Historic Sites of Manitoba: Amaranth Collegiate / Amaranth School (Amaranth, RM of Alonsa)

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Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The Amaranth Collegiate building in Amaranth, in the Rural Municipality of Alonsa, was designed by the architectural firm of Zunic and Sobkowich and constructed in 1961 by Burton Construction. When it opened in late 1961, its initial enrollment was 60 students, increasing to 148 students by 1967 when two classrooms were added to the west side of the structure. A further addition was made in 1982, the year after students from the nearby Amaranth School transferred here. The school closed around 2005 and it stood vacant and vandalized at the time of a 2018 site visit.

Principals

Period	Principal
Before 1961	see Amaranth School
1961-1962	Robin Maurice Chambers
1962-1964	William John Godolphin
1964-1965	Rudolph Ewald “Rudy” Mehmel (1918-2013)
1965-1966	William Ernest Gauthier
1966	William Korytowski
1966-1973	Norma Doreen Oswald
1973-1978	?
1978-1981	Reginald Johnston
1981-1982	?
1982-1985	Jim Sangster
1985-2005	?

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
Before 1961	see Amaranth School
1961-1962	Robin Maurice Chambers (grade 10), Blanche Evelyn Riddell (grade 9), Robert Charles Rodgers (grades 11-12)
1962-1963	William John Godolphin (grades 11-12), Norma Doreen Oswald (grade 9), Robert Charles Rodgers (grade 10)
1963-1964	William John Godolphin (grades 11-12), Helen Hendie Jorgensen (grade 10), Norma Doreen Oswald (grade 9)
1964-1965	Leila Eunice Duffin (grade 10), Rudolph Ewald “Rudy” Mehmel (grades 11-12), Norma Doreen Oswald (grade 9)
1965-1966	Leila Eunice Duffin (grade 10), William Ernest Gauthier (grades 11-12, August-May), William Korytowski (grades 11-12, May-June), Norma Doreen Oswald (grade 9)
1966-1967	Leila Eunice Duffin (grade 11), Harold Wesley Fehr (grade 10), Norma Doreen Oswald (grade 12), John Henry Alexander Sculthorpe (grade 9)
1967-1968	?
1968-1969	?
1969-1970	?
1970-1971	?
1971-1972	?
1972-1973	?
1973-1974	?
1974-1975	?
1975-1976	?
1976-1977	?
1977-1978	?
1978-1979	Harold Fehr, Charlie Green, Darlene Grimstead, Bernice Robb, Lawrence Weslake
1979-1980	?
1980-1981	Harold Fehr, Darlene Grimstead, Paul Monchka, Bernice Robb
1981-1982	?
1982-1983	Thomas Bales, Lillian Boyechko, Debbie Chumola, Harold Fehr, Darlene Grimstead, Gayle Kuhn, Brent McEachen, Bernice Robb, Marilyn Shamuyarira, Ada Thompson, Judith Thompson
1983-1984	?
1984-1985	Thomas Bales, Debbie Chumola, Darlene Grimstead, Brent McEachen, Bernice Robb, Marilyn Shamuyarira, Christine Southam, Ada Thompson, Judith Thompson

Photos & Coordinates

Former Amaranth School (November 2018) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Interior of the former Amaranth School (November 2018) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N50.59470, W98.73679 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Zunic and Sobkowich

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Flora School / Amaranth School No. 1534 (Amaranth, RM of Alonsa)

Sources:

“Add one position in Turtle R.,” Dauphin Herald, 6 September 1978, page 2.

“Teachers begin year in Turtle River S.D.,” Dauphin Herald, 10 September 1980, page 24.

“Teachers ready in Turtle River,” Dauphin Herald, 1 September 1982, page 18.

“Teachers in Turtle River schools,” Dauphin Herald, 9 October 1984, page 30.

Seasons of Our Lives, A History of Amaranth and District, Manitoba, Canada by Amaranth Historical Society, 1985, page 123.

“Amaranth School on the chopping block?,” Dauphin Herald, 23 September 2003, page 3.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Amaranth Collegiate - Daily Registers, GR6770, Archives of Manitoba.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 14 February 2024

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