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Weston School in the Winnipeg School Division commemorates geologist Thomas Chesmer Weston (1832-1911). Its original building, consisting of seven classrooms and a gymnasium, was designed by local architects William A. Martin and E. Fitz Munn and constructed in 1948 at a cost of about $330,000. Classes were intended to open in September 1948 but construction delays pushed the date back to 1 December 1948 for students in grades 1 to 5, with grade 6 students following in early 1949. The school opened officially on 27 April 1949.
Five years later, six classrooms were added, with four more in 1959 built as a two-storey addition to its west end by the Semmler Construction Company.
Period
Principal
1948-1959
Myrtle Lucinda Johnston Campbell (1902-1978)
1959-1966
William Edward John “Bill” Saunders (1908-1983)
1966-1972
Catherine “Caye” Scott (1907-2003)
1972-1976
Arnold O. Purdy
1976-1980
Al D. Krahn
1980-1988
Joe F. Scott
1988-1989
Nadine S. Calver
1989-1996
Velma Eliasson
1996-2001
2001-2003
Brenda Pundyck
2003-2021
Gayle Alex
2021-?
Lisa Richardson
School Year
Teachers
1948 (at Cecil Rhodes School)
Mrs. Olga Farion, Miss E. L. Lee, Miss A. M. Lund, Miss M. E. Muir, Miss H. G. Sparrow, Mrs. A. M. Webster, Miss O. Wozniak
1948-1949
Miss W. E. Balfour, Mrs. Olga Farion, Miss M. E. Muir, Miss H. G. Sparrow, Miss O. Wozniak
1949-1950
Mrs. O. Farion, Miss Eileen George, Miss Eleanor Lee, Miss M. E. Muir, Miss H. G. Sparrow, Mrs. R. M. Toews, Miss E. Wilkie, Miss O. E. Wozniak
1950-1951
Miss M. Y. Arscott, Miss M. Bonkowski, Miss V. C. Eyolfson, Mrs. O. Farion, Miss A. Simpson, Miss D. Slaughter, Mrs. R. M. Toews, Miss E. Zilkie
1951-1952
Miss E. Bonkowski, Miss E. R. A. Edwards, Miss V. C. Eyolfson, Mrs. A. Gilles, Miss L. McLeod, Miss G. Sarchuk, Miss D. M. Slaughter, Miss L. M. Smith
1952-1953
Miss E. Bonkowski, Mrs. O. Flatt, Miss L. McLeod, Miss R. Matheson, Miss E. Singer, Miss D. Slaughter, Mrs. L. M. Smith, Miss M. Streimer, Elmer Leroy Wice
1953-1954
Miss E. J. Andrew, Miss S. Bardal, Miss E. Borkowski, Mrs. O. Flatt, Mrs. I. Grant, William James McKee, Miss L. McLeod, Miss R. Matheson, Miss J. Mitchell, Miss E. Siemens, Miss E. Singer, Miss D. Slaughter, Miss M. Streimer, Miss M. Wiancko
1954-1955
Miss B. Andrews, Miss S. Bardal, Miss E. Bonkowski, Mrs. E. Goszer, Mrs. I. Grant, Mrs. N. Hoegi, Miss C. Leitch, Miss R. Matheson, William James McKee, Miss M. McWilliams, Miss E. M. Rubenuk, Miss E. Siemens, Miss D. Slaughter
1955-1956
Miss E. Andrews, Miss S. Bardal, Mrs. R. Bohemier, Miss N. Bonkowski, Mrs. E. Danyluk, Hazel Arretta Vandecar Foster, Mrs. I. Grant, Mrs. E. Grosser, Mrs. M. Hoegi, Miss C. Leitch, William James McKee, Miss M. McWilliams, Miss R. Matheson, Miss D. Slaughter
1956-1957
Miss B. Andrews, Mrs. R. Bohemier, Miss E. Bonkowski, Miss H. Drysdale, Mrs. H. Evans, Mrs. E. Goszer, Miss C. Leitch, Miss R. Matheson, Miss G. McInnes, William James McKee, Miss M. McWilliams, Mrs. R. Rehaluk, Miss D. M. Slaughter, Mrs. N. Wold
1957-1958
Mrs. R. Bonheimer, Miss E. Bonkowski, Miss H. L. Drysdale, Mrs. H. G. Evans, Mrs. E. Goszer, Miss C. E. Leitch, Mrs. E. J. McCoy, Miss G. McInnes, William James McKee, Miss M. E. McWilliams, Miss R. E. Matheson, Miss K. Roberis, Miss D. M. Slaughter, Mrs. R. Starr
1958-1959
Miss H. Drysdale, Mrs. B. Earl, Miss D. Goody, Miss M. Harries, Miss M. L. Keir, A. Kuzyk, Miss G. McInnes, Miss M. McClellan, Miss M. McWilliams, Miss J. Sandmoen, Miss E. Schroeder, Miss D. Slaughter
1959-1960
Elementary Department: Miss E. Bonkowski, Miss L. Boese, Miss H. Drysdale, Mrs. B. M. Earl, Miss D. Goody, Miss M. Keir, Miss E. Krupka, A. Kuzyk, Miss C. Leitch, Miss L. A. Mardis, Miss G. McInnes, Miss J. Sandmoen, Miss E. Schroeder, Miss D. M. Slaughter. Intermediate Department: Mrs. K. Farley, H. A. Joseph
1960-1961
Mrs. B. Baker, H. Bernhard, Mrs. D. Blackwell, Miss L. Boese, Mrs. S. Bouchard, Miss H. Drysdale, Mrs. B. M. Earl, Miss D. Goody, Miss M. Jehoff?, A. Kuzyk, Miss E. Krupka, Miss L. McCullagh, Miss G. McInnes, Miss E. Schroeder, Mrs. J. Sigfusson, Miss D. Slaughter, Miss M. Williams
1961-1962
Mrs. B. Baker, H. Bernhard, Miss L. Boese, Mrs. S. Bouchard, Miss H. Drysdale, Mrs. B. M. Earl, Mrs. H. Fraser, Miss D. Goody, A. Kuzyk, Mrs. D. Matheson, Miss L. McCullagh, Miss G. McInnis, Miss C. Minuk, Miss E. Morland, Mrs. R. Parrott, Miss H. Robertson, Miss E. Schroeder, Mrs. J. Sigfusson
1962-1963
?
