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The Sinclair School District was established formally in January 1900 at Sinclair in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone. In 1910, the original schoolhouse was replaced by a two-storey brick veneer structure designed by Brandon architect William Alexander Elliott. The old school building was sold and moved to NW7-7-28W where it stood until 1979 when it was demolished.
In 1966, the district became Sinclair Consolidated School No. 1051. The second school building was replaced by the present structure, now closed, that was built at a cost of $248,125 and opened officially in November 1976. A monument topped by the school bell once stood next to the former school building that was converted into a manufacturing facility. The former building for Clover Hill School stood nearby.
At the time of a 2024 site visit, the school monument had been moved to the east, along with a monument for the Sinclair United Church. The former Clover Hill School building was gone.
Period
Principal
1921-1925
Thomas William Ebbern (1879-1970)
1925-1929
Thomas Erroll Babb (1894-1962)
1929-1931
Samuel Alfred Wright (1900-1966)
1931-1932
John Dawson Evelyn (1862-1942)
1932-1933
Clarence Edgar “Curly” Heapy (1905-1981)
1933-1934
James Cameron Martin (1910-1982)
1934-1939
Duncan Fyfe Cameron (1909-1977)
1939-1940
John Alfred Hammond (1898-1988)
1940-1941
Margaret H. Jasper
1941-1942
Stanley Robert Kitchen (1915-1988)
1942-1947
?
1947-1950
Anna B. Fraser
1950-1952
Fred Hall
1952-1953
Alma Elaine [Eileen] Newton Carnochan (1922-2011)
1953-1954
Mrs. Kathleen Durston
1954-1956
Benjamin Franklin Olson (1898-1981)
1956-1958
Chester Crossman
1958-1963
Laurel Edwin Shewchuk
School Year
Teachers
1901-1902
Fred G. Leeple
1902-1903
Nellie J. McLachlan
1903-1904
?
1904-1905
?
1905-1906
Annie Morrey
1906-1907
Jean McFetridge
1907-1908
Samuel B. Lamont, Gertie McDougall
1908-1909
Roxy Bride, Samuel B. Lamont
1909-1910
Dora Dale
1910-1911
Mae V. Axford, Dora Dale
1911-1912
Mae V. Axford, Luella B. Doig, Thomas William Ebbern
1912-1913
Luella B. Doig, Thomas William Ebbern
1913-1914
Thomas William Ebbern, Olive F. Francis, Elizabeth Troop
1914-1915
Thomas William Ebbern, Olive F. Francis
1915-1916
James H. Cameron, Thomas William Ebbern, Ethel Fairlie
1916-1917
Thomas William Ebbern, Ethel Fairlie, Isaiah S. Rudy
1917-1918
Thomas William Ebbern, Ethel Fairlie, Isaiah S. Rudy
1918-1919
Sara E. Donald, Thomas William Ebbern, Davina Guthrie
1919-1920
Sara E. Donald, Thomas William Ebbern, Janet McDonald
1920-1921
A. Creasy, Thomas William Ebbern, Anna Mima McIntyre
1921-1922
Thomas William Ebbern, Dorothy Tod
1922-1923
Winnie M. Sanderson
1923-1924
Winnie M. Sanderson
1925-1926
Winnie M. Sanderson
1926-1927
Marjorie Fallis, Bessie Hyndman
1927-1928
Marjorie Fallis, Bessie Hyndman
1928-1929
Bessie Hyndman, Vera Johnston
1929-1930
Vera Johnston, Viola Mark
1930-1931
Vera Johnston
1931-1932
Margorie Atkinson, Margaret King
1932-1933
Margorie Atkinson, Margaret King
1933-1934
H. M. Crowe, Miss Greenway, E. Lyla Martin, E. Pearl Riddell
1934-1935
H. M. Crowe, E. Lyla Martin
1935-1936
E. Lyla Martin
1936-1937
Kay L. Graham
1937-1938
Francis Wilman
1938-1939
Margaret H. Jasper
1939-1940
R. Lloyd Smith
1940-1941
E. Jean Appleyard, R. Lloyd Smith
1941-1942
