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Westwood Collegiate opened for classes in September 1960 with about 180 students. Within four years, enrollment had risen to 750 students so, in October 1963, local voters voted on a proposal to build John Taylor Collegiate.
Period
Principal
1960-1970
Frank Alywin “Andy” Anderson (1907-1972)
1970-1972
George Bruno Buchholz
1972-1979
Emile R. Dupas
1979-1987
Lincoln Leslie Lautermilch
1987-1988
?
1988-1993
Roger Ernest Mitchell Cathcart (1937-2020)
1993-1998
John Arnold “Jack” Elliott
1998-2005
?
2005-2006
Scott Lockhart
2006-2015
?
2015-2016
Kevin Dueck
Period
Vice-Principal
1963-1964
Douglas Ernest Bridge (1921-2015)
1964-1967
?
1967-1969
George Bruno Buchholz
1969-1972
John Charles Proudfoot (?-2013)
1972-1973
John Charles Proudfoot (?-2013)
Barron Rogers1973-1974
George Derenchuk
Barron Rogers1974-1975
George Derenchuk
Nicholas Metoda “Nick” Yacheson1975-1977
Edward Langley Green
Gordon Charles “Gord” Tovell (1939-2021)1977-1978
Gordon Charles “Gord” Tovell (1939-2021)
Mr. A. Reimer1978-1979
Mr. A. Reimer
Raymond Henry “Ray” Magel1980-1981
Mr. A. Reimer
Barron Rogers1981-1983
Laurence B. Friesen
Barron Rogers1983-1984
Laurence B. Friesen
1984-1989
George Robson Dyker
E. Baydock1989-1990
Peter Mingo
1990-1996
?
1996-1998
Scott Lockhart
1998-2005
?
2005-2006
Darren Dererranno
Barry Wiess
School Year
Teachers
1960-1961
?
1961-1962
?
1962-1963
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1963-1964
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1964-1965
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1965-1966
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1966-1967
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1967-1968
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1968-1969
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1969-1970
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1970-1971
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1971-1972
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1972-1973
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1973-1974
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1974-1975
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1975-1976
George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1976-1977
Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1977-1978
Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1978-1979
Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1979-1980
Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1980-1981
Gladys Jane Bodnarus, George Rhodes Tallin, ?
1981-1982
1982-1983
1983-1984
?
1984-1985
?
1985-1986
?
1986-1987
?
1987-1988
?
1988-1989
?
1989-1990
?
1990-1991
?
1991-1992
?
1992-1993
?
1993-1994
?
1994-1995
?
1995-1996
?
1996-1997
Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
1997-1998
Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
1998-1999
Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
1999-2000
Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
2000-2001
Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
2001-2002
Dr. Victoria McMahon, ?
2002-2003
?
2003-2004
?
2004-2005
?
2005-2006
Lyall Allan, Allan Allison, Carla Bennett, Heather Bush, Corinne Doerksen, Jennifer Douglas, Greg Edwards, Gary Fewer, Greg Johnson, Joanna Krecsy, Ward Lockhart, Chad Mackay, Mary McCormick, Deborah McLeod, Rosa Militano, Dorian Miller, Joanne Nemetchek, Warren Nickerson, Andrea Overby, Robert Patterson, Steven Pauls, Arthur Penning, Janis Pickell, Corey Picknicki, Tom Poole, John Ross, Brian Schmeichel, Tracy Schneider, David Shoesmith, Catherine Smith, Henry Soulatzkoff, John Stairs, Catharine Teichroew, George Valentim, Shannon Walterson, Debbie Wasilewski-Wake, Richard Wheeler, Sandy White
Among the teachers of Westwood Collegiate were David J. McDowell and James Norman Houck (25 years).
Westwood Collegiate (May 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughWestwood Collegiate (September 2021)
Source: Nathan KramerWestwood Collegiate (September 2021)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87596, W97.29988
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Westwood School No. 1308 (Municipality of Riverdale)
Westwood Collegiate, 1960-1974: A History by Westwood Collegiate, St. James Assiniboia School Division, 1974.
A History of John Taylor Collegiate, 1964-1975, St. James Assiniboia School Division.
“St. James - Assiniboine School Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1993, page A11.
Obituary [George Rhodes Tallin], Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1994, page 41.
Obituary [Gladys Jane Bodnarus], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 2022.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank the St. James Assiniboia School Division, Nathan Kramer, Dorothy Young, and Victoria McMahon for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 October 2024
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