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Parkallen School

  • EPSAM-0351
  • Corporate body
  • 1952-

Named after the residential neighbourhood the school was constructed in. The name for Parkallen, bordered by the southside neighbourhoods of McKernan and Allendale, was chosen by local residents. Additions were added to the school in 1953 and 1955.

Parkview School

  • EPSAM-0352
  • Corporate body
  • 1955-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name Parkview is descriptive, as the neighbourhood has scenic views of the river valley. Additions were added to the school in 1957, 1967 and 1988.

Patricia Heights School

  • EPSAM-0353
  • Corporate body
  • 1967-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The neighbourhood is named after Lady Patricia Ramsay and was annexed to Edmonton in 1964. Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886-1974) lent her name to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. From 1914 until her death she was the honorary colonel-in-chief of the regiment.

awâsis waciston

  • EPSAM-0354
  • Corporate body
  • 1949-

Named Sherbrooke School from 1949 to 1953. In 1953, it was renamed Prince Charles School in honor of Prince Charles, son of Queen Elizabeth II. The community league adopted the name and petitioned to have the neighborhood renamed to Prince Charles.

The Board made the decision to change the name of Prince Charles School in 2021, acknowledging the significance of the awâsis (Cree) program at the school, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s commitment to Indigenous languages and action in education. Together, school staff and Indigenous leaders consulted with Lloyd Martin, kêhtê-aya and Cree Language Keeper, to ensure a new name reflected the spirit of the school community. During a Sundance Lodge, Lloyd Martin was gifted the name awâsis waciston in ceremony.

awâsis waciston is a Cree phrase that can be translated into English as child nest. In Martin’s words, “any nest is a sacred space, where birds are looked after until they are ready and then they start to fly. So it is with a school, where students are taken care of and when they are ready, they leave the nest and learn to fly.” The Board adopted the name, given its strong connection to the awâsis (Cree) program and school community. The school’s new name was announced on September 24, 2024 at a public Board meeting. awâsis waciston is pronounced uh-wahh-sis wuh-chi-ston.

Additions were added to the school in 1956 and 1957.

Peace Avenue School

  • EPSAM-0355
  • Corporate body
  • 1908-1911

Peace Avenue School was a temporary school and was named according to the Avenue it was on.

Prince Rupert School

  • EPSAM-0356
  • Corporate body
  • 1954-1995

Named after the first governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, Prince Rupert, Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness. The neighbourhood then adopted the name.

Princeton School

  • EPSAM-0357
  • Corporate body
  • 1964-

An addition was added to the school in 1967.

Queen Mary Park School

  • EPSAM-0358
  • Corporate body
  • 1953-2001

Named after Mary of Teck (1867-1953), who married the Duke of York in 1893 and became Queen in 1910. In 1953, just after the Queen's death, the Queen Mary Park School opened and the community around the school took its name. An addition was made to the school in 1956.

Queen Alexandra School

  • EPSAM-0359
  • Corporate body
  • 1906-

Queen Alexandra School was constructed by Strathcona School District No. 216 in 1906 and was amalgamated with Edmonton Public Schools in 1912. Originally named Duggan Street School, but was renamed after the residential neighbourhood in which it was constructed in 1910. The neighbourhood is named after Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), who was born in Denmark and married Albert, Prince of Wales, in 1863. An addition was added to the school in 1913.

Queens Avenue School [new]

  • EPSAM-0360
  • Corporate body
  • 1926-1965

Named after its location on Queens Avenue. The school was demolished in 1965.

Richard Secord School

  • EPSAM-0361
  • Corporate body
  • 1967-2017

Named after Richard Henry Secord (1860-1935), who moved to Edmonton in 1881 and began teaching. He was Edmonton's first full-time teacher and by 1885 was high school Principal in Edmonton. Secord was also involved in politics, serving as an Edmonton Alderman in 1899 and as a Northwest Territories Member of Legislative Assembly from 1902 to 1904.

Rideau Park School

  • EPSAM-0362
  • Corporate body
  • 1977-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in, which was named after Rideau Hall, the Ottawa residence of Canada's Governor General. An addition was added to the school in 1992.

Rio Terrace School

  • EPSAM-0363
  • Corporate body
  • 1962-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Rio Terrace was part of the Town of Jasper Place and was annexed to the City of Edmonton in 1964. An addition was added to the school in 1967.

