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Delton School

  • EPSAM-0170
  • Corporate body
  • 1947-

Additions to the school were added in 1950, 1955 and 1963. A temporary Delton School was in operation in 1912, located at 82 Street and 118 Avenue.
Named after the residential district that it was constructed in, Delton was named after Edward Delegare “Del” Grierson. Grierson came to Edmonton in the 1890s while working on the Canadian Pacific railway and went on to acquire property along Jasper Avenue, including the old Alberta Hotel (no longer in existence). In the early 1900s Grierson served a number of terms on Edmonton’s City Council.

Central School

  • EPSAM-0178
  • Corporate body
  • 1960-1973

Constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679. The Central School building was leased to Grant MacEwan University in 1973.

M. E. LaZerte School

  • EPSAM-0179
  • Corporate body
  • 1969-

Named after Dr. Milton Ezra LaZerte, who was Chairman of the Edmonton Public School Board, a Trustee, Alderman, and Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta.

The Architects of M. E. LaZerte School were Rule, Wynn, Forbes, Lord and Partners.

1881 Schoolhouse

  • EPSAM-0180
  • Corporate body
  • 1881-

Originally called Edmonton School as it was the first school in the Edmonton settlement. Operated as a school until 1905. Used as a single family residence until it was restored into the 1881 School House in 1982 to be used for school programs along with the McKay Avenue School.

Bonnie Doon School

  • EPSAM-0185
  • Corporate body
  • 1957-1999

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Bonnie Doon is Scottish for "pleasant rolling countryside." An addition was added to the school in 1970. Bonnie Doon School was renamed and re-opened for the 1999-2000 school year as Vimy Ridge Academy, see Vimy Ridge Academy.

Harry Ainlay School

  • EPSAM-0187
  • Corporate body
  • 1966-

Harry Ainlay was born in Brussels, Ontario in 1887. After earning a teacher’s certificate, he came to Edmonton in 1912. Ainlay returned to teaching in 1920, working at Queen Alexandra High School, Garneau High School and Strathcona High School. Ainlay was first elected as an Alderman in 1931 for a two year term and was re-elected in 1933, but lost in the 1935 election. He ran for mayor in 1935, 1936, and 1937, but was defeated each time. He returned to municipal politics and won a seat as an Alderman in 1941 and again in 1943. Halfway through his term as Alderman, he stepped down and ran for Mayor in the 1945 election. He won and served as Mayor until 1949. An addition was added to the school in 1968.

J. Percy Page School

  • EPSAM-0188
  • Corporate body
  • 1983-

Named after John Percy Page the coach of the legendary Edmonton Commercial Grads basketball team, principal of McDougall Commercial High School from 1920-1949 and teacher for Edmonton Public Schools for 40 years. Page was also a Member of Legislative Assembly and Edmonton Public School Board trustee. In 1955 Page was elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. In 1959 Page was appointed to Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta and served as the Queen's representative until 1962.

Jasper Place School

  • EPSAM-0190
  • Corporate body
  • 1961-

Constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679 and named after the Town of Jasper Place. Annexed by Edmonton Public Schools in 1964. Additions were added to the school in 1963 and 1969.

Ross Sheppard School

  • EPSAM-0196
  • Corporate body
  • 1956-

Named after Ross Sheppard who was Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools from 1940 to 1955. Sheppard retired from Edmonton Public Schools in 1955. Additions were added to the school in 1958, 1962, 1967 and 2019.

Glenora School

  • EPSAM-0197
  • Corporate body
  • 1940-

A theory of name origin is that Glenora originated from the Scottish word “glen”, meaning valley, and the French “or”, meaning gold, because Glenora contains three ravines which lead to the North Saskatchewan River, where it is still possible to pan for gold. In March 1931, Superintendent McKee recommended a new school be built on property owned by the Board between 102 and 103 Avenues and 135 and 136 Streets. The School was to accommodate 279 students in grades 1-6, with grades 7 & 8 going to Oliver or Westmount. McKee recommended that the exterior match the neighbourhoods architecture. Present Glenora Elementary School was officially opened November 14, 1940 by Mr. A. E. Ottewell, Chairman of the Edmonton Public School Board.

