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In October 1963, local voters approved a proposal to construct a new high school, named in commemoration of local settler John Taylor, in this area of Winnipeg to alleviate overcrowding at Westwood Collegiate. The proposal had a budget of $984,000 and called for a structure containing 24 classrooms, four science laboratories, three commercial rooms, three home economics rooms, three industrial arts rooms, a library and guidance rooms, two music and audio-visual rooms, an art room, and an auditorium. The architectural firm of Herman and St. Lawrence was hired and the Winnipeg Construction Company commenced construction in March 1964.
Teachers at Westwood Collegiate were given the option of transferring to the new John Taylor Collegiate, along with Vice-Principal Doug Bridge, for the fall of 1964. Five teachers accepted the offer along with eleven new teachers. The first year of operation had five grade 9 classes, four grade 10 classes, and one grade 11 commercial class.
Period
Principal
1964-1981
Douglas Ernest Bridge (1921-2015)
1981-1990
John Walter Atamanchuk (1930-2009)
1990-1994
Christopher Shaughnessy O’Grady (1939-2017)
1994-1996
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1996-1998
Elizabeth Kozak
1998-2004
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2004-2006
Glen L. Bennett
2006-2015
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2015-2016
Scott Lockhart
Period
Vice-Principal
1969-1970
Mr. N. Maxwell
1970-1971
John “Jack” Carnegie (c1935-2023)
Roseanne Keyes1971-1972
John “Jack” Carnegie (c1935-2023)
1972-1973
Wallace Brian “Wally” Linton (1935-2024)
1973-1977
Abram William “Abe” Krahn (1923-2016)
1977-1978
Wallace Brian “Wally” Linton
Abram William “Abe” Krahn (1923-2016)1978-1979
Wallace Brian “Wally” Linton
William Francis “Bill” Moore (1938-2022)1979-1980
Don Loadman
William Francis “Bill” Moore (1938-2022)1980-1983
John Carylyle
William Francis “Bill” Moore (1938-2022)1983-1985
Glen Bennett
Ross Narick1985-1986
Glen Bennett
1986-1987
Gary C. Hamilton
Thaddeus Edward “Ted” Witoski (1932-2014)1987-1988
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1988-1989
Fred Bilous
William “Bill” Cann
Gary C. Hamilton1989-1990
William “Bill” Cann
George Dyker
Gary C. Hamilton1990-1992
William “Bill” Cann
Gary C. Hamilton1992-1993
William “Bill” Cann
Richard “Dick” Monk1993-1996
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1996-1998
Richard “Dick” Monk
1998-2005
?
2005-2006
Daniel MacNeil
Thomas Tarrant
School Year
Teachers
1964-1965
Claude Desrosiers, Paul Granovsky, James Norman Houck, Gerry Moore, John Proudfoot, Gordon Charles Tovell
1965-1966
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1966-1967
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1967-1968
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1968-1969
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1969-1970
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1970-1971
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1971-1972
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1972-1973
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1973-1974
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1974-1975
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1975-1976
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1976-1977
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1977-1978
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1978-1979
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1979-1980
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1980-1981
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1981-1982
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1982-1983
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1983-1984
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1984-1985
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1985-1986
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1986-1987
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1987-1988
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1988-1989
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1989-1990
1990-1991
Klaus Albrecht, Ollie Bate, Gladys Jane Bodnarus, Frank Boehm, Donald Breakey, Steve Cara, Brent Corrigan, Jim Cumming, Ms. M. Davis-Figley, Doreen Docking, Hardy Enns, Catherine Froese-Klassen, Bob Gardner, Roger Gateson, Ron Gurba, John Gushuliak, Hilary Hanson, David Johnson, Wilf Jones, Corinne Barrett Kutcy, Linda Liberta, Lorne Lisik, Raymond MacDonald, Randy Marchinko, Linda McEwen, Don Mills, John Nedecky, Gary Nunn, Lawrence Overby, Barry Palmer, Steven Park, Bonnie Robertson, Cathy Risk, Al Saunders, Victor Sawatzky, Spencer Schell, Ross Shaver, Carol Simpson, Tom Smith, Peter Spencer, Jim Stewart, Tom Trosky, Phil Vermeulen, Joan Whyte, Rick Wilcosh
1991-1992
Ollie Bate, Gladys Jane Bodnarus, Frank Boehm, Donald Breakey, Steve Cara, Brent Corrigan, Jim Cumming, Ms. M. Davis-Figley, Doreen Docking, Hardy Enns, Catherine Froese-Klassen, Roger Gateson, Ron Gurba, John Gushuliak, David Johnson, Wilf Jones, Corinne Barrett Kutcy, Lorne Lisik, Raymond MacDonald, Randy Marchinko, Linda McEwen, Don Mills, Waheed Mustapha, John Nedecky, Gary Nunn, Lawrence Overby, Barry Palmer, Steven Park, Cathy Risk, Spencer Schell, Ross Shaver, Carol Simpson, Tom Smith, Peter Spencer, Jim Stewart, Tom Trosky, Phil Vermeulen
1992-1993
Ollie Bate, Gladys Jane Bodnarus, Frank Boehm, Donald Breakey, Steve Cara, Brent Corrigan, Jim Cumming, Mr. Ed Davis, Doreen Docking, Hardy Enns, Catherine Froese-Klassen, Roger Gateson, Ron Gurba, David Johnson, Wilf Jones, Corinne Barrett Kutcy, Linda Liberta, Lorne Lisik, Raymond MacDonald, Randy Marchinko, Mary McCormick, Linda McEwen, Don Mills, Waheed Mustapha, John Nedecky, Gary Nunn, Lawrence Overby, Barry Palmer, Steven Park, Spencer Schell, Ross Shaver, Carol Simpson, Jim Stewart, Tom Trosky, Phil Vermeulen
1993-1994
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1994-1995
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1995-1996
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1996-1997
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1997-1998
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1998-1999
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1999-2000
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2000-2001
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2001-2002
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2002-2003
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2003-2004
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2004-2005
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2005-2006
Kristy Adamyk, Kevin Borthistle, Donald Bradford, Kim Carter, Shawn Cathcart, Tim Francis, Julie Fraser, Catherine Froese Klassen, Rhonda German, Keith Goetz, Darcee Gosselin, Teresa Hallas, Elsebeth Hansen-Kriening, Thomas Johnson, Mark Kutcy, Lisa Laubenstein, Cristien Lyons, Randy Marchinko, Gavin McLachlan, Jean Morgan, Desiree Narvey, Joanne Nikitas, Joe Oczerklewicz, Paula Olko, Melanie Paragg, Ellen Paxton, Catherine Risk, Carl Rohringer, Rhonda Rokosh, Lorna Rothwell, Robert Schrofel, Tara Shepherd, Maureen Steinfeld, Larry Switzer, Rick Wiebe, Anne Williams
Among the other teachers of John Taylor Collegiate were David J. McDowell and Darryl Sigurdur Johnson.
John Taylor Collegiate (May 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89088, W97.31280
denoted by symbol on the map above
A History of John Taylor Collegiate, 1964-1975, St. James Assiniboia School Division.
Obituary [Gladys Jane Bodnarus], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 2022.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall and Dorothy Young for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 April 2024
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