The Bjorkdale Hamlet School #509

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1936 - First Teacher - Henry Brown

The first board of trustees selected were: Fred Baverstock, Alex Lalonde and Alex Shinnon. The first meeting was held in Frank Nyuli's Garage on July 20th, 1935. The need for a new school district and a school building in town grew as more families moved into Bjorkdale. Finally a new district was formed, obtaining one half mile from each surrounding district, making the new boundary lines three miles east and west of Bjorkdale; and six miles north and south of Bjorkdale. It received its new name, Bjorkdale Hamlet S.D. No. 5095.

The board of trustees obtained a plan from the Department of Education to build a school 24'x34'. They also managed to get a 99 year lease on reserved ground, Block 2 on the east half of the town site. The school building was started in the fall of 1935 and completed for March 1, 1936.

The first “year” was from March 1936 to June, 1936. The trustees for that year were F. Baverstock and W. Lyons. The chairman was A. Lalonde and the secretary was J. Foy.

The school was opened on March 2, 1936 with a new teacher, Mr. Henry Brown. Mr. Brown was paid $400.00 annually. The first attendance read:

  • Grade 1:Paul Flutur, Eric Pickering, Gloria McCarthy, Luceine Matthon, Annie Budai, Goldie Nyuli, Rose Budai, Margaret Budai, Net- tie Flutur, Viola Shanoway, Hazel Shanoway, Maurice McGratten, Lillian Gruczo, Emile Popp, Lydia Matthon, Louis Svab.
  • Grade 2: Elsie Nyuli.
  • Grade 3: Lester Nyuli, Mary Popp, Mabel Wakefield, Stanley Irvine, Costan Popp.
  • Grade 5: Bernice Foy, Rudolf Nyuli, Constantine Flutur, Helen Popp, Alexander Popp, Alice Matthon; John Flutur, Gordon Leland, Nellie Hnatow, Mary Hnatow, Mary Budai, Carmelita McCarthy, Lorne McGratten, Viola Foy, Rose Matthon, Norman Pickering, Mildred Pickering.
  • Grade 7: Roberta Foy, Vivian McColl, Lena Lalonde, Loreen Leland, Delia Matthon, Harley Johnson.
  • Grade 8: Ethel Foy. Grade 9: Minnie Nyuli, Silvio Lalonde.

The town of Bjorkdale started to grow and the need for more school space was warranted. In 1952, Bjorkdale joined the Tisdale School Unit on October 15. In 1953 another classroom was added and in the fall of 1958 two more classrooms were opened in the store building on Lot 1 Block 1.

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1953 - Teacher - Muriel Jensen

In the fall of 1959 the construction of a new six room school was started. The school wasn't finished until January 8, 1960 so in the meantime temporary quarters were set up for use until they could move into the new school. In 1964 an addition was constructed consisting of four rooms and complete laboratory facilities.

In 1975 another addition was completed. It consisted of two classrooms and a library. The two classrooms were designed in such a way that the partition can be removed to convert into an assembly area. In 1982 construction for a 47' x 65' gymnasium was started.

The Teachers: (Information not available for recent years)





H. C. Brown

1936-39

D. Clark

1939-40

C. J. Morrison

1940-42

Kathleen Finlayson

1942-43



Kathleen Finlayson

1959-67

E. Wright

1943-44

Kathleen Miller

1943-44

Pauline Sundin

1944-45

Ursula Misouri

1945-46

Helen E. Howse

1946-48

Evelyn Godart

1948-49

William L. Senchyna

1949-50

Muriel E. Jensen

1950-56

Ruby Lauder

1953-66

Mary Miezanko

1956-57

Thomas Walter

1957-58

Margaret Wright

1958-61

Betty Mahussier (Jebson)

1958-67

Annette Mahussier

1959-67

Theresa Mahussier

1958-59

Freda Schneider

1959-82

Sylvia Forli

1960-61

Ed Slade

1960-61

Lionel Hamonic

1961-75

Gordon Knuff

1961-82

Irene Jawarski

1961-62

Morley Tuck

1962-65

June Stacey

1963-82

Margaret Looby

1964-65



Margaret Looby

1982

Harry Pitzel

1965-75

Clarence Hurd

1965-66

Chester Stevenson

1965-75

Muriel Popp

1965-80

Georgina Bodholdt

1966-68

Theresa Parmentier

1966-67

Florence Menzies

1967-75

ArleneDoyle

1967-68

Fay Lablanc (Desrosiers)

1967-69

Linda Lomas

1967-68

Victoria Debrowolski

1969-72

Judy Everett

1968-69

Selena Kowal

1968-69

Annette Daniels (Stevenson)

1969-72

Patricia Betthel (Arnold)

1969-75

Jacqueline Spedding (Grayson)

1969-77

Peter Newman

1969-71

Don Scown

1969-72

Wanda Wrigley

1971-72

Wayne Torwalt

1972-74

Florence Mathews

1972-75

Barbara Tyerman

1973-75

Austin Harpham

1974-75

Bob Wilson

1975-77

Joan Wilson

1975-77

Glen Proechel

1975-76

Ivan Sawitsky

1975-76

Henry Sawadsky

1975-76

Wanda Harpham (Playford)

1975-77

Eileen Moen

1975-82

Mrs. Irving

1975-76

Miss Derkatz

1975-76

Frances Smith

1976-82

Dan Gulka

1976-79

Terry Thorimbert

1976-77

Jane Thorimbert

1976-77

Bruce Wrubleski

1977-82

Ellen Lloyd

1977-82

John Robertshaw

1977-82

Doncida Murray

1977-82

Len Schmitdz

1977-80

Pat Tudhope

1978-79

Bill Dovell

1979-82

Rick Krahn

1979-80

Margaret Horton

1980-82

Gail Hankawich

1980-81

Harold Kinaschuk

1982







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