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Edmonton Grads

  • EPSAM-0051
  • Corporate body
  • 1915-1940

The Edmonton Grads were a women's basketball team from 1915-1940. J. Percy Page was the first coach of the Edmonton Grads. The Grads won the Provincial Championship 23 times and won the Canadian Championship 1922-1940. The Grads won the World Championship in 1923 and played 27 exhibitions at 4 Olympics and won them all. The Grads won 502 of the 522 games they played throughout their 25 years of existence

Beverly School District No. 2292

  • EPSAM-0052
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1962

This school district started as Edmonton Highlands School District No. 2292 but changed to Beverly School District No 2292 in 1910 and was amalgamated by Edmonton Public School District No. 7 in 1962. Beverly (Central) Schools consisted of 3 buildings: a 2-room school, later referred to as the Church building; a 4-room school made of brick and was used until 1955; and a 6-room steel school, referred to as "H" or "tin" school. After 1953, this group became known as Central or Beverly Central.
Post-1953 schools included:
Beacon Heights est. 1953; Beverly Heights est. 1954; Lawton Jr. High est. 1957; R.J. Scott est. 1959; Abbott est. 1960

Horse Hill School District No. 266

  • EPSAM-0053
  • Corporate body
  • 1897-1898

The Horse Hill Protestant Public School District No. 266 was established 10 Feb 1892. In the early 1900s the words "protestant" and "public" were removed from the official title.

Edmonton Schoolboys' Band

  • EPSAM-0054
  • Corporate body
  • 1936-1969

The Edmonton Schoolboys' Band started up in 1936-37 and consisted of students in grades 4-12. It took over the trusteeship of instruments and uniforms of the Edmonton Newsboys' Band that disbanded in 1928. The Edmonton Schoolboys' Band was active in the Edmonton area from 1936 to 1969.

Reminiscence of Frank Mathew:
Jack Michaels, of Mike's Newstand, started a band of his newsboys sometime before the Edmonton Schoolboys' Band. When Mr. Newlove started the Edmonton Schoolboys' Band in 1936 or 1937, he got some old instruments from the Newsboys Band and was given cap badges for his new band members. Frank Mathew was one of those original band memebrs who received an Edmonton Newsboys Band cap badge. Mr. Newlove fixed the instruments in his basement.
Mr. Mathew recalled that much of the music was arranged by Mr. Newlove either because he had to weight the parts of particular instruments to suit the capabilities of his memebrs or because scores were very expensive. Mr. Newlove and the senior band members transcribed by hand as many copies of the music for each instruments as was required.
Mr. Mathew remembers the first uniform as being white shirts with braid sewn down the sides of their pants. Later sashes were added. Their first proper uniforms were purchased from the fire department and his and other mothers sewed on ribbon and braid.

Holyrood Home and School Association

  • EPSAM-0055
  • Corporate body
  • 1955-1970

The Holyrood Home and School Association was formed in Edmonton in 1955. With a membership consisting of parents of students attending the school, the association raised funds for the school and served as an advocacy group for school-related issues.

D. D. 40 Club

  • EPSAM-0056
  • Corporate body
  • 1928-1980

The D.D. 40 Club was founded in Edmonton in 1928. The purpose of the club was to promote social activity among its membership, which was limited originally to unmarried women who were members of the Edmonton Public or High School teaching staff. The abbreviation D.D. stood for "Docendo Discimus", Latin for "By Teaching, We Learn", and the forty referred to the fact that the active membership was initially limited to forty people.

Argyll Home and School Association

  • EPSAM-0057
  • Corporate body
  • 1958-1971

The Argyll Home and School Association was formed in Edmonton in 1958. With a membership consisting of parents of students attending the school, the association raised funds for the school and served as an advocacy group for school-related issues.

McQueen Home and School Association

  • EPSAM-0058
  • Corporate body
  • 1956-1976

The McQueen Home and School Association was founded in Edmonton in 1956. With a membership consisting of parents of students attending McQueen School, the association raised funds for the school and served as an advocacy group for school-related issues.

Better Education Association

  • EPSAM-0059
  • Corporate body
  • 1960-1971

Originally known as the Edmonton Association for the Advancement of Education, the Better Education Association was established in 1960. The BEA was a political organization which sponsored candidates in local school board trustee elections throughout the 1960s.

Sarah Wilson

  • EPSAM-0060
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer 1921-1925

Sarah Wilson was acting Secretary-Treasurer from October 1921 to October 1922. Wilson was Secretary-Treasurer from October 1922 to September 1925.

John Cameron

  • EPSAM-0061
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer 1992-1884

Colin Strang

  • EPSAM-0062
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Mar 1885-1893

W. Bradey

  • EPSAM-0064
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Apr 1908-Oct 1921

M. Gilmour

  • EPSAM-0065
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Sep 1925-Aug 1930

Harry Turner

  • EPSAM-0066
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Sep 1930-Dec 1955

Tom Meen

  • EPSAM-0067
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Jan 1956-Jan 1974

Ray Jones

  • EPSAM-0068
  • Person
  • Board Secretary 1979-1990

Lloyd Jones

  • EPSAM-0069
  • Person
  • Treasurer 1979-1990

Dean Power

  • EPSAM-0070
  • Person
  • Treasurer 1990-2010

Anne Sherwood

  • EPSAM-0071
  • Person
  • Corporate Board Secretary 1990-Apr 2012

Cheryl Hagen

  • EPSAM-0072
  • Person
  • acting Secretary-Treasurer Apr 2012-Sep 2013

Queen's Avenue School [old]

  • EPSAM-0073
  • Corporate body
  • 1902-1925

Named after its location on Queens Avenue. The decommissioned school was sold to the Canadian National Railway in 1926 and the building was demolished in 1949.

