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The site for Montcalm School, measuring 165 feet along Bannatyne Avenue, 264 feet on William Avenue, and 331 feet on Tecumseh Street, was acquired by the Winnipeg School Board in April 1920 for $20,000. The building was designed by local architect John Nelson Semmens and constructed in 1920 by day labourers supervised by the Sutherland Construction Company. The one-storey, eight-classroom building cost $80,000 and was planned to accommodate students in grades 1 to 6, after which they would transfer to Maple Leaf Junior High School. In December 1920, it was named for General Montcalm, the commander of French forces in Quebec at the time of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, as a balance to General Wolfe School commemorating the general of British forces. By 1922, its enrollment was about 350 students.
The school closed in June 1975 after which the building was used as a day care centre. It became the home of the Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre in October 1984.
Period
Principal
1920-1923
Halldora Hermann [Hermannsdottir] “Dora” Magnusson (1885-1977)
1923-1925
Amber Lavinia Glenn (1879-1964)
1925-1935
Mary Alice Myrtle Whyte (1881-1980)
1935-1940
Annie Cheyne Dickie (1887-1940)
1940-1947
Annie R. Gall (1892-1957)
1947-1951
Dorothy Eleanor Lane (1902-1991)
1951-1964
Louise Violet Staples (1899-1988)
1964-1967
Gladys Mary Marshall (1914-1994)
1967-1970
John Jaman (1932-2013)
1970-1973
Herbert Lawrence Walter “Herb” Nemish (1923-2012)
1973-1975
Leonard William Baron
School Year
Teachers
1920-1921
Marie Akre (grade 2, September-June), Florence Susanne Cameron (grade 6), Mary C. Flood (grades 3-4, October-June), Alma F. Hannah (grade 1), Halldora “Dora” Hermann [Hermannsdottir] (grade 6), Elsie MacGregor (grade 3), Caroline Mohr (grade 4, September; grade 6, September-June), M. Moncrieff (grades 2-3, June), Robena Whiteside (grade 1)
1921-1922
Marie Akre (grads 1-2, September-April; grade 2, May-June), Jessie E. Best (grade 1), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 2-3), Halldora “Dora” Hermann [Hermannsdottir] (grade 6), Caroline Mohr (grade 5), Elsie MacGregor (grade 4), Mary Richardson (grade 6), Robena Whiteside (grade 3)
1922-1923
Jessie E. Best (grade 1), Sarah Frances Draffin (grade 4), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 2-3, September-May; grade 3, June), Halldora “Dora” Hermann [Hermannsdottir] (grade 6), E. Ray [Roy?] Kernaghan (grades 1-2), Caroline Mohr (grade 5), Mary Richardson (grade 6), Robena Whiteside (grade 3, September-December; grades 3-4?, ?-June)
1923-1924
Jessie E. Best (grade 1), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 4-5), Amber Lavinia Glenn (grade 6), E. Ray [Roy?] Kernaghan (grades 1-2, October-June), Florence MacLeod (grades 1-2, September-October), Caroline Mohr (grade 5), Mary Richardson (grade 6), Mary B. H. Symes (grades 2-3), Robena Whiteside (grades 3-4)
1924-1925
Gladys M. Best, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1925-1926
Gladys M. Best, J. M. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1926-1927
Gladys M. Best, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1927-1928
Gladys M. Best, M. H. Duval, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1928-1929
M. Duval, M. I. Douglas, A. Julius, M. Lewis, J. Maquis, M. Symes, M. Richardson
1929-1930
A. M. Donald, M. I. Douglas, L. Erickson, A. Julius, J. Marquis, M. Symes, W. Wolfson
1930-1931
A. Donald, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, M. Symes, J. Marquis
1931-1932
A. Donald, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, K. S. McLeod, M. Symes, J. Marquis
1932-1933
M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, K. S. McLeod, M. B. Symes
1933-1934
L. Erickson, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, K. S. McLeod, M. Symes
1934-1935
M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, A. Julius, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes
1935-1936
M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes
1936-1937
M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes
1937-1938
M. E. Allen, S. Crispir (exchange teacher), L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis
1938-1939
J. Carter, L. Kesten, W. J. Marquis, Catherine “Caye” Scott, L. Warwick
1939-1940
J. Carter, K. Cheyne, M. Christie, E. Johnson, Catherine “Caye” Scott, M. J. Marquis
1940-1941
J. Carter, M. V. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. K. McKinnon, M. Richley
