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Known originally as Moira School District when it was established formally in March 1887, southwest of present-day Waskada (in what is now the Municipality of Brenda-Waskada), the school building was moved to a site on Mountain Avenue in 1899. Two years later, a two-storey brick structure was erected beside it and, in 1910, it was renamed Waskada School. Further expansions occurred in 1923 and 1926.
In January 1958, it became Waskada Consolidated School No. 492, joining the Antler River School Division, when it was consolidated with rural schools from the surrounding vicinity. These included Hernefield School No. 407, Verona School No. 409, Princess School No. 410, Arthur School No. 494, Mimosa School No. 532, and Coulter School No. 1772.
The present school building was erected in 1958 on Souris Avenue. An addition was made in 1962 and, in 1988, renovations were made and a new gymnasium was built. A plaque commemorating the schools of Waskada was unveiled at a school reunion in July 1988 and is mounted on the exterior of the present school, above one of its entrances.
Principals
Vice-Principals
Period |
Vice-Principal |
1979-1983 |
Thomas Sclater |
1983-1988 |
? |
1988-1989 |
Ken Joyal |
Teachers
School Year |
Teachers |
1912-1913 |
Sara Hay, Vera Strange, Jane M. C. Taylor, John Urquhart |
1913-1914 |
Mabel Jeffrey, ? |
1914-1915 |
? |
1915-1916 |
? |
1916-1917 |
? |
1917-1918 |
Gertrude Harvey, Evelyn McFetridge |
1918-1919 |
Mabel Alsaker, L. M. Davis, W. C. Jones |
1919-1920 |
Jean I. Fisher, ? |
1920-1921 |
I. Milhausen Tennant, ? |
1921-1922 |
Lela L. M. Clement, Vera P. MacKenzie |
1922-1923 |
E. C. Hammond, Anna Mima McIntyre, M. Mignon Taylor |
1923-1924 |
Estelle Spence McGregor, ? |
1924-1925 |
G. A. Gryte, ? |
1925-1926 |
Evelyn Fletcher, K. A. Hammond |
1926-1927 |
? |
1927-1928 |
Bentina Erlendson, L. D. Mallock |
1928-1929 |
Edith M. K. Reid, Leslie I. Spear, Marguerite M. Spence |
1929-1930 |
Florence L. Chislett, E. M. Foster |
1930-1931 |
Lila Rae Stephens Armstrong, Frances J. Clarke |
1931-1932 |
Lila Rae Stephens Armstrong |
1932-1933 |
Beatrice E. Connell Fleming |
1933-1934 |
Mabel J. Price |
1934-1935 |
Mona K. Trewin Gaudin, Elizabeth P. Willett |
1935-1936 |
? |
1936-1937 |
? |
1937-1938 |
? |
1938-1939 |
Verlie Turner Jenkin, Helen M. Stevenson |
1939-1940 |
? |
1940-1941 |
Nora Edith Sankey |
1941-1942 |
? |
1942-1943 |
Jessie Irene Hainsworth Kontzie |
1943-1944 |
Phyllis L. Scott Amos |
1944-1945 |
? |
1945-1946 |
Mary Fewings Djiadou, Mary Rose Falk, V. E. Holmes, Alberta Catherine MacDonald |
1946-1947 |
? |
1947-1948 |
Phyllis L. Amos, Beverly G. Grant |
1948-1949 |
Mary Fewings, Pauline F. Huska Palmer, Betty Parker |
1949-1950 |
? |
1950-1951 |
Mildred Bernice Moffat Edwards, Oliver Glen Olmstead |
1951-1952 |
Ardythe Chisholm Lawson |
1952-1953 |
Johann Edward Paulson |
1953-1954 |
Wilma Anna Roberts Fasand, Dorothy Marguerite Hurd, Joseph Watson Kachor |
1954-1955 |
Frances Jean Burnett Dickinson, Eleanor A. Morgan |
1955-1956 |
Alberta C. “Betty” Hainsworth, Vivian Bradshaw Kennedy, Charlotte Anne Brown McGregor |
1956-1957 |
John Harold Ballen, Betty McMahon Reekie |
1957-1958 |
Maurice G. Desrosiers, Marvin Lee Gordon, Charlotte Anne Brown McGregor, Ian MacMorran, Gwendolen R. Temple |
1958-1959 |
Allene Deanna Becker, Robert Cantin, Elsie Maxwell, Margaret Anne Brown McGregor, Nestor T. Shabits, Ray Zelowsky |
1959-1960 |
Ella Flagg Ramsay, Joyce Rushton, B. D. Thorelson |
1960-1961 |
Beverly Marriott Barnes, Marjorie Cassan Nestibo, Lorna Jean Cason Temple |
1961-1962 |
Gregory J. Bennett, Dennis E. Johnston, David G. Mills, Ronald G. Rennie |
1962-1963 |
Betty J. Edgar Bezak, BettyLou Snyder Deplaedt, Julius Goett, Robert D. Reimer |
1963-1964 |
Ken Berkis, Claude E. Cloutier, Matthew Samuel Pritchard Glowe, Claude Jubinville, Eva L. Shabits |
1964-1965 |
Elementary: Steve Berkis, Marjorie Cassan, Patricia Ann Wilson Scott, Gwendoline Temple. High School: Mr. C. Cloutier, Miss Graham, Ted Griffith, Edgar John Jarvis, Mr. Jubinville, Mrs. E. Ramsay, Mr. B. Scott, Nestor T. Shabits |
1965-1966 |
Carl E. Golioboski, James K. Kirkup, William G. McGavin, Walter W. Mostoway, John Rezonsoff, Douglas Southam |
1966-1967 |
Elementary: Sharon A. Forster, Margaret McGregor, John Tweed Moyles. High School: Ronald Charles Beech, Robert A. Bell, Ted Griffith, Audrey Jones, William G. McGavin, John Tweed Moyles, Ella Ramsay, Norman C. Reid |
1967-1968 |