Glenora School [old]

  • EPSAM-0198
  • Corporate body
  • 1918-1958

The temporary first Glenora School was built in 1918, located at 128 Street and Stony Plain Road. It was moved from its original site when the new Westmount School was built. The building still stands today, a wood frame structure housing a a Baptist Church. Following the opening of the New Glenora School, the Old Glenora School was converted into a multi-family residence. In 1948, Edmonton Public Schools opened the Old Glenora School once again for grades 1 and 2.

Lynnwood School

  • EPSAM-0200
  • Corporate body
  • 1959-

Named after the residential district it was constructed in. Name origins refer to a "lynn" or "linn" of a linden or lime tree. Constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679 and annexed by Edmonton Public Schools in 1964.

Calder School

  • EPSAM-0201
  • Corporate body
  • 1911-1926; 1927-

Calder School is named after the residential neighborhood it was constructed in. The neighborhood was named after Hugh and Sandy Calder who purchased the land in 1912 from the McRobert family that farmed the land. The Calder neighborhood was formed around where the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was constructed for railroad workers and their families to live. The first wooden framed Calder School was built in 1907 and was located at 120th Street and 130th Avenue. Calder School as an entity moved buildings various times in its early years. The brick Calder School was built in 1911 and was located on 121 Street and 129 Avenue. By 1924, two more buildings were added next to the existing school. In 1926, a brick building was built to house the growing population of students, located at 12950 Avenue and 118 Street. This is the current building. The 1926 building officially opened to students in 1927 with eight teachers. Additions were made to the school in 1930, 1935 and 1971.

Wellington School

  • EPSAM-0202
  • Corporate body
  • 1958-2005

Named after the residential neighbourhood the school was constructed in. Wellington is named after Arthur Wellesley (1796-1852), 1st Duke of Wellington, who led the British victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1814. Wellesley served as Prime Minister from 1828 to 1839. An addition was added to the school in 1961.

Youngstown School

  • EPSAM-0203
  • Corporate body
  • 1959-

Constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679 and amalgamated with Edmonton Public Schools in 1964. The school was named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. An addition was added to the school in 1965.

Londonderry School

  • EPSAM-0204
  • Corporate body
  • 1969-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name Londonderry comes from the town Londonderry in Ireland, Derry or Doire, is Gaelic for "oak grove." As many places in Ireland were called Derry, it was necessary to add a second name to differentiate between various towns. In 1609, "London" was added to "Derry."

Fairview School

  • EPSAM-0208
  • Corporate body
  • 1915-1958

In 1948, the Superintendent Ross Sheppard suggested North Delton School be renamed Fairview to avoid confusion following the completion of the new Delton School.

Brander Gardens School

  • EPSAM-0210
  • Corporate body
  • 1975-

An addition was added to the building in 1976. Named after George Brander, M.D., a horticulturist, who established the Silver Heights Peony Garden in south Edmonton, which was operational from 1923 to the 1940s.

Brightview School

  • EPSAM-0211
  • Corporate body
  • 1953-1965; 1967-

Originally opened in 1953, but was destroyed by a fire of an unknown cause in 1965. The school was then demolished to be rebuilt and was able to have students return in 1967. Named after the residential district it was constructed in.

Braemar School

  • EPSAM-0212
  • Corporate body
  • 1961-1985

Additions were added to the building in 1965 and 1972. In 1996, the school was re-opened as the Terra Centre that offers support programs for pregnant teens, teen moms, teenage parents and their babies.

Capilano School

  • EPSAM-0213
  • Corporate body
  • 1958-2010

An addition was added to the school in 1962. Named after the residential district it was constructed in. The neighborhood was named after the Capilano River, Capilano River Canyon and Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver, BC. “Capilano” is an adaptation of a Salish word that means “people of Kiap.” It was also the hereditary name of the Chief of the Squamish, central coast Salish who traditionally lived in what is now known as North Vancouver. The Indigenous name belonged to the Squamish Nation and was spelled Kia’palano, meaning “beautiful river”. Kia’palano was the name of a great Squamish chief who lived in this area in the early 1800s. Suzuki Charter School now resides in the school.

