Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grant Park High School (450 Nathaniel Street, Winnipeg)

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Principals

Period	Principal
1959-1967	Robert Hugh Wellwood (1901-1983)
1967-1974	Stanley Norman McFarlane (1915-1978)
1975-1990	Irvin Sera (1927-2015)
1990-1995	Heather E. Sharman
1995-1999	Garry Grubert (1942-2021)
1999-2008	Brian M. Burdy
2008-2014	Yale D. Chochinov
2014-2019	Susan Anderson
2019-?	Jamie Hutchison

Vice-Principals

Period	Vice-Principal
1960-1962	William Ralph Lee (1913-1999)
1962-1963	William Jardine “Bill” Woodrow (1910-2005)
1963-1965	William Jardine “Bill” Woodrow (1910-2005) B. Unruh
1965-1966	William Jardine “Bill” Woodrow (1910-2005)
1966-1967	William Jardine “Bill” Woodrow (1910-2005)
1967-1968	William Jardine “Bill” Woodrow (1910-2005) J. L. Wright
1968-1969	William Jardine “Bill” Woodrow (1910-2005) J. L. Wright
1969-1973	?
1973-?	Henri Enns
?-?	?
?-1976	Cameron Laird Connell (1913-2010)
1976-?	?
?-1978	Henry Trevor “Harry” Edwards (1921-2017)

