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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Gimli Public School No. 585 (74 Second Avenue, Gimli, RM of Gimli)Link to: Originally built in 1915, the Gimli Public School served the community until 1974 when it was closed. It was fully renovated and now provides offices for the Municipality of Gimli and other governmental and community groups. The attic in the school is the home of Gimli’s own Huldufolk (hidden people) from Iceland. If you make your way up the spiral staircase and sit quietly, you may even hear them. In the summer of 1950, work began on construction of a new high school, on the block north of the Gimli Public School. Classes began in its basement in January 1951. The school opened formally in March 1951 and, at that time, separate Principals were assigned to the elementary grades (at the Public School) and senior grades (in the new Collegiate). The Gimli Composite High School building opened in Fall 1961 at which time the former high school became a Junior High School (subsequently the Dr. George Johnson Middle School). Principals
Principals (Gimli Collegiate / High School)
TeachersAmong the teachers was Leonard Krueger. Photos & Coordinates
See also:
Sources:Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library. A History of Education in the Evergreen School Division by John C. Gottfried, MA thesis, University of Manitoba, 1965. One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978. A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages. Gimli Public School, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch. We thank Tim Worth and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 3 December 2019
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