Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dehowa School No. 1451 / Dehowa Collegiate / Poplarfield Collegiate / Poplarfield Elementary School (Poplarfield, RM of Fisher)

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After the second school building was destroyed by fire in late 1953, the Dehowa School District No. 1451 commissioned a three-classroom replacement at this site, about 0.3 mile northeast of the original site. In 1967, the district became part of the Lakeshore School Division This third Dehowa School building was moved to Lundar around 1978 where it was later renovated into multiple-family residential space. A metal sign from the third Dehowa building is displayed at King Buck Park at Poplarfield.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Dehowa Collegiate classes had been held in the community hall and Catholic parish hall. In 1962, a high school designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Libling Michener was built on the north side of the third Dehowa building. Known then as Poplarfield Collegiate, it was closed in June 1967 and the building was used for elementary classes. The Poplarfield Elementary School was closed in June 1991 and the building was standing vacant at the time of a 2020 site visit.

Principals (Dehowa School & Dehowa Collegiate / Poplarfield Collegiate)

Period	Principal
Before 1954	See Dehowa School
1954	William Glitnak
1954-1958	Frank Mikolayenko (c1919-2001)
1958-1959	Anthony Kozachenko
1959-1967	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak

Principals (Poplarfield Elementary School)

Period	Principal
1962-1988	Anne Alyce Uruski Chudy (?-2018)
1988-1989	Ronald Richard Sumka
1989-1991	Cornelio Gumayon “Neil” Parado (1934-2011)

Teachers (Dehowa School & Dehowa Collegiate)

School Year	Teachers
Before 1954	See Dehowa School
1954	(Spring only) William Glitnak (grades 5-11), Jane Grushka (grades 1-4)
1954-1955	Jane Grushka (grades 1-5), Frank Mikolayenko (grades 9-11), Matt Parypa (grades 6-8)
1955-1956	Jane Grushka (grades 1-4), Frank Mikolayenko (grades 9-11), Anne Wallach (grades 6-8)
1956-1957	Frank Mikolayenko (grades 9-11), Stella Prystupa (grades 1-4), Anne Wallach (grades 5 & 7-8)
1957-1958	Michael Kubas (grade 6 & 8-9), Frank Mikolayenko (grades 9-11), Stella Prystupa (grades 1-5)
1958-1959	Anthony Kozachenko (grades 10-11), Irene Lisowecki (grades 1-5), David Lypchuk (grades 6-9)
1959-1960	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak (grades 11-12), Helen Buchkowski (grades 5-8), Sonia Leochko (grades 1-4), David Lypchuk (grades 9-10)
1960-1961	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak (grade 12), Henry Bernard “Herb” Esau (grade 11), Jane Grushka (grades 1-4), Gordon Douglas McCurdy (grade 9), Elsie Torbiak (grade 10), Shirley Zasitko (grades 5-8)
1961-1962	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak (grade 12), Robert “Bob” Ferris (grade 11), Jane Grushka (grades 1-4), Gordon Douglas McCurdy (grade 9), Elsie Torbiak (grade 10), Shirley Zasitko (grades 5-8)

Teachers (Poplarfield Collegiate)

School Year	Teachers
1962-1963	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak (grade 12), Oswald C. Graham (grade 11), D. D. Maharaj (grade 9), Elsie Torbiak (grade 10)
1963-1964	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak (grade 12), Gordon Douglas McCurdy (grade 9), C. Paliti? (grade 10), Michael Wayne Sakulski (grade 11)
1964-1965	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak (grade 12), Lennox Knowlton Harris (grade 10), Jacob “Jake” Klassen (grade 9), William Korytowski (grade 11)
1965-1966	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak (grade 12), Sonny Dass (grade 10), Mahadaeo Soonad Daulat (grade 11), Dirpaul Palit Ramkissoon (grade 9)
1966-1967	Michael Nicholas Andrusiak (grade 12), Sonny Dass (grade 11), Mahadaeo Soonad Daulat (grade 9), Dirpaul Palit Ramkissoon (grade 10)

Teachers (Poplarfield Elementary School)