1941-1942
J. Carter, M. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley
1942-1943
J. Carter, M. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley, E. Krett
1943-1944
J. Carter, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley
1944-1945
M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, E. Weir
1945-1946
E. Bartleman, M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, A. Weir
1946-1947
M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, E. Weir
1947-1948
M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. F. Steen, E. Weir
1948-1949
Miss M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, Miss W. J. Marquis, Mrs. C. Moffat, Miss A. Steen, Mrs. E. Weir
1949-1950
Miss M. Collins, Miss E. Connery, Miss W. J. Marquis, Mrs. C. Moffat, Miss A. Steen, Miss E. J. Warner
1950-1951
Miss M. Collins, Miss E. Connery, Mrs. R. Kulba, Miss J. Marquis, Miss H. Sparrow, Miss E. J. Warner
1951-1952
Joyce Elaine Newfield Alexander, Miss S. Byrnjolfson, Miss G. Crowe, Miss M. Dow, Miss E. Nelson, Miss A. Spraggs
1952-1953
Joyce Elaine Newfield Alexander, Miss E. J. Arnold, Miss C. Leitch, Mrs. K. MacDonnell, Mrs. M. G. McGowan, Miss A. Spraggs, J. T. Stevenson
1953-1954
Miss O. Hryeyna, Mrs. M. G. Legrange, Mrs. L Roe, Miss L. J. Smith, J. Stevenson, Miss V. Swiderski
1954-1955
Miss M. Bergen, Miss C. Campbell, Mrs. L. M. Drysdale, Mrs. G. B. Giles, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer
1955-1956
Miss M. Bergen, Mrs. G. B.Giles, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. Warkentin, Miss E. R. Reimer
1956-1957
Miss D. Argue, Miss M. Bergen, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer, Miss E. Warkentin
1957-1958
Mrs. E. Balzer, Mrs. T. Erickson, Mrs. A. Kondzlela, Mr. W. A. McClymont, Miss L. Pelletier, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer
1958-1959
Miss H. Bardley, Mrs. S. Mackay, Mr. W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Mrs. O. Scrafin, Mrs. I. Streimer, Miss M. Wallace, Mrs. P. Wiebe
1959-1960
Miss I. Bjarnason, Miss J. D’Heilly, Mrs. N. Hoeppner, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss K. Skeel, B. Skabar, Miss M. Wallace
1960-1961
Miss L. Bernard, Miss J. D’Heilly, Miss G. Kasperski, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, E. Skabar, Miss K. Skeel, Miss M. Wallace
1961-1962
Miss L. Bernard, Miss J. D’Heilly, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, Mrs. E. Saiko, O. Sandgren, Miss K. Skeel, Miss M. Wallace
1962-1963
Lois Florence Bernhard (grade 1), Elizabeth Margaret Bryan (kindergarten), Jeanne D’Heilly (grades 2-3), Peter Kruszelnicki (grade 6), Teresa Ella McMillan (grade 4, pt time), Helene Neufeld (grade 3), Katherine Loretta Picard (grades 1-2), Orval Thomas Sandgren (grade 5), Louise Violet Staples (grade 4)
1963-1964
Lois Florence Bernhard (grade 1), Helene Elaine Fraser (grades 1-2, October-June), Teresa Ella McMillan (grade 4, pt time), Helene Neufeld (grade 3), Doreen Novak (grades 2-3, October-June), Katherine Loretta Picard (kindergarten), Genevieve A. Popp (grades 1-2, September-October), Orval Thomas Sandgren (grades 4-5), Evelyn Schellenberg (grades 2-3, September-October), Louise Violet Staples (grade 4), Alex Soprowich (grade 6), Mildred Christie Wallace (no grade)
1964-1965
Helene Elaine Fraser (grades 2-3), Elizabeth Hodgkinson (kindergarten, September-December), Laura Luella McWilliams (grades 1-2), Lois Florence Bernhard Mandziuk (grade 1), Gladys Mary Marshall (grades 5-6), Elizabeth Nelson (kindergarten, January-June), Doreen Novak (grade 4), Hazel Hope Pokrant (grade 3), Orval Thomas Sandgren (grade 5), Mrs. D. Haber (*)
1965-1966
Doreen Joan Balkwill (grades 2-3, May-June), Helene Elaine Fraser (grades 2-3, September-January & February-April), Lois Florence Bernhard Mandziuk (grade 1), Gladys Mary Marshall (grade 6), L. M. Mason (grades 2-3, January), Dorothy Margaret Matheson (kindergarten), Hazel Hope Pokrant (grade 3), Patricia Gail Putnam (grades 1-2), Orval Thomas Sandgren (grade 5), Doreen Novak Terekoff (grade 4), Miss T. Bauman (*), Mrs. D. Haber (*)
1966-1967
Doreen Joan Balkwill (grades 1-2), Lois Florence Bernhard Mandziuk (grade 3), Gladys Mary Marshall (grade 3), Dorothy Margaret Matheson (kindergarten), Dierdre Pabha Nancoo (grade 2), Alice O’Kane (grade 4), Gerald Walter Rodniski (grade 5), Glenys Anne Tanner (grade 1), Miss T. Bauman (*), Mrs. D. Haber (*), Miss S. Parris (*)
1967-1968