High School: Robert A. Bell, Ted Griffith, Audrey Jones, William G. McGavin, John Tweed Moyles, Hugh F. Newton, Ella Ramsay, Norman C. Reid |
1968-1969 |
Donald I. Barton, Reeva Lynn Feuer, Sharon Louise Livingston, Carole L. Munt, Laura Alexandra North, Walter Stewart, Emma Jean Woodward. High School: Donna Bell, Mary Catherine Gibson, Robert Manly Wilkinson |
1969-1970 |
Elementary: Lorraine Middleton Crossman, Frances A. Hannah, Carol Hunter, Perry P. Kalynuk, Joan Eileen Billington Neumann. High School: Donna Bell, Robert A. Bell, Mary Catherine Gibson, Ted Griffith, William G. McGavin, Hugh F. Newton, Ella Ramsay, Norman C. Reid, Robert Manly Wilkinson |
1970-1971 |
Elementary: Frances A. Hannah, Margaret McGregor, Lorraine Middleton, Joan Eileen Billington Neumann. High School: Robert A. Bell, Steve Ewasko, Victor Hooper, Mrs. Hunter, Perry Kalynuk, Jim Kirkup, William G. McGavin, Hugh F. Newton, Ella Ramsay, Norman C. Reid |
1971-1972 |
Elementary: Sharon Forster, Frances A. Hannah, Margaret M. Hannah, Margaret McGregor. High School: Robert A. Bell, Terrance Morris J. De Roo, Perry Kalynuk, Jim Kirkup, Doreen Millard, Hugh F. Newton, Ella Ramsay, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert |
1972-1973 |
High School: Robert Dickson, Thomas Sclater, ? |
1973-1974 |
Elementary: Frances A. Hannah, Margaret Hannah, Margaret McGregor. High School: Robert A. Bell, Jim Kirkup, Doreen Millard, Hugh F. Newton, Ella Ramsay, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Thomas Sclater |
1974-1975 |
Robert A. Bell, Devon Lois Best Forster, Frances A. Hannah, Margaret Hannah, Connie Kolton Huff, Shirley A. Kernaghan, Jim Kirkup, Carole Munt, Hugh F. Newton, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Thomas Sclater |
1975-1976 |
Robert A. Bell, Devon Lois Best Forster, Connie Kolton Huff, Jim Kirkup, Elva J. Mosset, Carole Munt, Hugh F. Newton, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Thomas Sclater, Donna Marie Stepa |
1976-1977 |
Irene Bellisle Coderre, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, E. M. McMechan, Sandra Ruth Brown Stewart |
1977-1978 |
Elementary: Miss Bellisle, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Betty Jean Downey, Shirley Kernaghan, Mae McMechan, Sandy Ruth Brown Stewart. High School: Robert A. Bell, Ruth Cairns, Kimberly Hicks, Hugh F. Newton, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Thomas Sclater, Shirley Wells |
1978-1979 |
Elementary: Catherine L. Wilson Bambridge, Sandra Mae Clark, Shirley Kernaghan, Ronald W. Miechkota, Sandy Stewart, Gail F. Tank. High School: Laurie Anderson, Robert A. Bell, Ruth Cairns, Brent Montague, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Lynda D. Sclater, Thomas Sclater |
1979-1980 |
Elementary: Sandra Mae Clark, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Shirley Kernaghan, Jean Arleen Dell Mackie, Ronald W. Miechkota, Sandy Stewart. High School: Laurie Anderson, Ruth Cairns, Susan D. Craig, Brent Montague, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Thomas Sclater |
1980-1981 |
? |
1981-1982 |
Elementary: Donna Andrew, Doug DeGrave, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Beth Duncan, Brenda Gilson, Shirley Kernaghan, Ronald W. Miechkota, Sandy Stewart, Shari Stewart. High School: Laurie Anderson, Brent Montague, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Thomas Sclater, Cheryl Walker |
1982-1983 |
Elementary: Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Brenda Gilson, Cathy Hentig, Shirley Kernaghan, Donna MacKenzie, Ronald W. Miechkota, Sandy Stewart, Shari Stewart. High School: Erin Anderson-Stewart, Laurie Anderson, Brent Montague, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Thomas Sclater, Cheryl Walker |
1983-1984 |
Erin Anderson-Stewart, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Brenda Gilson, Cathy Hentig, Shirley Kernaghan, Donna McGregor, Ronald W. Miechkota, Brent Montague, Norman C. Reid, Richard Schoonbaert, Thomas Sclater, Cheryl Walker |
1984-1985 |
Erin Anderson-Stewart, Maureen Baird, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Lillian Downey, Brenda Gilson, Cathy Hentig, Shirley Kernaghan, Barb Laval, Donna McGregor, Brent Montague, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Cheryl Walker, Linda Weidenhamer |
1985-1986 |
Erin Anderson-Stewart, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Brenda Gilson, Teresa Jain Pelley, Shirley Kernaghan, Donna McGregor, Brent Montague, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Cheryl Walker, Barb Williams |