School Year	Teachers
1962-1963	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 5-8), Jane Grushka (grades 1-4)
1963-1964	Margaret Mary Cholod (grades 1-4), Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 5-8)
1964-1965	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 5-8), Dawny-Kay Helen Kwiatkoski (grades 1-4)
1965-1966	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 5-8), Jane Grushka (grades 1-4)
1966-1967	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 5-8), Jane Grushka (grades 1-4)
1967-1968	Gloria Ann Bond (grade 2), Anne Alyce Chudy (grade 8), Jane Grushka (grade 3), Donna Gail Jaremy (grade 1), June Popowich (grade 5), Michael A. Shewaga (grade 7), Ronald Richard Sumka (grade 4)
1968-1969	Anne Alyce Chudy (grade 8), Jane Grushka (grade 3), Emily Helen Huzarski (grades 4-5), Donna Gail Jaremy (grades 1-2), Michael A. Shewaga (grade 7), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 5-6)
1969-1970	Janice Lynn Arnott (grades 1-2), Anne Alyce Chudy (grade 8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 5-6), Stella Michalopoula (grades 3-4), Michael Shewaga (grade 7)
1970-1971	Jeanne Marguerite Boisjoli (grades 1-2), Anne Alyce Chudy (grade 8), Donna Gail Jaremy (grades 3-4), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grses 5-6), Michael Shewaga (grade 7)
1971-1972	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Raymond Emerson Colegrave (grades 5-6, 1971), Donna Gail Jaremy (grades 1-2), Verna May Sobkowich (grades 3-4), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 5-6, 1972)
1972-1973	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Donna Gail Jaremy (kindergarten & grades 1-3), Verna May Sobkowich (kindergarten & grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1973-1974	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Donna Gail Jaremy (grades 1-3), Verna May Sobkowich (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1974-1975	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Donna Gail Jaremy (grades 1-3), Verna May Sobkowich (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1975-1976	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Donna Gail Jaremy (grades 1-3), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1976-1977	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1977-1978	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1978-1979	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1979-1980	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Elizabeth Masiak (kindergarten), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1980-1981	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Elizabeth Masiak (kindergarten), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1981-1982	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Elizabeth Masiak (kindergarten), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1982-1983	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Elizabeth Masiak (kindergarten), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1983-1984	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 6-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Elizabeth Masiak (kindergarten), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-5)
1984-1985	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 6-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-5)
1985-1986	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (grades 1-3), Patricia Marie Rindall (grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1986-1987	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (kindergarten & grades 1-3), Patricia Marie Rindall (kindergarten & grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1987-1988	Anne Alyce Chudy (grades 7-8), Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (kindergarten & grades 1-3), Patricia Marie Rindall (kindergarten & grades 1-3), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 4-6)
1988-1989	Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (kindergarten & grades 1-4), Patricia Marie Rindall (kindergarten & grades 1-4), Ronald Richard Sumka (grades 5-8)
1989-1990	Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (kindergarten & grades 1-4), Cornelio Gumayon “Neil” Parado (grades 5-8), Patricia Marie Rindall (kindergarten & grades 1-4)
1990-1991	Patricia Marie “Pat” Marchuk (kindergarten & grades 1-4), Cornelio Gumayon “Neil” Parado (grades 5-8), Patricia Marie Rindall (kindergarten & grades 1-4)

Photos & Coordinates

Poplarfield Elementary School southeast elevation, with Poplarfield Collegiate in the background (June 1967) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba Local Government Boundaries Commission, File 40a Dehowa. Poplarfield Elementary School northwest elevation (June 1967) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba Local Government Boundaries Commission, File 40a Dehowa. The third Dehowa School building (circa 1990) Source: Historic Resources Branch, Public School Buildings Inventory, slide 252. The third Dehowa School building at Lundar (no date) Source: A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, 1994. The third Dehowa School building, now located at N50.69880, W98.02759 near Lundar (August 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Dehowa School commemorative monument in King Buck Park at Poplarfield with the enamal sign from the third school (May 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Poplarfield Collegiate northeast elevation (June 1967) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba Local Government Boundaries Commission, File 40b Poplarfield Collegiate. Poplarfield Collegiate southwest elevation (June 1967) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba Local Government Boundaries Commission, File 40b Poplarfield Collegiate. The former Poplarfield Collegiate building (October 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former Poplarfield Collegiate building (October 2020) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.88719, W97.60963 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dehowa School No. 1451 (Poplarfield, RM of Fisher)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: King Buck Park Monument (Poplarfield, RM of Fisher)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lundar Consolidated School No. 1670 (Lundar, RM of Coldwell)

Manitoba Business: Libling Michener and Associates / LM Architectural Group

Sources:

Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Dehowa School District No. 1451 - Daily Registers, GR11220, Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Lakeshore School Division No. 23 (Poplarfield Elementary School) - Daily Registers, GR11220, Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Lakeshore School Division No. 23 (Poplarfield Collegiate) - Daily Registers, GR11220, Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba Local Government Boundaries Commission, Schools in the Interlake - Manitoba - Volume 1, Dehowa - File 40a, March 1968, Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba Local Government Boundaries Commission, Schools in the Interlake - Manitoba - Volume 1, Poplarfield Collegiate - File 40b, March 1968, Archives of Manitoba.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

The Poplarfield and District Millennium Album, 1900-2000 by Ed Ledohowski, 2000.

We thank Linda Collette, Ed Ledohowski, and Alison Marshall for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 7 August 2022

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