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1960-1961	Mrs. D. Campbell, J. Chupik, Mrs. E. A. Colville, Marjorie G. Dance, J. Devine, J. Dickison, C. Duggan, Mrs. I. Dunlop, Mrs. I. E. Grant, A. Gwynne, Miss E. Hogue, Miss D. Holtby, H. A. Joseph, Miss C. Laird, Miss M. Lamont, Miss M. Leverson, Herbert E. Lother, Mrs. M. Lough, J. C. Love, G. Marcoux, Wilfred Theodore Morris, J. Mosquin, Miss M. McInnis, Miss G. Neithercut, Miss F. Nightingale, Mrs. H. Payne, T. E. Peterson, C. Price, A. O. Purdy, Donald A. Schmidt, Mrs. M. Skene, Miss E. P. Smith, Murray Smith, Nettie K. Stadnyk, L. Takoski, B. Unruh, R. J. Wolfe, W. T. Zyla
1961-1962	Mrs. M. Bachman, Mrs. M. Browning, S. M. Bullock, Mrs. D. Campbell, Mrs. J. Cartwright, Mrs. E. A. Colville, C. S. Craig, J. Devine, J. Dickison, Mrs. I. Dunlop, Mrs. J. R. Evans, Miss S. Fraser, J. W. Free, Miss R. C. Freeberg, John R. Gawryluk, Mrs. L. E. Grant, A. Gwynne, William A. Hallonquist, Mrs. E. Hogue, Miss D. Holtby, H. A. Joseph, George Kroeker, Miss C. Laird, Miss M. Lamont, Miss H. Loewen, Herbert E. Lother, J. C. Love, G. Marcoux, F. Martin, Miss M. McInnis, Wilfred Theodore Morris, J. Mosquin, Charles V. P. McCullough, Miss G. Neithercut, Miss F. Nightingale, Mrs. H. Payne, D. H. Peto, C. Price, G. D. Pries, A. O. Purdy, Miss B. A. Rhind, Donald A. Schmidt, Mrs. M. Skene, Miss E. P. Smith, Murray Smith, Nettie K. Stadnyk, Stanley Steinman, L. Sutton, L. Takoski, B. Unruh, H. Unruh, Mrs. I. Urquhart, R. J. Wolfe, Mrs. J. Wood, W. T. Zyla
1962-1963	Mrs. A. Bachman, Miss A. Bancroft, Mrs. F. Brown, Mrs. M. Browning, Mrs. D. Campbell, Mrs. E. Colville, Mrs. Martha Cowen, Mr. C. Craig, Mr. J. Devine, Mr. J. Dickison, Mrs. I. Dunlop, Mrs. E. Franks, Mr. J. Free, John R. Gawryluk, Mrs. I. Grant, Mr. L. Green, Mr. E. Gridley, William A. Hallonquist, Miss D. Holtby, Bill Humphrey, R. Marvin Johnson, Mr. H. Joseph, George Kroeker, Miss C. Laird, Miss M. Lamont, Mr. L. Lesyk, Miss H. Loewen, Herbert E. Lother, Mr. J. Love, Miss D. Lucas, Mr. M. MacDonald, Charles V. P. McCullough, Mr. G. Marcoux, Mr. B. Martens, Wilfred Theodore Morris, Mr. J. Mosquin, Miss G. Neithercut, Mrs. E. Norquay, Mrs. H. Payne, Mr. D. H. Peto, Mr. C. Price, Mr. G. W. Proctor, Mr. A. Purdy, Miss B. Rhind, Mrs. J. Russell, Mr. D. Schmidt, Miss E. P. Smith, Murray Smith, Mrs. N. Stadnyk, Mr. L.C. Steeves, Stanley Steinman, Mr. L. Sutton, Mr. W. Swan, Mrs. M. Swinden, Mr. L. Takoski, Mrs. I. Thiessen, Mr. H.B. Unruh, Mrs. T. Urquhart, Mr. R. J. Wolfe, Mr. S. Wujec, Mr. W. T. Zyla
1963-1964	Miss A. Antoniak, Mrs. M. Bachman, Miss A. M. Bancroft, Mrs. M. Browning, Mrs. D. Campbell, Mrs. E. A. Colville, Mrs. Martha Cowen, C. S. Craig, J. Devine, J. Dickison, Mrs. I. Dunlop, George H. Enns, Miss I. Fenwick, D. Ferries, Mrs. E. Franks, J. W. Free, John R. Gawryluk, Mrs. I. E. Grant, L. Green, E. E. Gridley, William A. Hallonquist, Mrs. C. Haydey, Miss D. Holtby, R. Marvin Johnson, H. A. Joseph, Mrs. R. Keynes, Mrs. M. A. Kirby, George Kroeker, Miss C. Laird, Miss M. Lamond, L. Lesyk, Miss H. Loewen, Herbert E. Lother, J. C. Love, Miss D. Lucas, M. Macdonald, E. M. Mallon, Miss L. E. Manaigre, G. Marcoux, B. Martens, Charles V. P. McCullough, Wilfred Theodore Morris, J. Mosquin, Miss G. Neithercut, Mrs. H. Payne, T. L. Peck, D. H. Peto, Miss A. Phillips, C. Price, G. Proctor, A. O. Purdy, Donald A. Schmidt, Mrs. B. Sharpe, Miss E. P. Smith, Murray Smith, R. J. Spivak, Nettie K. Stadnyk, L. C. Steeves, Stanley Steinman, L. Sutton, W. Swan, Mrs. M. Swinden, L. Takoski, Mrs. I. Thiessen, Mrs. I. Urquhart, D. M. Weiss, R. J. Wolfe, S. Wuject, O. Yakimischak
1964-1965	Mrs. A. Bachman, Mr. F. Borowski, Mrs. M. Browning, Mrs. D. Campbell, Alice Cheatley, Mrs. L. Coles, Mrs. E. Colville, Mrs. Martha Cowen, Mr. C. Craig, Mr. J. Devine, Mr. J. Dickison, Mrs. I. Dunlop, George H. Enns, Mr. P. B. Enns, Mrs. A. Fairley, Miss I. Fenwick, Mr. R. A. Ferniuk, Mr. D. Ferries, Mrs. E. Franks, Mr. J. Free, Mr. D. Gillies, Mrs. S. Gonnon, John R. Gawryluk, Mrs. I. Grant, Mr. L. Green, Mr. E. Gridley, William A. Hallonquist, Mrs. C. Haydey, Miss D. Holtby, Miss J. Jacob, R. Marvin Johnson, Mr. H. Joseph, Mrs. R. Keynes, George Kroeker, Mr. L. Lahaie, Miss C. Laird, Mr. L. Lesyk, Miss H. Loewen, Herbert E. Lother, Mr. J. Love, Miss