Strathcona School

  • EPSAM-0076
  • Corporate body
  • 1953-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The Strathcona neighbourhood was named after Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1820-1914). In the 1870s, Smith was a politician and railroad financier who promoted the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1896, he was appointed High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. An addition was added to the school in 1957.

McKay Avenue School

  • EPSAM-0077
  • Corporate body
  • 1904-1983

Named after William Morrison MacKay, a surgeon for the Hudson's Bay Company and the first medical doctor in northwest Canada. In 1874, he married Jane Flett (1857-1947) who acted as his interpreter and nurse until they retired to Edmonton in 1898. The Town of Edmonton honoured MacKay by naming McKay Avenue (now 99 Avenue) after him. His name was incorrectly spelled and this error was perpetuated in the naming of the McKay Avenue School. In 1982 the school was refurbished and the Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum operates in the building.

Victoria School

  • EPSAM-0078
  • Corporate body
  • 1946-

Formerly known as Edmonton High School and renamed to Victoria Composite High School in 1913. The school is named after Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Though the original building was demolished, Edmonton Public Schools constructed a school of the same name at the same site that is known as the Victoria School of the Arts. Additions were added to the school in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1963, renovations in 1965 and 1968 and a modernization project and addition in 2011.

Riverdale School

  • EPSAM-0079
  • Corporate body
  • 1923-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The school was originally supposed to be a temporary building.

King Edward School [1914]

  • EPSAM-0080
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1984

re-opened as Academy at King Edward in 1992.

Eastwood School

  • EPSAM-0081
  • Corporate body
  • 1923-2010

Originally named after Board Trustee Frank Scott. The school was renamed to Eastwood in June 1925 following several petitions from the residents of Eastwood that requested the Eastwood name be used instead as the temporary school had served the area for 10 years. The two-room Eastwood temporary school was located at 80th Street and 120 Avenue.

H.A. Gray School

  • EPSAM-0082
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1984

Opened to students in 1914. The school was named after the first Anglican Bishop in Edmonton, Henry Allen Gray. Gray later became an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee and Provincial Judge. An addition was added to the school in 1955.

McCauley School

  • EPSAM-0083
  • Corporate body
  • 1911-2010

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. An addition was made to the school in 1961.

As of 2022, the school is still owned by Edmonton Public Schools and is currently occupied by two non-profit organizations: Multicultural Health Brokers and the Intercultural Daycare, serving immigrant and refugee families.

Westmount School

  • EPSAM-0084
  • Corporate body
  • 1915-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. In 1918, Westmount served as the first Junior High School in Edmonton, additionally, Westmount School operated as a high school from 1927-1940. An addition was added to the school in 1970.

Spruce Avenue School

  • EPSAM-0085
  • Corporate body
  • 1928-

Formal opening ceremony took place in March of 1929, one month after students had moved in from temporary classrooms in the area. An addition was added to the school in 1954.

Highlands School

  • EPSAM-0086
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-

Additions were made to the building in 1954 and 2021. Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. In the 1880s, this area was known as "lower settlement." In 1910 real estate developers Magrath, Holgate and Company sponsored a contest to select a name for the district. The judges awarded the prize of $50 in gold to a 19 year old law clerk, S. Loughlin, who suggested the name "The Highlands," which is descriptive of its position on the banks above the North Saskatchewan River.

Garneau School

  • EPSAM-0087
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1954

Garneau School is named after Laurent Garneau, a Métis person who fought with Louis Riel in the Red River Resistance of 1870. Garneau came to Edmonton in 1874, where he settled with his wife, Eleanor, on river lot 7. Garneau was a successful entrepreneur.

Edmonton Technical School

  • EPSAM-0088
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1923; 1923-1943

Named Edmonton Technical because the programs provided were Technical education to help prepare students for industrial careers. Edmonton Technical [old] was formerly street car barns on Syndicate Avenue (95 Street) and 109 Avenue that were repurposed in 1913 for the school. This building was able to provide ten classrooms, laboratories and workshops. During World War I it was used as an armed forces training centre. Edmonton Technical School [new] opened in the Old Market Building north of 107A Avenue on 101 Street. Edmonton Technical was a manual training centre for other high schools as well, as students from Victoria, Westmount and Eastwood could attend for half-day courses. Department of National Defense requested the use of the entire school for the War Emergency Training Plain in 1943, bringing an end to Edmonton Technical School.

Calgary Normal School

  • EPSAM-0090
  • Corporate body
  • 1906-1961

The Normal School was renamed Calgary Normal School in 1913.In 1945, the Calgary Normal School became the Calgary Branch of the Faculty of Education of the University of Alberta.

Empire Youth Movement

  • EPSAM-0092
  • Corporate body
  • 1937-195?

The Empire Youth Movement, later known as the Commonwealth Youth Movement, was established by Frederick James Ney and provided opportunities for students to tour other countries.

T.V. Newlove

  • EPSAM-0093
  • Person
  • 1985-09-20

L.Y. Cairns School

  • EPSAM-0094
  • Corporate body
  • 1968-

Named after Laurence Yeomans Cairns (1892-1967) who was a Canadian lawyer and judge. Cairns served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1958 to 1964. Cairns was a World War I veteran, appointed to King's Counsel in 1935, a judge on the District Court of Northern Alberta and on the Supreme Court of Alberta. In 1950 he was the President of the Alberta Law Society, and was an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee from 1932-1933.

S.J. Willis School

  • EPSAM-0096
  • Corporate body

S.J. Willis School is located in Victoria, British Columbia.

Finance

  • EPSAM-0098
  • Corporate body
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