Riverbend School

  • EPSAM-0364
  • Corporate body
  • 1974-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The Riverbend subdivision is a descriptive name, as the area is bordered on the north and west by the North Saskatchewan River, which makes a sharp bend around the subdivision. An addition was added to the school in 1992.

Riverside School

  • EPSAM-0365
  • Corporate body
  • 1912-1914

Occasionally called Bridge School because of its location just to the south of the Low Level Bridge. The school consisted of two overcrowded rooms in a converted two-story house. Bennett School was constructed in 1912 to become the permanent school for the area.

Roberta MacAdams School

  • EPSAM-0366
  • Corporate body
  • 2016-

Named after Roberta MacAdams, who moved to Edmonton to work for the Alberta Department of Agriculture. In 1912, MacAdams became Superintendent of Domestic Science for the Edmonton Public School Board and was responsible for introducing classes in cooking skills. MacAdams enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1916. She wore the uniform of a nursing sister, but was commissioned as a Lieutenant. As a dietician, she ran the kitchen of the Ontario Military Hospital in England. In 1917, MacAdams became the second woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta after Louise McKinney. She was also the first woman in the British Empire to introduce legislation for debate-- a bill to incorporate the War Veterans' Next-of-Kin Association.

Rosslyn School

  • EPSAM-0367
  • Corporate body
  • 1960-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Rosslyn was named after Rosslyn Chapel, which is located in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland. St. Additions were added to the school in 1966 and 1989.

S. Bruce Smith School

  • EPSAM-0368
  • Corporate body
  • 1991-

Named after Chief Justice Sidney Bruce Smith, an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee from 1937-1941.

Sakaw School

  • EPSAM-0369
  • Corporate body
  • 1980-

An Indigenous-based name: Sakaw is the Cree word for "wooded area," this area was once part of the Papaschase Indigenous Reserve. An addition was added to the school in 1982.

Saskatchewan Avenue School

  • EPSAM-0370
  • Corporate body
  • 1908-1913

Named after the road it was constructed on, what is now known as Saskatchewan Drive. Saskatchewan Avenue School was intended to be a temporary school. Following the closure of the school, students were relocated to Donald Ross School.

Satoo School

  • EPSAM-0371
  • Corporate body
  • 1976-

Named after Chief Satoo of the Cree Nation. The Cree word satoo means "jumping." The Satoo area is on the traditional Papschase Reserve. An addition to the school was added in 1977.

Joey Moss School

  • EPSAM-0372
  • Corporate body
  • 2022-

Named after Joey Moss, who worked as a dressing room attendant for the Edmonton Oilers and the Edmonton Elks. Players and fans alike looked up to Joey for his passion, positive attitude and incredible work ethic. He taught many people about acceptance and inclusivity through his work, community involvement and advocacy for supports for people with disabilities in the Edmonton region.

Shauna May Seneca School

  • EPSAM-0373
  • Corporate body
  • 2017-

An Indigenous-based name: Shauna May Seneca is the co-founder of Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society.

Sherwood School

  • EPSAM-0374
  • Corporate body
  • 1949-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name of Sherwood was chosen for its promotional value, as its origin is the Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England and this forest is famous because of the story of Robin Hood. The original building was constructed by West Jasper Placer School District in 1949. A gymnasium and classroom were added to the school in 1957. In 1976, the original 1949 and 1957 sections were demolished and the "new" 1976 building was attached to 1957 gymnasium.

Ed Bell

  • EPSAM-0375
  • Person
  • 1963-1984

Sifton School

  • EPSAM-0377
  • Corporate body
  • 1977-

Named after the residential neighbourhood the school was constructed in. The neighbourhood is named after Arthur L. Sifton (1858-1921) who was the Premier of Alberta from 1910-1917. Sifton was born in Canada West and practised law until he was elected to the Territorial Legislature for Banff in 1899. Sifton served on the Executive Council and was appointed Alberta's first Chief Justice in 1907. In 1919, he resigned as Premier and joined the Federal Union government of Sir Robert Borden. An addition was added to the school in 1978.

Soraya Hafez School

  • EPSAM-0378
  • Corporate body
  • 2020-

Soraya Hafez was passionate about preserving Edmonton’s Muslim heritage. Originally from Egypt, Hafez was the first teacher of Edmonton Public Schools' first Arabic bilingual class at Glengarry School in 1983. Hafez and her husband, Awid, were part of the group that raised money to restore the Al Rashid Mosque, and move it to Fort Edmonton Park.

