1942-2013)
1983-1988
Byron Neal Jones
1988-2003
?
2003-2004
Brenda Richardson
2004-2023
?
2023-2025
Phillip Barto
Period
Teachers
1974-1975
Walter William Melnyk (Principal designate, August-June), James Andrew Weber (library, January-June)
1975-1976
Peggy Arlene Algeo (home economics), Merwyn Gerald Curle (grade 9), Judith Ann Dutchuk (grade 7), Donald Fredrick Frost (grade 8), Jonathan Fred Gaertner (grade 7), Hans William Kerr (grade 8), Gene Greg Lakusiak (physical education), Ronald Winston Munro (grade 9), John Laurence Peachell (grade 7), Walter William Schettler (grade 6), Pamela Louise Staples (grade 6), Sharon Gracie Trask (grade 6), James Andrew Weber (library), Paul Frederick Weitzel (grade 7), Howard Sydney Wohl (industrial arts)
1976-1977
Peggy Arlene Algeo (home economics), Judith Ann Dutchuk Bowes (grade 8), Merwyn Gerald Curle (grade 9), Helen May Fogg (grade 8), Donald Fredrick Frost (grade 7), Jonathan Fred Gaertner (grade 8), Larry Allan Haldorson (grade 8), Grace Beatrice Holloway (grade 9), Ronald William George Hucal (grade 6), Hans William Kerr (grade 7), Kenneth Wilmot Miller (physical education), Ronald Winston Munro (grade 9), John Laurence Peachell (counsellor), Carol Irene Runions (grade 7), Walter William Schettler (grade 7), Pamela Louise Staples (grade 6), John William Stephens (industrial arts), Sharon Gracie Trask (grade 6), James Andrew Weber (library), Paul Frederick Weitzel (grade 8), Shelagh Maureen Williams (home economics, 0.75), Howard Sydney Wohl (industrial arts)
1977-1978
Judith Ann Dutchuk Bowes (grade 9), Peggy Arlene Algeo Chudzy (home economics), Merwyn Gerald Curle (grade 7), Helen May Fogg (grade 9), Donald Fredrick Frost (grade 7), Jonathan Fred Gaertner (grade 9), Larry Allan Haldorson (grade 9), Grace Beatrice Holloway (grade 7), Hans William Kerr (grade 8), Douglas Bruce Krochak (grade 8), Bohdan Mike Kuryk (industrial arts), Robert Alexander LaRose (physical education), Helen Elizabeth LaRue (library), Ronald Winston Munro (grade 7), John Laurence Peachell (counsellor), Carol Irene Runions (grade 8), Walter William Schettler (grade 8), Paul Frederick Weitzel (grade 9), Shelagh Maureen Williams (home economics, 0.5), Howard Sydney Wohl (industrial arts)
1978-1979
Richard James Bisset (grade ?, 0.5), Judith Ann Dutchuk Bowes (grade 7), Merwyn Gerald Curle (grade 8), Helen May Fogg (grade 7), Donald Fredrick Frost (music), Jonathan Fred Gaertner (grade 7), Margaret Ann Giesbrecht (home economics), Larry Allan Haldorson (grade 7), Grace Beatrice Holloway (grade 8), Hans William Kerr (grade 9), Douglas Bruce Krochak (grade 9), Robert Alexander LaRose (physical education), Helen Elizabeth LaRue (library), Ronald Winston Munro (grade 8), John Laurence Peachell (counsellor), Roy Vance Purvis (grade 8), Carol Irene Runions (grade 9), Walter William Schettler (grade 9), Marilyn Maureen Seguin (resource), Paul Frederick Weitzel (grade 7), Howard Sydney Wohl (industrial arts)
1979-1980
Jules Arkos (grade 7), Richard James Bisset (grade 7), Judith Ann Dutchuk Bowes (grade 7), Merwyn Gerald Curle (grade 9), John William Frater (grade 9), Helen May Fogg (grade 8), Donald Fredrick Frost (grade 8), Margaret Ann Giesbrecht (grade 9), Larry Allan Haldorson (grade 7), Grace Beatrice Holloway (grade 9), Valerie Diane Kraemer (physical education, 0.5), Douglas Bruce Krochak (grade 7), Ronald Winston Munro (grade 9), Roy Vance Purvis (grade 9), Carol Irene Runions (grade 7), Walter William Schettler (grade 8), Marilyn Maureen Seguin (grade 7 & resource), John Gibson Stewart (grade 9 & counsellor), Ronald Brian Struch (grade 8), Paul Frederick Weitzel (grade 8), Howard Sydney Wohl (grade 8), Doreen Olga Wuckert (grade 8)
1980-1981
Jules Arkos (grade 8), Richard James Bisset (grade 8), Judith Ann Dutchuk Bowes (grade 8), Eleanor Cross (grade 7), Barbara Lee Cummine (grade 8), Merwyn Gerald Curle (grade 7), Helen May Fogg (grade 9), John William Frater (grade 7), Donald Fredrick Frost (grade 9), Margaret Ann Giesbrecht (grade 7), Larry Allan Haldorson (grade 8), Lawrence Hoffman (grade 9), Edward Preston (grade 7), Roy Vance Purvis (grade 7), Herbert A. Reynolds (grade 8), Carol Irene Runions (grade 7), Walter William Schettler (grade 9), Marilyn Maureen Seguin (grade 8 & resource), John Gibson Stewart (grade 7 & counsellor), Paul Frederick Weitzel (grade 9), Howard Sydney Wohl (grade 9), Doreen Olga Wuckert (grade 9)
Among the later teachers at Valley Gardens Junior High School was John Gibson Stewart (counsellor, 1981-1984).
Valley Gardens Middle School (April 2017)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Valley Gardens Middle School (April 2017)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92033, W97.07137
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Prain and Ward / Ward and Macdonald / Macdonald Cockburn McLeod and McFeetors / MCM Architects
“Tender notice - Valley Gardens Junior High [...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 April 1974, page 59.
“Tender notice - Valley Gardens Recreation Building addition to Valley Gardens Junior High,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 June 1975, page 42.
“Ggrant of $130,000 for schools urged,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 July 1975, page 3.
“School aid $ okayed,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 July 1975, page 9.
“Fitness classes planned in E.K.,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 October 1975, page 21.
“Coming events [Official opening ceremonies for Valley Gardens Junior High School],” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 October 1975, page 21.
“Coming events [Valley Gardens Community Club],” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 February 1976, page 26.
“Former pupil the impetus for really long bike ride,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 June 2004, Neighbours Northeast Edition page 5.
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 Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 17 December 2024
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