1963-1964
Mrs. E. Bergen, H. Bernard, Miss L. Boese, Mrs. L. Budzinsky, Mrs. L. Burton, Miss L. Cummings, Miss H. Drysdale, Miss K. Duffy, Mrs. B. M. Earl, A. Kuzyk, Miss M. Loewen, Miss N. Martens, Mrs. E. McAlpine, Miss G. McInnis, Miss C. Minuk, Miss E. Morland, Miss H. Robertson, Miss E. Schroeder
1964-1965
Mrs. M. Apostle, H. Bernard, Miss L. Boese, Mrs. I. Budzinsky, Miss L. Cumming, Miss H. Drysdale, Miss K. Duffy, Mrs. B. M. Earl, Mrs. L. Johnson, Miss I. Loewen, Mrs. E. McAlpine, G. McInnis, Miss E. B. Morland, Miss H. Robertson, Mrs. R. A. Scaddan, Miss E. Schroeder, Mrs. O. Skehar, Mrs. E. Stadel, Mrs. H. Ward
1965-1966
Mrs. E. Anderson, Mrs. M. Apostle, Miss M. J. Baptist, Miss J. Bernacki, H. Bernard, Miss L. Boese, Miss P. Copp, Miss H. Drysdale, Miss K. Duffy, Mrs. B. M. Earl, Miss R. Enns, Miss G. Howe, L. LeGrange, Miss I. Lowen, Miss G. McInnis, Miss H. Marquart, Miss E. Morland, Miss H. Robertson, Mrs. O. Skehar
1966-1967
Mrs. M. Apostle, Miss M. F. Bernacki, Miss P. E. Copp, Miss H. Drysdale, Miss K. Duffy, Mrs. B. M. Earl, M. Fydirchuk, Miss G. Howe, Mrs. J. Inglis, L. Legrange, Miss S. H. Mamuart?, Miss E. M. Morland, Miss P. Sadowski, Miss C. Shachter, Mrs. O. Skehar, Miss D. Slaughter, Mrs. A. Teichrib, Miss H. A. Thiessen
1967-1968
Mrs. M. Apostle, Miss J. Bernacki, Miss H. Bock, Miss P. Copp, Miss K. Duffy, Mrs. B. M. Earl, M. Fydirchuk, Miss G. Howe, Mrs. J. Inglis, Miss A. Kowalson, L. Legrange, Mrs. Y. McRae, Miss H. Marquhart, Miss E. B. Morland, Miss J. A. Morrow, Mrs. F. Porosky, Miss C. Shachter, Mrs. O. Skehar, Miss D. Slaughter, Miss L. Woods
1968-1969
Mrs. M. Apostle, Miss H. Bock, Miss J. Feinsilber, M. Fydirchuk, Mrs. B. Giesbrecht, Mrs. J. Inglis, Miss C. Kazaniwski, Miss A. Kowalson, Miss S. Krupa, Miss D. Krywyczka, L. Legrange, Mrs. Y. McRae, Miss E. B. Morland, Miss C. Oeste, Mrs. V. Penner, Mrs. F. Porosky, Miss C. Shachter, Mrs. O. Skehar, Miss D. Slaughter, Mrs. E. Steer, Miss L. Woods
Among the other teachers of Weston School was Lianne Thérèse Hélène Marie Fournier.
The entrance to Weston School (May 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Weston School (May 2013)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91750, W97.18281
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Semmler Construction Company
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2459/1947, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“No decision on Weston School site,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 April 1947, page 13.
“Weston School site changed,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 April 1947, page 13.
“5 classes opening at Weston School,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 November 1948, page 15.
“Weston gets new school,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 December 1948, page 21.
“School Board rushes plans to meet ‘49 over-crowding,” Winnipeg Tribune, 5 January 1949, page 13.
“Three new schools may open this fall,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 April 1949, page 21.
“Two city school contracts given,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 May 1959, page 12.
Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.
We thank the Winnipeg School Division, Eileen George, and George Stewart for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 23 February 2025
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