D. Lucas, Mr. M. MacDonald, Mr. E. M. Mallon, Miss L. E. Manaigre, Mr. G. Marcoux, Mr. B. Martens, Miss M. McKey, Wilfred Theodore Morris, Mr. J. Mosquin, Miss G. Neithercut, Mr. T. L. Peck, Mr. D. H. Peto, Miss A. Phillips, Miss J. Pickard, Mr. C. Price, Mr. G. W. Proctor, Miss S. Prucyk, Mr. A. Purdy, Miss H. Rejkowich, William H. Rentz, Mr. D. Schmidt, Miss V. Scott, Mrs. B. Sharpe, Miss E. P. Smith, Murray Smith, Mr. R. J. Spivak, Nettie K. Stadnyk, Stanley Steinman, Mr. L. Sutton, Mr. W. Swan, Mrs. M. Swinden, Mr. L. Takoski, Mrs. I. Thiessen, Mr. H. B. Unruh, Mrs. T. Urquhart, Mr. D. M. Weiss, Mr. R. J. Wolfe, Mr. S. Wujec, Mr. O. Yakimischak
1965-1966	William H. Rentz, ?
1966-1967	William H. Rentz, ?
1967-1968	Miss B. C. Affleck, Mrs. M. Bachman, Mrs. J. D. Bandler, G. Bell, Miss M. Bergen, G. Bertholet, R. T. Boak, F. Borowski, Frank Fred Boychuk, J. L. Brown, E. Buchel, Mrs. D. Campbell, Alice Cheatley, Miss L. Coles, Mrs. E. Colville, J. Couling, J. H. Coyle, C. Craig, Mrs. L. Davison, J. Devine, J. Dickison, J. Doerksen, Mrs. I. Dunlop, Mrs. S. Eggerer, George H. Enns, Miss I. Fenwick, P. R. Fortune, Mrs. E. Franks, J. Free, Mrs. S. Gannon, G. Goodman, Miss B. Graham, Mrs. I. Grant, L. Green, E. Gridley, J. Grist, Miss A. Hall, Walter Chester Hawn, Mrs. C. Haydey, Miss D. Holtby, R. Marvin Johnson, A. Joseph, Miss E. Kiernan, George Kroeker, L. Lesyk, Miss R. Levene, Herbert E. Lother, J. Love, Miss D. Lucas, Mrs. L. Lyons, Miss L. Manaigre, B. Martens, Miss S. McEwan, William A. Milton, Z. Mohanned, H. Nemish, Mrs. F. E. North, Mrs. E. Peterson, Florence Pierce, W. B. Pirnie, Miss S. Prucyk, Miss H. Rejkowich, William H. Rentz, Mrs. B. Sharpe, F. Sigurdson, Mrs. E. Smith, J. Smith, R. Spivak, Nettie K. Stadnyk, Stanley Steinman, H. Sutton, Mrs. M. Swinden, L. Takoski, A. J. Tetrault, Mrs. I. Thiessen, H. Topnik, Miss A. Waller, W. Watts, D. Weiss, R. Whitlaw, W. Wiebe, J. Wilkinson, R. Wolfe
1968-1969	Miss B. C. Affleck, Mrs. M. Bachman, Miss A. M. Bancroft, Mrs. J. D. Bandler, Miss M. Bergen, Mrs. F. Berman, G. Bertholet, R. T. Boak, F. Borowski, J. L. Brown, E. Buchel, Mrs. D. Campbell, Miss L. Coles, Mrs. E. Colville, J. Couling, J. H. Coyle, C. Craig, Mrs. D. Craton, Mrs. J. W. Cullen, Mrs. L. Davison, J. Dickison, Mrs. D. Duncan, Mrs. I. Dunlop, George H. Enns, Mrs. K. Farley, Miss I. Fenwick, J. Free, H. Goertzen, Mrs. R. Goldberg, G. Goodman, Miss B. Graham, Miss C. M. Grant, L. Green, E. Gridley, G. Grist, Walter Chester Hawn, Mrs. C. Haydey, Miss D. Holtby, J. Hunt, R. Marvin Johnson, A. Joseph, M. Kereluk, George Kroeker, L. Lesyk, H. Lother, J. Love, Mrs. L. Lyons, Miss S. McEwan, Miss L. Manaigre, B. Martens, William A. Milton, Z. Mohammed, H. Nemish, Mrs. H. K. Nicolle, Mrs. E. Peterson, Florence Pierce, W. B. Pirnie, Miss S. Prucyk, Miss H. Rejkowich, William H. Rentz, Miss R. Russell, K. Schwabe, Mrs. B. Sharpe, A. F. Sigurdson, J. Simpson, Mrs. M. Singleton, D. Smith, Mrs. E. Smith, J. Smith, Miss P. Smith, R. Spivak, Nettie K. Stadnyk, Stanley Steinman, H. Sutton, Mrs. M. Swinden, L. Takoski, A. J. Tetrault, H. Topnik, Miss M. A. Waller, W. Watts, D. Weiss, R. Whitlaw, J. Wilkinson, L. Wiss, Mrs. R. Young
1969-1970	?
1970-1971	?
1971-1972	?, Ronald C. Kirbyson, ?
1972-1973	?, Ronald C. Kirbyson, ?
1973-1974	?, Ronald C. Kirbyson, ?
1974-1975	?, Ronald C. Kirbyson, ?

Among the other teachers of Grant Park High School were Maxine Geller and Fanny Ivy Parr Shaw.

Photos & Coordinates

Grant Park High School (August 2019) Source: Jim Fryza Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.85622, W97.16966 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Obituary [Charles V. P. McCullough], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 May 1964, page 35.

Obituary [John Ronald Gawryluk], Winnipeg Tribune, 14 January 1965, page 55.

“Choice of Principal divides trustees,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 June 1973, page 3.

Obituary [Frank Fred Boychuk], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 2020.

Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.

We thank Jim Fryza, Jillian Kirbyson, Nathan Kramer, and Dorothy Young for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 6 July 2022

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