Crestwood School

  • EPSAM-0214
  • Corporate body
  • 1954-

An addition was added in 1959. Named after the residential neighbourhood that it was constructed in.

Delwood School

  • EPSAM-0215
  • Corporate body
  • 1966-

Addition was added to the school in 1969. Named after the neighborhood that it was constructed in, Delwood which is named after Edward Delegare "Del" Grierson, who came to Edmonton in the 1890s while working on the Canadian Pacific Railway and went to own property along Jasper Avenue. In the early 1900s Grierson served a number of terms on City Council.

Dickinsfield School

  • EPSAM-0216
  • Corporate body
  • 1974-

Named after bush pilot and aviation pioneer Clennell H. "Punch" Dickins (1899-1995). Dickins was one of the original officers of the Royal Flyer Corps and the first pilot to transport airmail across the prairies. Dickins came to Edmonton in 1907, served in World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, later on earning the McKee Trophy; also known as the Trans-Canada Trophy for outstanding achievement in the field of aerospace operations. Dickins participated in the opening of Edmonton's Blatchford Field, the first municipal airport in Canada. Dickins received the Order of the British Empire in 1936 and the Order of Canada in 1968. He was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973.

Donnan School

  • EPSAM-0217
  • Corporate body
  • 1949-

Named after John Donnan (1870-1933), who arrived in Strathcona in 1901, establishing a lumber yard and dairy and served as alderman for the area. The land that it was built on was part of the Donnan estate and was given to the city.

Pollard Meadows School

  • EPSAM-0218
  • Corporate body
  • 1981-

Additions to the building in 1982 and 1983. Named after Frank Pollard, owner of a brickyard that operated underneath the High Level Bridge and was a successful business that supported the construction and development of Edmonton and the Town of Strathcona.

John D. Bracco School

  • EPSAM-0219
  • Corporate body
  • 1991-

Opened to students in 1992. An addition was added to the building in 1993. Named after John David Bracco, who was a prominent teacher for Edmonton Public Schools, a Board Trustee, and an Edmonton Judge.

Belgravia School

  • EPSAM-0220
  • Corporate body
  • 1955-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in, Belgravia is named after a residential district of 19th century London, England. An addition was added to the school in 1956.

Bellevue School

  • EPSAM-0221
  • Corporate body
  • 1950-2003

An addition was added to the building in 1955. The school was named after the residential neighbourhood that it was constructed in. Bellevue is a reference to the French term for "beautiful view," as the neighbourhood sits atop the banks of the North Saskatchewan River

Belvedere School

  • EPSAM-0222
  • Corporate body
  • 1960-

An addition was added to the building in 1971. Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Belvedere was named after an already existing subdivision and is a descriptive name for a raised turret or summerhouse used to view scenery.

Clara Tyner School

  • EPSAM-0223
  • Corporate body
  • 1966-

Named after Clara Tyner, an early elementary school teacher for Edmonton Public Schools, Tyner also wrote various school textbooks. Clara Tyner School is the first school in Edmonton Public Schools to honour a woman. Tyner worked for Edmonton Public Schools from 1918 to retirement in 1956.

College Avenue School

  • EPSAM-0224
  • Corporate body
  • 1895-1911

The school was named after the location on which it was built, College Avenue. It was also known as Edmonton High School, as it was used exclusively for high school classes from 1903 to 1911. Located on MacDonald Drive, the four room school served both elementary students and high school students. Classes were not organized by grade at the time. By 1896, the school was slowly sinking into the ground, either the result of poor drainage, or the mining operations below ground.

Coronation School

  • EPSAM-0225
  • Corporate body
  • 1953-

An addition was added in 1955. Named after the residential neighbourhood the school was constructed in, that commemorated the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

Cromdale School

  • EPSAM-0226
  • Corporate body
  • 1931-1980

Cromdale School was the only permanent school that opened in the 1930s following the Great Depression. Edmonton Public Schools prided itself on all products used to construct the school being sourced from Edmonton businesses making construction possible. In 1987, the school was leased to the Edmonton Immigrant Association to promote multi-cultural education and orientation classes for new Canadians. Named after the residential neighborhood that it was constructed in, Cromdale means crooked valley in Scottish and is also a place in Scotland.