Doreen Joan Balkwill (grade 1), Judith Donna Didur (grade 2), John Jaman (grade 6), Lois Florence Bernhard Mandziuk (grade 3), Bernard Peter Molinski (grade 5), Alice O’Kane (grade 4), Katherine Evelyn Peter (kindergarten, 0.5), Glenys Anne Tanner (grade 1), Miss T. Bauman (*), Mrs. D. Haber (*), Miss B. Segal (*)
1968-1969
Tina Bauman (adjustment), Dorene Evelyn Haber (grade 6, pt time / Principal relief), Margaret Joyce Hildebrand (grade 3), John Jaman (grade 6), Alice O’Kane (grade 4), Maline Rose Solomon (grade 1), Audrey Agnes Rockwell (kindergarten), Glenys Anne Tanner (grade 1), Alice Elizabeth Tomkins (grade 2), Edward George Yaworski (grade 5), Miss J. Carlson (*)
1969-1970
Tina Bauman (resource; Montcalm School and Wellington School), Ruth Elizabeth Cameron (kindergarten, September-June), Doris Noreen Ilys Duncan (kindergarten, September), Margaret Joyce Hildebran (grade 3), Susan Irene Lowe (grade 1, September-June), Barbara Lynn Jones (grade 1, September), Alice O’Kane (grade 4), Maline Rose Solomon (grade 1), Alice Elizabeth Tomkins (grade 2), Elizabeth Wall (grade 6), Edward George Yaworski (grade 5)
1970-1971
Tina Bauman (resource; 0.4 at Montcalm School and 0.6 Wellington School), Ruth Elizabeth Cameron (kindergarten), Sylvia Joyce Eldridge (grade 2), Helen Elaine Fraser (grade 6, Principal relief), Herbert Lawrence Walter “Herb” Nemish (grade 6), Maryann Nevile (grade 3), Karen Lynn Slobodian (grade 4), Maline Rose Solomon (grade 1), Edward George Yaworski (grade 5)
1971-1972
Margaret Oddny Bjornson (kindergarten), Helen Elaine Fraser (grades 1-2), Maryann Nevile (grade 3), Janet Marie Schubert (grade 1), Karen Lynn Slobodian (grade 4), Frank Irwin Tindall (grade 6), Edward George Yaworski (grade 5)
1972-1973
Margaret Oddny Bjornson (kindergarten), Robina Turnbull Lapp (grade 2), Janet Marie Schubert (grade 1), Karen Lynn Slobodian (grade 4), Frank Irwin Tindall (grades 5-6), Edward George Yaworski (grades 4-5)
1973-1974
Irene Hodgson (grades 5-6), Robina Turnbull Lapp (grade 2), Janet Marie Schubert (grade 1), Amy Eleanor Seraphin (resource; .33 at Montcalm School and 0.67 at Norquay School), Karen Lynn Slobodian (grades 3-4), Ellen C. F. Springlett (special education), Anthony Paul Wawrykow (special education), John William Zubatiuk (grades 4-5)
1974-1975
Margaret Lindsay Fotheringham (special education), Allan George Hall (grades 5-6), Erna Janzen (grades 4-5), Robina Turnbull Lapp (grade 2), Amy Eleanor Seraphin (resource; .33 at Montcalm School and 0.67 at Norquay School), Irene Sulymka (grade 3), Anthony Paul Wawrykow (special education)
Montcalm School (1967)
Source: Alenka Seri
Montcalm School teaching staff (1967)
Source: Alenka SeriSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90608, W97.16343
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Nelson Semmens (1879-1960)
Manitoba Business: Sutherland Construction Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: General Wolfe School (Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montcalm School / Camden School / Norgate School No. 807 (Norgate, Municipality of McCreary)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montcalm School No. 984 (Municipality of Lorne)
“New school buildings at [...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 20 April 1920, page 5.
“School Board buys Bannatyne Ave. site,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 April 1920, page 1.
“Permits issued for new school buildings,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 June 1920, page 9.
“Accommodation for 1,850 new Winnipeg pupils to be provided next week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 August 1920, page 1.
“2 new city schools named by Board,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 December 1920, page 36.
“Winnipeg schools, No. 43—Montcalm,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 December 1922, page 4.
“Day-Care Centre seen staff aid,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 July 1975, page 4.
“The Board of Directors [...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 September 1984, page 9.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Winnipeg School District No. 1 (Montcalm School) - Daily Registers, GR4497, Archives of Manitoba.
Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.
We thank the Winnipeg School Division and Alenka Seri for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 3 November 2025
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