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This school on Toronto Avenue in Morris opened for senior grades in 1962. Presently, it is a K-12 facility.
Period
Principal
Before 1962
1962-1978
Peter Dyck
Period
Teachers
1962-1963
Theodore Deley (grade 11), Bernard Rodnek Klassen (grade 12), James Freeman Russell (grade 10), Maureen Gaye Rhyason (grades 10-12 commercial), Rose Gwendolyn Vasey (grade 9)
1963-1964
Mabel Jessie Friesen (grade 11), A. Daniel Heinrichs (grade 9, September-February), Harmut Harry Goerz (grade 9, February-June), Brian James Hyslop (grade 12), Maureen Gaye Rhyason (grades 10-12 commercial), Gilbert Henri St. Amant (grade 10)
1964-1965
Robert Winston Delgatty (grade 11), Bernhard Epp (grade 9), Anthony Roy Harrison (grade 10), Laurence Ewart Husbands (grade 12), Maureen Gaye Rhyason (grades 10-12 commercial)
1965-1966
?
1966-1967
John Murray Coates (grade 11), Friedhelm “Fred” Kahler (grade 10), Jack Mohr (grade 9), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 12), Audrey Annabelle Smith (grades 10-12 commercial), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 10)
1967-1968
William Carl Backman (grade 11), John Murray Coates (grade 11), Marlene Elizabeth May Fanning (grades 10-12 commercial), Jaroslav George “Jery” Kozak (grade 10), Raoul Joseph McKay (grade 9), Jack Mohr (grade 9), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 12), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 10)
1968-1969
Lorin Paul Adelmann (grade 12), Nicola Georgene Andrusco (grades 10-12 commercial), John Murray Coates (grade 11), Peggy Ann Cox (grade 10), Hiebert Peter Hughes (grade 12, October-March), Jean Brydon Lewis (grade 9), Agatha Schellenberg (grade 12, March-June), Claudia May Schmidt (grade 9), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 12), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 10), Robert Urano (grade 12, September-October), Leslie Vernon Zacharias (grade 11)
1969-1970
Lorin Paul Adelmann (grade 10), Nicola Georgene Andrusco (grade 11), John Murray Coates (grade 11), Cora Al-Fong [Al-Fonot?] Hew (grade 9), Frederick Daniel “Fred”Fred Kelesnik (grade 10), Jean Brydon Lewis (grade 9), Sergius Matczuk (grade 12), Jack Mohr (grade 9), Robert Sigurdur Peterson (grade 12), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 10), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 12), Harry Walter Voigt (grade 10)
1970-1971
Lorin Paul Adelmann (grade 10), Nicola Georgene Andrusco (grade 12), John Murray Coates (grade 11), Cora Al-Fong [Al-Fonot?] Hew (grade 12), Frederick Daniel “Fred”Fred Kelesnik (grade 11), Jean Brydon Lewis (grade 9, September-November; grade 11, November-June), Sergius Matczuk (grade 12), Jack Mohr (grade 11, September-November; grade 9, November-June), Robert Sigurdur Peterson (grade 10 business education), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 10), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 9), Esther Prior Webb (grade 10)
1971-1972
Lorin Paul Adelmann (grade 11), Nicola Georgene Andrusco (grade 12), John Murray Coates (grade 12), Cora Al-Fong [Al-Fonot?] Hew (grade 12), Frederick Daniel “Fred”Fred Kelesnik (grade 11), Jean Brydon Lewis (grade 11), Sergius Matczuk (grade 10), Jack Mohr (grade 9), Robert Sigurdur Peterson (grade 10 business education), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 10), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 9)
1972-1973
Lorin Paul Adelmann (grade 12), Nicola Georgene Andrusco (grade 12, September-June & grade 11 business education, September - pt June), John Murray Coates (grade 12), Cora Al-Fong [Al-Fonot?] Hew (grade 11), Frederick Daniel “Fred”Fred Kelesnik (grade 11 business education, pt June), Jean Brydon Lewis (grade 10 business education), Sergius Matczuk (grade 10), Jack Mohr (grade 9), Robert Sigurdur Peterson (grade 10), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 11), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 11)
1973-1974
Nicola Georgene Andrusco (grades 11-12 business education), John Murray Coates (grade 9), Gerald Charles Dyck (occupational entrance), Abram Enns (grade 11), William “Bill” Ginter (grade 8), Cora Al-Fong [Al-Fonot?] Hew (grade 11), Jean Brydon Lewis (grade 12), Sharon McLachlan (grade 10), Sergius Matczuk (grade 8), Jack Mohr (grade 12), Robert Sigurdur Peterson (grade 7), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 10), Karen Lou Thompson (grade 10 business education), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 7), John Leonard Voth (grade 9)
1974-1975
John Murray Coates (grade 7), Gerald Charles Dyck (grade 10), William “Bill” Ginter (grade 8), Cora Al-Fong [Al-Fonot?] Hew (grade 11), Jean Brydon Lewis (grade 12), Sergius Matczuk (grade 8), Jack Mohr (grade 12), Kathleen Stacy Patushiak (grade 11 business education), Helen Peters (grade 11), Robert Sigurdur Peterson (grade 9), Zdzislaw Adam Straszynski (grade 10), Arthur Henry Toews (grade 9), John Leonard Voth (grade 7)
Morris School (November 2025)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.35173, W97.35839
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Morris School No. 29 (157 Lucinda Street, Morris)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Morris Primary School / West Unit School (159 Main Street South, Morris)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Morris Consolidated School / East Unit School (Rebecca Street, Morris)
Manitoba Organization: Morris-Macdonald School Division No. 19
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
School division student yearly attendance reports (E 0758A), Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Morris School District No. 29 - Daily Registers, GR0638, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Morris-Macdonald School Division No. 19 - Morris Collegiate - Daily Registers, GR0638, Archives of Manitoba.
“Morris principal will remain one more year,” Steinbach Carillon, 1 June 1977, page 1.
In the Beginning of Scratching River: An Early History of Morris, Manitoba by Tim Lewis, Pembina Manitou Archive, 2022, pages 53-54.
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 December 2025
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