Dr. Anne Anderson School

  • EPSAM-0227
  • Corporate body
  • 2021-

Named after Dr. Anne Anderson (1906-1997) pioneered the teaching of the Cree language in western Canada. Anderson was a nurse, a teacher, and the author of more than 90 books on Métis history and culture and the Cree language. Dr. Anderson received the Native Council of Canada Award and an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Alberta and the Order of Canada.

Dovercourt School

  • EPSAM-0228
  • Corporate body
  • 1956-

Named after the residential neighborhood that it was constructed in. This area had its name by 1910 and may have been named for Dovercourt village in Essex, England. The Edmonton neighborhood of Dovercourt was annexed to Edmonton in 1913 but remained undeveloped until it was replotted in the 1950s.

Duggan School

  • EPSAM-0229
  • Corporate body
  • 1971-

The opening ceremony took place in 1972. Duggan school was named after the residential neighborhood it was constructed in, Duggan, which was named after John Joseph Duggan. In 1891, John Joseph Duggan moved to Strathcona and established a lumber yard. He was a member of the first council of the Town of Strathcona in 1899, and served two periods as mayor, 1902-1903 and 1908-1910. During the second period he participated in negotiations for the amalgamation of Edmonton and Strathcona. In 1906, Duggan purchased a half section of farmland south of Strathcona, adding an adjacent parcel in 1929. This land later became known as the subdivision of Duggan.

Eastglen School

  • EPSAM-0230
  • Corporate body
  • 1953-

Opened to students in 1954 and additions were added in 1957 and 1961.

Edith Rogers School

  • EPSAM-0231
  • Corporate body
  • 1975-

An addition was added to the building in 1992. Named after former Board Trustee Edith Rogers (1894-1985) who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 until 1940. Rogers was elected to the board of Edmonton Public Schools in the 1959 Edmonton election as a candidate of the Civic Reform Association (CRA). She was re-elected in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968 and 1971.

Major General Griesbach School

  • EPSAM-0232
  • Corporate body
  • 1955-

Amalgamated with Edmonton Public Schools in 1993. Named after Major General William Antrobus Griesbach (1878-1945) who was a veteran, lawyer and the city's youngest mayor. Griesbach had a law firm in Edmonton in the early 1900s and served as an alderman from 1903 to 1905. He was mayor in 1907 at the age of 29. From 1917 to 1921, he served as member of Parliament. In 1921, he was named to the Senate and commissioned as a Major General for his service to the armed forces. Griesbach had a long military career, serving in the Boer War (1899-1902), World War I (1914-1918) and as Inspector General of Western Canada and World War II (1939-1945). During World War II, Griesbach helped organize Edmonton's 49th Battalion.

Rundle School

  • EPSAM-0233
  • Corporate body
  • 1965-2017

Rundle School was named after Reverend Robert Rundle (1811-1896), who was the first Protestant missionary to serve at Fort Edmonton. Rundle was sent by the Methodist Missionary Society of England. An addition was added to the building in 1971.

Donald R. Getty School

  • EPSAM-0234
  • Corporate body
  • 2017-

Donald Ross Getty was the 11th Premier of Alberta and made tremendous contributions to business, politics and athletics in Canada. In 1955, Getty made his first trip to Alberta to play football for the Edmonton Eskimos. During his 10-year career, he was the first Canadian quarterback to lead his team to a Grey Cup championship since the import system was introduced. He is also a member of the Edmonton Elks Wall of Honour. Getty has received several honours for his contributions to the Indigenous Peoples of what is now known as Alberta. The Whitefish Lake Band made him an honourary chief in 1990 and the Métis Nation of Alberta awarded him the Order of the Sash in 1991. In 1998, Getty was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Argyll School

  • EPSAM-0235
  • Corporate body
  • 1956-1983

Named after the residential neighborhood it was constructed in. Argyll is named in honor of Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the ninth Duke of Argyll and Marquess of Lorne. The Marquess was governor general of Canada from 1878 to 1883. An addition was added to the school in 1960.