1986-1987 |
Erin Anderson-Stewart, Carla Cameron, Helen Cassan, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Lillian Downey, Shirley Kernaghan, Barb Laval, Delores McGregor, Donna McGregor, Brent Montague, Teresa Jain Pelley, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Laura Stewart, Sandy Stewart, Cheryl Walker, Barb Williams, Janis Williams |
1987-1988 |
Erin Anderson-Stewart, Paula Baker, Helen Cassan, Sandra Clark, Graham Collier, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Lillian Downey, Linda Harmon, Shirley Kernaghan, Diana Mackenzie, Donna McGregor, Brent Montague, Patricia Mullins, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Barb Williams, Janis Williams |
1988-1989 |
Dale Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Helen Cassan, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Betty Downey, Lillian Downey, Michelle Gervin, Ken Joyal, Shirley Kernaghan, Jeanne Kirby, Sherry Loutitt, Donna McGregor, Diana Mckenzie, Brent Montague, Patricia Mullins, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Roger Wedgewood, Barb Williams, Janis Williams |
1989-1990 |
Dale Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Helen Cassan, Sandra Clark, Betty Downey, Lillian Downey, Bonnie Erixon, Greg Giesbrecht, Shirley Kernaghan, Sherry Loutitt, Donna McGregor, Vincent Rattai, Norman C. Reid, Jim Saj, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Sandy Stewart (librarian), Barb Williams, Janis Williams |
1990-1991 |
Dale Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Helen Cassan, Lillian Downey, Greg Giesbrecht, Ruby Habing, Bernard Helfter, Sherry Loutitt, Donna McGregor, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Sandy Stewart (librarian), Barb Williams, Janis Williams |
1991-1992 |
Dale Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Lynne Bradco, Helen Cassan, Jacqueline Chapin, Sandra Clark, Cathy Corbett, Betty Downey, Lillian Downey, Lori Gervin, Greg Giesbrecht, Bernard Helfter, Sherry Loutitt, Donna McGregor, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Sandy Stewart (librarian), Barb Williams, Janis Williams |
1992-1993 |
Dale Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Lynne Bradco, Helen Cassan, Sandra Clark, Cathy Corbett, Betty Downey, Lori Gervin, Greg Giesbrecht, Cindy Janssens, Donna McGregor, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Beverly Shore, Debra Temple, Barb Williams, Janis Williams, Dianne Woodworth (librarian) |
1993-1994 |
Dale Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Lynne Bradco, Helen Cassan, Cathy Corbett, Betty Downey, Lori Gervin, Greg Giesbrecht, Cindy Janssens, Donna McGregor, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Beverly Shore, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Barb Williams, Janis Williams |
1994-1995 |
Dale Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Helen Cassan, Cathy Corbett, Betty Downey, Lori Gervin, Greg Giesbrecht, Cindy Janssens, Donna McGregor, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Beverly Shore, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Barb Williams, Janis Williams |
1995-1996 |
Dale Anderson, Jodie Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Cathy Corbett, Betty Downey, Lori Gervin, Cindy Janssens, Curtis Lowton, Bill Marsh, Donna McGregor, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Beverly Shore, Jeanette Sterling, Debra Temple, Leslie Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
1996-1997 |
Dale Anderson, Erin Anderson-Stewart, Cathy Corbett, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Betty Downey, Cindy Janssens, Bill Marsh, Donna McGregor, Norman C. Reid, Maurice Saltel, Thomas Sclater, Leanne Smith, Debra Temple, Leslie Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
1997-1998 |
Erin Anderson, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Betty Downey, Cindy Janssens, Jeff Lailey, Bill Marsh, Donna McGregor, Brad Mills, Norman C. Reid, Mohammad Rezai, Leanne Smith, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
1998-1999 |
? |
1999-2000 |
Erin Anderson, Robin Brigden, Leanne Bugg, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Betty Downey, Dainah Draper, Phyllis Furkalo, Cindy Janssens, Donna McGregor, Lesley McKinney, Norman C. Reid, Tracey Salamondra, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Thomas Sclater, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
2000-2001 |
? |
2001-2002 |
