Alma School District was established in July 1891, although classes had begun the previous year. The name of the district was apparently selected by a student in the first class. A wood frame schoolhouse built at SE34-4-15W was used until 1905 when it was replaced by a one room brick structure, complete with full basement and oil-fueled furnace. The school closed in January 1961 http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/almaschool.shtml N49.34068, W99.41567 Bellafield School No. 468 The school closed in 1967. The school building and teacherage were moved to Ninette, with the former becoming part of the community centre and the latter part of the seniors centre. A fieldstone cairn was unveiled in 1982 on the grounds. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/bellafieldschool.shtml N49.35471, W99.65203 Bertha School No. 861 \ Bertha School District was organized in 1895 and a school erected on SE 32-6-18. The school closed in 1961. A fieldstone monument commemorates it. N49.52433, W99.87867 http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/berthaschool.shtml Buttrum School No. 679 The Buttrum School District was organized in 1891 and a school operated on the southeast quarter of 1-5-18. In 1964, it became Buttrum Consolidated School when it consolidated with Bethel School No. 301 and Rowland School No. 470, based in a two-classroom building teaching grades 1 to 8 at a site about five miles south of the site od a cairn. This school closed in 1965. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/buttrumschool.shtml N49.35593, W99.77712 Clifton Bank School No. 777 The Clifton Bank School District was established in 1884 and a one-room schoolhouse operated on the northeast corner of NE 16-6-15. The original building was destroyed by fire on Arbor Day in 1919. A replacement was constructed two years later at NE 21-6-15W. It closed in 1946. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/cliftonbankschool.shtml N49.49586, W99.42835 Craigilea School No. 441 / Belmont Consolidated School No. 441 Craigilea School District was established in February 1886. The building was moved to Belmont after the town was created and it continued with this name until July 1917 when it became Belmont Consolidated School. A new K-12 School was opened in 1904 and operated until 1968. An elementary school was built 1960 and closed in 2002. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/belmontschool.shtml Delta School No. 669 Delta School was built in 1893 on 12,5,16. It closed in August 1917. A monument, erected in 1980, commemorates the school and community of Delta. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/deltaschool.shtml N49.36888, W99.51802 Duncragg School No. 660 Duncragg School District was built in in 1893 on the southwest quarter of 22-6-17. The school closed in 1964. A metal sign commemorates it. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/duncraggschool.shtml N49.48808, W99.68775 Fairfield School No. 418 The Fairfield School District was built in 1885 on the northeast quarter of 10-4-17. The school closed in 1964.  A monument was dedicated in 1967. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/fairfieldschool.shtml N49.29610, W99.67850 Harmony School No. 769 The Harmony School District was established in 1893 and a school built was later on the southeast quarter of 31-4-18. It closed in 1953. A metal sign commemorates it. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/harmonyschool.shtml N49.34076, W99.88585 Hiawatha School No. 618 Hiawatha School District was built in 1890 on the southwest quarter of 18-4-18. It closed in 1966. A fieldstone monument commemorates it. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/hiawathaschool.shtml N49.29648, W99.89028 Hiltonmye School No. 719 The Hiltonmye School District was established in 1892 and a school building was later erected at Hilton. The school closed in 1968. The former school building was destroyed by fire sometime after 2006. A monument commemorates it nearby. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/hiltonmyeschool.shtml N49.50684, W99.52425 Hilton School No. 395 The Hilton School District was established in 1885 and a school building was later erected in the northeast corner of 20-6-16. The school closed in 1961. A commemorative monument was unveiled on 13 July 1986. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/hiltonschool.shtml N49.50249, W99.59547 Huntly School No. 477 Huntly School District was established in 1886 and a school building was later erected in the southwest corner of 11-4-15. In 1907, a new building was erected on the north side of the road opposite the original site. It was replaced with another structure in 1958. The school closed in June 1968 and the building was moved to Killarney for use as a church. A monument and replica commemorates it at the former site. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/huntlyschool.shtml N49.28168, W99.40292 Langvale School No. 224 The Langvale School District was established in January 1883. A school operated at SE2-6-18. The school closed in 1961. A monument marks the site. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/langvaleschool.shtml N49.45098, W99.78886 Lilly Hill School No. 670 The Lilly Hill School District was established in July 1891 and a one-room schoolhouse operated at NE25-6-18W. The district was dissolved in 1964.  http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/lillyhillschool.shtml N49.50920, W99.76629 Margaret Schools Monument Margaret School (1943-1991) This monument commemorates schools that once operated in the vicinity. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/margaretschools.shtml N49.40398, W99.85605 Minore School No. 1191 The Minore School District was established in 1902 and a school building was later erected on the northwest quarter of 34-5-17. The school closed in 1952.  A stone monument commemorates it. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/minoreschool.shtml N49.44357, W99.68741 Mount Hope School No. 1302 The Mount Hope School District was established in 1904 but a school was not operated until 1913 in the southwest corner of 20-4-15. The school closed in 1959. A monument marks the location. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/mounthopeschool.shtml N49.31830, W99.47249 Ninette School No. 1028 The Ninette School District was organized in 1899 and, for a time, students attended classes above a general store in Ninette. In 1901, a one-storey, one-classroom school building was erected but, around 1912, a second storey (and second classroom) was added, accessible via an exterior staircase that doubled as a fire escape. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/ninetteschool.shtml N49.40100, W99.63406 Pelican Lake School No. 337 The Pelican Lake School District was organized in 1885 and operated on NW 27-5-16. The school closed in 1967. The building was moved to Ninette, where it became the headquarters for the Pelican Yacht Club. One of the first teachers was Hannah Mooney (sister of Nellie McClung, 1887-1888), http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/pelicanlakeschool.shtml N49.42888, W99.55229 Rowland School No. 470 The Rowland School District was established in 1886. A school operated at SW 24-4-18W, from 1897 to 1963. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/rowlandschool.shtml  N49.31117, W99.77992 St. Felix School No. 840 The St. Felix School District was established in 1894 and a school building was erected on NW 24-5-18. In 1929, a larger and more modern frame building was built on the same location. The school closed in 1951. A stone commemorative monument was installed 1996. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/stfelixschool.shtml  N49.41086, W99.78821 Stockdale School No. 1086 The Stockdale School District was established in 1900. A one-room wood frame schoolhouse was built on SE-33-4-17.  When the district was dissolved in 1964, its catchment area was distributed between Buttrum School District, Dunrea School District, and Bellafield School District. In 2001, a monument was erected about one-half mile west of the former school site. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/stockdaleschool.shtml N49.34069, W99.71924 Woodbine School No. 1189 The Woodbine School District was established in 1902 and a school building was erected the next year at NW 34-5-15. The school closed in 1917.  A monument on the former site commemorates it. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/woodbineschool.shtml N49.44377, W99.42451 Photo from the Municipality of Grassland Collection