Constable Daniel Woodall School

  • EPSAM-0236
  • Corporate body
  • 2017-

Named after Constable Daniel Woodall, member of the Hate Crimes Taskforce, died in the line of duty as an Edmonton Police Officer in 2015. Woodall migrated to Canada from Great Britain to join EPS. He worked with the police force in Manchester, England before joining the Edmonton Police in 2007.

Dr. Donald Massey School

  • EPSAM-0237
  • Corporate body
  • 2009-

Named after Dr. Donald Massey, whose lifelong commitment to education in Edmonton and Alberta has made a significant impact on generations of students. Donald Massey was born and raised in Edmonton. He completed undergraduate work at the University of Alberta and graduate studies at the University of Kansas. He was a professor in the Elementary Education Department at the University of Alberta. Dr. Massey also served as a Trustee on the Edmonton Public School Board. He was first elected in 1977 and served until 1989. In addition, Dr. Massey served as a Liberal MLA for Edmonton-Millwoods from 1993-2000.

Dr. Lila Fahlman School

  • EPSAM-0238
  • Corporate body
  • 2017-

‌Named after Dr. Lila Fahlman who was an educator, philanthropist and social-justice advocate who founded the Canadian Council of Muslim Women in 1982. Dr. Fahlman grew up in a Muslim family in the tiny Village of Limerick, Saskatchewan, with a Lebanese father and English-American mother. She was heavily involved in her community, including as a member of the Girl Guides of Canada and as part of the honour guard when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth came to Canada during the 1939 royal tour. Dr. Fahlman was the first woman in Canada to obtain her PhD in educational psychology in 1982 from the University of Alberta. She went on to work as a school counsellor. Dr. Fahlman was the first Muslim woman in Canada to sit on a school board when she was elected as an Edmonton Public Schools Trustee in 1986. She led the non-profit World Interfaith Education Association and worked to integrate Islamic education into the public school system in Edmonton. In 2001, she became the first Muslim woman awarded the Order of Canada, in recognition for her service to the Muslim community, her work to curb violence against women and her efforts to promote interfaith dialogue.

Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour School

  • EPSAM-0239
  • Corporate body
  • 2016-

Named after Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour, who raised national awareness among school-aged girls, educators, parents and employers of the importance of encouraging women to enter science and engineering. Dr. Armour was born in Scotland, and received her BSc and MSc from Edinburgh University. In 1970, she graduated from the University of Alberta with a PhD in physical organic chemistry. Dr. Armour received the Order of Canada, a Governor General's Award and the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Awards Foundation Special Award. In 2003, Maclean’s Magazine named Dr. Armour one of Ten Canadians Making a Difference and she was twice named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada by the Women’s Executive Network. During Edmonton's centenary celebrations, Dr. Armour was named one of the 100 Edmontonians of the Century. Dr. Armour was awarded honourary degrees from the University of British Columbia, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and the University of Alberta and she was recognized with the 1994 McNeil Medal of the Royal Society of Canada and the 1996 3M Teaching Fellowship. As Associate Dean of Diversity for the U of A Faculty of Science, Dr. Armour developed and implemented Project Catalyst, a series of actions to increase the percentage of women in faculty positions in the Faculty of Science. Dr. Armour passed away May 25, 2019.

Earl Buxton School

  • EPSAM-0240
  • Corporate body
  • 1991-

Named after Dr. Earl Buxton who was a talented teacher and administrator in a number of towns in Alberta prior to becoming a teacher with Edmonton Public Schools from 1942 to 1948. He resigned to accept a teaching position with the University of Alberta and eventually became a professor in the Faculty of Education in Edmonton. He served as a member of the Edmonton Public School Board from 1964 to 1968. An addition was added to the school in 1993.

Elizabeth Finch School

  • EPSAM-0241
  • Corporate body
  • 2009-

Elizabeth Finch School is named after Elizabeth (Betty) Jean Finch, an exemplary educator and advocate. Betty Finch made a profound difference to the staff and students of Edmonton Public Schools and to the educational community, particularly in the area of learning disabilities. She helped establish the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta and spent countless hours giving sessions across the province to raise awareness of learning disabilities. In 1978, Premier Peter Lougheed presented her with an Alberta Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution to Albertans. Betty remained active throughout her retirement until her death in 2002.

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