Erin Anderson, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Betty Downey, Donna McGregor, Leslie McKinney, Teresa Meggison, Norman C. Reid, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Thomas Sclater, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
2002-2003 |
Erin Anderson, Leona Paulette DeVuyst, Betty Downey, Cindy Janssens, Debbie Leslie, Leslie McKinney, Teresa Meggison, Norman C. Reid, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Thomas Sclater, Debra Temple, Janis Williams |
2003-2004 |
Erin Anderson, Betty Downey, Janice Greig, Cindy Janssens, Wendy May, Donna McGregor, Leslie McKinney, Teresa Meggison, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Thomas Sclater, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
2004-2005 |
Erin Anderson, Betty Downey, Cindy Janssens, Wendy May, Donna McGregor, Leslie McKinney, Teresa Meggison, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Thomas Sclater, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Brad Vandenberghe, Janis Williams |
2005-2006 |
Erin Anderson, Betty Downey, Janice Greig, Cindy Janssens, Wendy May, Donna McGregor, Leslie McKinney, Teresa Meggison, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Thomas Sclater, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
2006-2007 |
Erin Anderson, Denise Benton, Betty Downey, Janice Greig, Cindy Janssens, Wendy May, Leslie McKinney, Teresa Meggison, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
2007-2008 |
Erin Anderson, Denise Benton, Betty Downey, Cindy Janssens, Wendy May, Leslie McKinney, Teresa Meggison, Matt Palmer, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
2008-2009 |
Erin Anderson, Denise Benton, Betty Downey, Cindy Janssens, Wendy May, Leslie McKinney, Teresa Meggison, Matt Palmer, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Janis Williams |
2009-2010 |
Erin Anderson, Denise Benton, Betty Downey, Shawna Jordan, Wendy May, Teresa Meggison, Amy Morrison, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Debra Temple, Margaret Temple (librarian), Vanessa Vandoorne, Janis Williams |
2010-2011 |
Erin Anderson, Mr. Anderson, Denise Benton, Betty Downey, Mr. Dumas, Shawna Jordan, Wendy May, Rennen Rommelaere, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Margaret Temple, Vanessa Vandoorne, Janis Williams |
2011-2012 |
Erin Anderson, Katie Bell, Denise Benton, Lori Gohl, Shawn Jordan, Wendy May, Teresa Meggison, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Darcy Serruys, Jaclyn Sterling, Jay Sunnaert, Margaret Temple (librarian), Richard West |
2012-2013 |
Erin Anderson, Margaret Austin-Temple (librarian), Katie Bell, Denise Benton, Lori Gohl, Shawna Jordan, Wendy May, Teresa Meggison, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Darcy Serruys, Janis Williams |
2013-2014 |
Brenda Adams, Darcie Anderson, Erin Anderson, Margaret Austin (librarian), Sherry De Ruyck, Lori Gohl, Wendy May, Dayna McFarlane, Teresa Meggison, Christina Olson, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Katie Thom, Janis Williams |
2014-2015 |
Brenda Adams, Erin Anderson, Allyson Brown, Alesha Bullee, Sherry De Ruyck, Lori Gohl, Wendy May, Dayna McFarlane, Teresa Meggison, Katrina Nichol, Christina Olson (librarian), Jo-Anne Sambrook, Jacquie Skocylas, Katie Thom |
2015-2016 |
Brenda Adams, Darcie Anderson, Erin Anderson, Jeffrey Bretecher, Wendy May, Dayna McFarlane, Teresa Meggison, Christina Olson (librarian), Lori Pople, Jo-Anne Sambrook, Katie Thom |
Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of the first (1880s) and second (1901) Waskada Schools (1906)
by Winnipeg Photo Company
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2012-0030

Waskada School (circa 1911) Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspector Photos GR2664, C65.

The second Waskada School (no date) by George Hunter Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-1, page 72.

Waskada Schools Plaque, above an entrance to the present school at N49.09938, W100.80009 (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.09738, W100.80262 denoted by symbol on the map above
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Sources:
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Waskada, Man,” Western Canada Fire Underwriters’ Association map, September 1914, Archives of Manitoba.
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.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jan McClelland and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 June 2022 |