In 1942, a school was constructed at 34-1-1E in the Rural Municipality of Rhineland to alleviate at the Houston School, financed via a $2,500 debenture. To distinguish the schools from each other, the original became known as Houston No. l (or Houston South) and the new one as Houston No. 2 (or Houston North). In 1961 the district began a semi-grading system, with all students in grades 1 to 4 going to Houston South and all students in grades 5 to 8 going to Houston North.
In 1964, the district was consolidated with the Halbstadt School District to form the Halbstadt Consolidated School District No. 214. The Halbstadt School building and Houston North school building were moved to the Houston South site. The Houston North site with teacherage were sold and, as of 2014, the teacherage was used as a private residence. The former Houston North schoolhouse was sold and moved away for residential use.
The teachers of Houston North School / Houston School No. 2 were Helen K. Schellenberg (Fall 1942 - Spring 1943), Anne Klassen (Fall 1943 - Spring 1944), Elfrieda Wall (Fall 1944 - Spring 1945), Olga Dalke (Fall 1945 - Spring 1946), Hilda Wall (Fall 1946 - Spring 1947), Helen Penner (Fall 1947 - Spring 1948, Fall 1949 - Spring 1950), William Bock (Fall 1948 - Spring 1949), Eleonore G. Neufelt (Fall 1950 - Spring 1953), Bernard Wiebe (Fall 1953 - Spring 1954), Elmer Krushel (Fall 1954 - Spring 1955), Lawrence Toews (Fall 1955 - Spring 1957), Harry Topnik (Fall 1957 - Spring 1960), and Bernhard Alfred “Ben” Klassen (Fall 1960 - Spring 1964). For staff after 1964, Houston School District Principals, and a listing of grades taught at Houston North School (Houston School No. 2), see Houston South School No. 214.
Houston North School (no date)
Source: Altona and District Heritage Research Centre
Former teacherage for Houston North School (November 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.08834, W97.37044
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Houston South School No. 214 (Municipality of Rhineland)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Halbstadt School No. 886 (Municipality of Rhineland)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Halbstadt Monument (Municipality of Rhineland)
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
Municipal borrowing files (MA 0039), Houston School District No. 214, GR1799, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Houston School District No. 214 - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Halbstadt Consolidated School District No. 214 - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Houston School District No. 214 - Cash Books, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Houston School District No. 214 - Miscellaneous Records, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Jake Rempel, Nathan Kramer, Al Schmidt (Altona and District Heritage Research Centre), Rose Kuzina, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 August 2025
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