Steele Heights School

  • EPSAM-0379
  • Corporate body
  • 1968-

Named after Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele. Sam Steele was an Officer the in the Royal Canadian North West Mounted Police. Sam Steele was born at Purbrook, in the County of Simcoe, Ontario on 5 January 1851. He died in England on 30 January 1919.

Steinhauer School

  • EPSAM-0380
  • Corporate body
  • 1977-

Indigenous-based name: Named after Henry Bird Steinhauer (d.1884), an Ojibwa person from Rama First Nation and one of the first missionaries to live in Alberta. Rev. Steinhauer was born and educated in Upper Canada and came west as a Methodist missionary in 1840. Additions were added to the school in in 1978 and 1992.

Stratford School

  • EPSAM-0381
  • Corporate body
  • 1965-

Constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679 and amalgamated by Edmonton Public Schools in 1964.

Strathearn Elementary Junior High School

  • EPSAM-0382
  • Corporate body
  • 1952-2005

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The neighbourhood was named after His Royal Highness Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathern (1850-1942). One of the three elementary junior high schools to be built. The second elementary school was built on the same property in 1956. The school was demolished in 2005.

Strathearn Elementary School

  • EPSAM-0383
  • Corporate body
  • 1956-1983

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The neighbourhood was named after His Royal Highness Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathern (1850-1942). This elementary school was constructed on the same site as the Strathearn Elementary and Junior High School. The school was demolished in 2004.

Svend Hansen School

  • EPSAM-0384
  • Corporate body
  • 2017-

The school is named after Svend Hansen, who worked for Edmonton Public Schools for more than 40 years as a teacher, principal, consultant and Trustee. Hansen taught at Fulton Place, Hardisty, Parkdale and Garneau schools and believed in striving for success with every student. Hansen served as principal at Queen Mary Park, Kenilworth and kisêwâtisiwin School. In the 1970s, Hansen founded the Public School Administrators Association, which brought principals together for professional development. Hansen retired in 1991, but then returned to the District as a school trustee from 1998–2007, also serving as the board’s chairman and vice-chairman.

Sweet Grass School

  • EPSAM-0385
  • Corporate body
  • 1979-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The Sweet Grass neighbourhood was named in honour of Chief Wikaskokiesyin "Sweetgrass," a Cree chief in the 1870s who is considered the first western conservationist and who was instrumental in gaining protection of the endangered buffalo or plains bison. Sweet Grass School has the International Spanish Academy program, as well as the regular elementary program. An addition was added to the school in 1980.

Syndicate Avenue School North

  • EPSAM-0386
  • Corporate body
  • 1906-1931

Syndicate Avenue School is named after its location on Syndicate Avenue and was intended to be a temporary school location at 95 Street and 108 Avenue.

Syndicate Avenue School South

  • EPSAM-0387
  • Corporate body
  • 1906-1931

Syndicate Avenue School South was located one block south of Syndicate Avenue School North and was intended to be a temporary school location at 95 Street and 108A Avenue.

T. D. Baker School

  • EPSAM-0388
  • Corporate body
  • 1990-

Named after Deputy Superintendent of Schools in 1955, Thomas Davidson Baker. One of his most notable works was the organization of the bureau of Child Study that helped with the implementation of special education programs for students. Baker received an honourary doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in 1974 for his contributions to the civic and educational life in the Edmonton community. An addition was added to the school in 1993.

Talmud Torah School

  • EPSAM-0389
  • Corporate body
  • 1933-

In 1912, a group of thirteen Jewish individuals started an after school religious studies program in the basement of Beth Israel Synagogue on 95th Street. Talmud Torah is a Hebrew term meaning a communal religious school for instruction of children in Hebrew, Scriptures, Talmud and Jewish history. The program grew beyond what the space could handle and a decision was made in the early 1920s to build a new building for Talmud Torah. The cornerstone was laid on September 9th, 1925 on a lot on 103 Street south of Jasper Avenue. In 1933, the Jewish Day School began operating with half of the day being regular curriculum of English language, math and science. The other half of the day was spent studying the Hebrew language and religious studies. In 1953, with the school at capacity, a new building had to be constructed at 106 Avenue and 133 Street. A second wing of the school opened in 1957 and a gymnasium in 1963. In 1975, Talmud Torah became a part of Edmonton Public School Board. As student population increased, in January of 1994 another new school was constructed at 64 Avenue and 172 Street. The school opened November 24, 1997.

