Tisdale School District # 916 - Centennial Junior High School

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With Ike Vickar as chairman of the Tisdale School Board and Bill Woolard as the Tisdale town representative on the Unit Board, the decision was made to construct a new school for Grades 7, 8, and 9 students. The Centennial Junior High School was built at a cost of $590,000 and opened in 1967 with an enrolment of 308 students. The school contained 12 classrooms, a library, industrial arts room, music room, home economics room, and a science room.

Student activities were always a priority for this school and there were many extra-curricular activities available. Students developed their athletic and leadership skills as they participated in senior teams in football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, badminton, curling, softball table tennis, gymnastics, wrestling, and for the last few years a very active track team. The Student Representative Council was always a vital part of the school with students vying for these coveted positions. There were also many clubs operating throughout the school year; Glee Club, Drama Club, Yearbook, Library Club, Science Club, and for a few years there was a school newspaper, Red Cross, Safety Patrol, and Cheerleaders. For many years the Grade Nine Girls put on a fashion show in an elaborately decorated gymnasium where they modeled the garments they had sewn in their home economics class. The annual Variety Night involved a lot of students who had an opportunity to display their dramatic and musical talents. Some of the other annual highlights of each year were the school dances, Spirit Week, Track and Field or Activity Day, Awards Night, and a Christmas tea for grandparents and all seniors hosted by the SRC from 1991 - 97.

The house system was adopted for intramural sports and club activities and students earned points for their house by participating in these activities as well as for their term marks. The Grade Nine Social Studies Course included a study of Greek mythology so the house names were chosen from there - Calypso, Juno, Hercules, and Sparta. Student Vicki Ostrosky designed the school crest which was a circle composed of the letters C, J, H, and S. The school colours of black and gold were chosen.

In 1979 a Work- Experience Program was introduced into CJHS whereby some students attended classes for part of the day and worked at various places of employment in the town for the remainder of the school day. This involved about 12 to 15 students each year.

In 1997 the school was renovated and became Tisdale Elementary School and Grades 7, 8, and 9 students then attended Tisdale Middle and Secondary School.

The Teachers:
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Lorraine Newman

1967-68

Darlene McCullough

1967-91

Leila Rooke (Teacher-Librarian)

1967-81

Irene Schaff

1968-88

John Weenk

1968-95

Harry Bourne

1968-90

Garry Luke

1968-69

Karen Burnett

1969-70

Judy Lucas

1969-70

Bill Tomyn

1970-73

John Sanderson

1970-71

Terry Finnimore

1970-89

Donna Ferguson

1971-72

Zang Mah

1971-74

Mary Hellofs

1971-74

Garry Goldsworthy

1972-73

Bob Price (V.P. 1991-97)

1973-97

Ted Degenstein

1973-75

Wolfgang Mehl

1974-75

Alain Fioleau

1974-75

Rick Webb

1975-77

Ian Cooper

1975-77

Bernard Harleman

1975-77

Lorna Shaw

1975-76

Garry Roy

1975-76

Judy. McConnell

1976-77

Gordon McCullough

1976-78

Dave Dielschneider

1976-77

Donna Albert

1976-77

Larry McCorriston

1977-97

Ian McFarlane

1977-80

Lenore McFarland

1977-80

Jackeline Bison

1977-79

Brian Peever (Principal)

1978-81

Carol Schmale McCullough

1979-82

Susan Snyder Rogalski

1980-82

Richard Hildebrand (Principal)

1981-97

Carol Plemel

1981-83

Carol Spencer

1981-97

Hazel Wagner (Librarian)

1981-97

Dorothy Schaff

1982-86

Brent Ingrmn

1982-83

Brian McMahon

1982-86

Susan Kappel Hundeby

1986-90

Graham Hoffman

1986-92

Dennis Dahlsjo

1989-97

Tarmny Rohs

1989-90

Mari Clarke

1990-97

Gordon Gray

1990-97

Harvey Weber

1990-97

Sandra Stobbe

1991-97

Judy Wivcharuk

1991-92

Bonnie Derkatz-Olson

1991-93

A. Winkel

1993-94

Cynthia Fulton

1993-95

Frankie Smith

1994-96

Andrea Todd

1995-97

Carol Andrusiak

1996-97

Bonnie Derkatz-Olson

1995-97



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