Ila Cannon, Margaret H. Jasper, Kay L. Lewitt, E. K. Stevenson
1942-1943
Ila Cannon
1943-1944
Eileen M. Naylen
1944-1945
Eileen M. Naylen
1945-1946
Anna B. Fraser, Margaret Taylor
1946-1947
Anna B. Fraser, J. Langeley, Margaret Taylor
1947-1948
Anna B. Fraser
1948-1949
Anna B. Fraser
1949-1950
Anna B. Fraser
1947-1948
Marguerite Smith
1948-1949
Mrs. R. Makway
1949-1950
Doreen Baldwin
1950-1951
Mrs. Elsie Hall, Fred Hall
1951-1952
Mrs. Elsie Hall, Fred Hall
1952-1953
Alma Elaine [Eileen] Newton Carnochan, Mrs. Irene Oberlin
1953-1954
Mrs. Kathleen Durston, Mrs. Irene Oberlin
1954-1955
Mrs. Kathleen Durston, Mrs. Irene Oberlin
1955-1956
M. Steve Gerelus, Ruth Gerelus, Myrtiel Rusenel
1956-1957
Mrs. M. Glidden
1957-1958
Mrs. M. Glidden
1958-1959
Mrs. Irene Graham, Mrs. Marlene Shewchuk
1959-1960
Mrs. Irene Graham, Mrs. Marlene Shewchuk
1960-1961
Darlene Bothe, Mrs. Marlene Shewchuk
1961-1962
Joyce Adair, Mrs. Marlene Shewchuk
1962-1963
Joyce Adair, Mrs. Marlene Shewchuk
1963-1964
Mrs. Joyce Davey, Ed Thiessen
1964-1965
Mrs. Alice Reeves, Ed Thiessen
1965-1966
Mrs. Alice Reeves, John Wilson
1966-1967
?
1967-1968
Mrs. Darlene Henderson, George Reimer
1968-1969
M. Joy Chambers, Mrs. Iris Cross, Mrs. Ada Josephson, Mr. Kailash C. Kapahi
1969-1970
Miss Alice Bartel, Mrs. Iris Cross, Mrs. Ada Josephson, Mr. Terry Law
1970-1971
Miss Alice Bartel, Joe Poirier, Henry Schulz, Gwen Veitch
1971-1972
Miss Alice Bartel, Joe E. Cop, Henry Schulz, Mrs. Doreen Sharratt
1972-1973
Miss Alice Bartel, Joe E. Cop, Mrs. Francis Kroeker, Gwen Veitch
1973-1974
Myrna Brownlee, Joe E. Cop, Mrs. Francis Kroeker, Gwen Veitch
1974-1975
Joe E. Cop, Mrs. Heather McLachlan, Gwen Veitch, Valerie Wiebe
1975-1976
Joe E. Cop, Ruth Johnson, Mrs. Carol Tycoles, S. R. Wilcox
1976-1977
Audrey Bartel, Dorothy Braun, Joe E. Cop, Janet Fingas
1977-1978
Audrey Bartel, Dorothy Braun, Joe E. Cop, Janet Fingas
1978-1979
Audrey Bartel, Mrs. Laura Jean Campbell, Joe E. Cop
1979-1980
Audrey Bartel, Mrs. Laura Jean Campbell, Joe E. Cop
1980-1981
Joe E. Cop, Mrs. Diana Cruise, Audrey Isaac, Mrs. D. LeBarron, Mrs. C. Workman
The second Sinclair School, constructed in 1910 (circa 1910)
Source: Education Department Report, 1910, Manitoba Legislative Library.
The second Sinclair School with a third classroom added (no date) by W. R. Beveridge
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 47.
The former Sinclair School building (June 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Sinclair School commemorative monument beside the third school (October 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Sinclair United Church and Sinclair School commemorative monuments (June 2024)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.56727, W101.28791
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Alexander Elliott (1866-1957)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clover Hill School No. 1519 (RM of Pipestone)
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.
Trails Along the Pipestone by Pipestone History Project, c1981, pages 653-658. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.P56 Tra]
“School opens,” Brandon Sun, 8 December 1976, page 8.
We thank Nathan Kramer, Charlene Spinella, and Carman Bright for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 July 2026
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