Tevie Miller Heritage School Program

  • EPSAM-0390
  • Corporate body
  • 1971-1995; 1996-

Named after Tevie Harold Miller, who was a dedicated practitioner of law, received a judiciary appointment in 1974 and rose to become Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, a position he held from 1984 to 1993. He was also Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest and Yukon Territories. In addition, Miller was active in the larger community, serving as Chairman of the Board of the Edmonton Jewish Community Council, the United Way and the Edmonton Symphony Society. He had a lifelong love of sports and, in addition to being a director of the Edmonton Eskimos, he was involved in organizing the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 Universiade Games. Miller was one of the founders of the Edmonton Community Foundation. Tevie Miller Heritage School started out as a private school and currently operates under Edmonton Public Schools as of 1996. The school was first named Evelyn Unger School and was later renamed The Heritage School, A Centre for Language and Learning Development for Children. Tevie Miller School serves students/children with learning disabilities associated with speech and language development.

Terrace Heights School

  • EPSAM-0391
  • Corporate body
  • 1959-2005

Named after the residential neighbourhood the school was constructed in. An addition was added to the school in 1965. Argyll Centre operates out of the decommissioned school.

Thelma Chalifoux School

  • EPSAM-0392
  • Corporate body
  • 2020-

The school is named after Thelma Chalifoux, a retired Senator and Métis activist who worked tirelessly on a variety of issues that affected Indigenous Peoples and women. Chalifoux was one of the founders of the Canadian Native Friendship Centre in Slave Lake and she was the first woman to get a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, a Woman of Vision Award, the Monsignor Bill Irwin Award and was the first Indigenous woman appointed to the Canadian Senate.

Thorncliffe School

  • EPSAM-0393
  • Corporate body
  • 1972-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name Thorncliffe was suggested by the area developers.

Tipaskan School

  • EPSAM-0394
  • Corporate body
  • 1983-

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. An Indigenous-based name: Tipaskan is the Cree word for "reserve." The name Tipaskan was chosen because the Mill Woods area, where this neighbourhood is located, lies within the original boundaries of the Papaschase Indigenous Reserve No. 136. In 1889, the 103.3 sq km reserve was allotted to Chief Papaschase and his band under Treaty No. 6.

University School

  • EPSAM-0395
  • Corporate body
  • 1942-1955

Named after the residential neighbourhood that it was constructed in. The five room school was originally located at 84 Avenue in the Old Garneau School. The University High School program was transferred to the Normal School Building (Corbett Hall).

Velma E. Baker School

  • EPSAM-0396
  • Corporate body
  • 1993-

Named after Velma E. Baker, who was a respected Edmonton Public Schools Custodian and CUPE Local 474 President. Baker was highly regarded and recognized for her leadership. She made significant contributions to Edmonton Public Schools and positively influenced the lives of many students and staff. Velma Baker passed away in October 2017.

Vermillion Avenue School

  • EPSAM-0397
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1935

Named after its location on Vermillion Avenue, which is now known as 106 Avenue. The school was used for high school classes from 1931 to 1934.

Vernon Barford School

  • EPSAM-0398
  • Corporate body
  • 1967-

Named after Vernon Barford (1876-1963), who was a famous organist, choirmaster and teacher. In 1900, he worked as organist-choirmaster at All Saints Cathedral in Edmonton until 1956. Barford was in charge of music for the inauguration ceremonies of Alberta as a province in 1905 and for the Golden Jubilee in 1955. In 1958, Barford conducted the Royal Canadian Armed Forces Band. An addition was added to the school in 1971.

Vimy Ridge Academy

  • EPSAM-0399
  • Corporate body
  • 1957-

Formerly known as Bonnie Doon High School until the 1999-2000 school year. Additions were made to the school in 1959 and 1970. The name Vimy Ridge is a commemorative name for the Battle at Vimy Ridge during World War I, where four Canadian Infantry Divisions defeated the Allied forces in France. In 1922, the French government ceded to Canada in perpetuity Vimy Ridge and the land surrounding it. The Vimy Memorial, unveiled in 1936, stands as a poignant reminder of the 11,285 Canadian soldiers killed in France who have no known graves.

Walterdale School

  • EPSAM-0400
  • Corporate body
  • 1911-1933

Constructed by Strathcona School District No. 216. Walterdale started as a one room school just east of the High Level Bridge and was annexed by Edmonton Public Schools in 1912, following the amalgamation of Strathcona and Edmonton. Named after the residential neighbourhood the school was constructed in. The neighbourhood was named after John Walter, who helped construct many of the buildings in Fort Edmonton.

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