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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.

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.

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.

King Edward School [1914]

  • EPSAM-0080
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1984

Re-opened as Academy @ King Edward 1992, which offers specialized programming for students with learning disabilities in Grades 2 to 12. The students are taught, in small classes, to understand their learning strengths and challenges and to develop strategies that allow them to become lifelong learners.

King Edward [1914] School was built on the grounds of Grandin Street School. The 1914 building had 17 classrooms. For the first time, the large assembly hall was built on the first floor, unlike other schools of the time that had it on the top floor. This allowed for easier use of the hall by the local community. The building had an automatic heat regulator, separate playrooms for boys and girls and “shower baths”. In 1920, King Edward School became the city’s fourth experimental junior high school. The experiment was abandoned in 1925. In 1928, six rooms were rented to the government and used for teacher training purposes, which operated as King Edward Normal School until 1930. Strathcona Commercial School was also located in the building during the 1920s.

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.

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.

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.

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.

McDougall Commercial School

  • EPSAM-0075
  • Corporate body
  • 1914-1949

Shortly after McDougall School opened in 1913, the commercial classes from Victoria High School moved into the second floor due to overcrowding and became known as McDougall Commercial High School— home of the famous Commercial Grads basketball team. In 1929, a fire destroyed most of the building and classes were transferred to Old Garneau School on 111 Street and 84 Avenue. The school was quickly restored. In 1949, McDougall Commercial High School closed and the classes were transferred to Victoria Composite High School.

John A. McDougall School was known as McDougall School from 1914 to 2000. The school's name was changed to John A. McDougall School in 2000-2001.

Queen's Avenue School [old]

  • EPSAM-0073
  • Corporate body
  • 1902-1925

Named after its location on Queen's Avenue. The school was decommissioned in 1925 after the Canadian National Railway constructed a railway 100 feet from the school, causing extreme noise pollution detrimental to the conduct of class instruction. The decommissioned school was then sold to the Canadian National Railway in 1926 and the building was demolished in 1949.

Cheryl Hagen

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

Anne Sherwood

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

Dean Power

  • EPSAM-0070
  • Person
  • Treasurer 1990-2010

Lloyd Jones

  • EPSAM-0069
  • Person
  • Treasurer 1979-1990

Ray Jones

  • EPSAM-0068
  • Person
  • 1979-1990

Ray A. Jones was the Board Secretary for the Edmonton Public School Board of Trustees from 1979 to 1990.

Tom Meen

  • EPSAM-0067
  • Person
  • 1956-1974

Tom Meen was the Secretary-Treasurer for the Edmonton Public School Board of Trustees from January 1956 to January 1974.

Harry Turner

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

M. Gilmour

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

W. Bradey

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

W. Bradey was the Secretary-Treasurer for the Edmonton Public School Board of Trustees from April 1908 to October 1921.

St. George Jellett

  • EPSAM-0063
  • Person
  • 1893-1908

St. George Jellett was the Secretary-Treasurer for the Edmonton Public School Board of Trustees from 1893 to 1908.

Colin Strang

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

John Cameron

  • EPSAM-0061
  • Person
  • 1886-1896

John Cameron was the Secretary-Treasurer for the Edmonton Public School Board of Trustees from 1886 to 1896.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Abbie Scott

  • EPSAM-0050
  • Person
  • involved with the Edmonton Grads 1923-1973

Abbie Scott was a member of the Edmonton Grad basketball team of 1923-1924, which won the world basketball championships held in Edmonton in 1923. The team traveled to Europe in 1924. The team disbanded in 1940. Scott was a member of the Edmonton Grads Club, an alumni association, and took part in the ceremony inducting the team into Edmonton Hall of Fame in 1973.

West Jasper Place School District No. 4679

  • EPSAM-0049
  • Corporate body
  • 1935-1964

West Jasper Place School District No. 4679 was established in 1935. It amalgamated with Edmonton School District No. 7 in August 1964.

Darrel Robertson

  • EPSAM-0048
  • Person
  • Superintendent 2013-2025

Darrel Robertson is the thirteenth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Lyall Thomson

  • EPSAM-0047
  • Person
  • Superintendent 2006-2007

Lyall Thomson is the eleventh Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Bob Holt

  • EPSAM-0046
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent Jan 2007-Apr 2007

Edgar Schmidt

  • EPSAM-0045
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent Nov 2005-Aug 2006; Superintendent May 2007-Aug 2013.

Edgar Schmidt is the twelfth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Emery Dosdall

  • EPSAM-0044
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1995-2001

Emery Dosdall was the ninth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Angus McBeath

  • EPSAM-0043
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent May-Dec 1994; Superintendent 2001-2005

Angus McBeath is the tenth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Michael Strembitsky

  • EPSAM-0042
  • Person
  • 1972-1979

Michael A. Strembitsky is the eighth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Roland Jones

  • EPSAM-0041
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1968-1972

Dr. Roland W. Jones is the seventh Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Tom Baker

  • EPSAM-0040
  • Person
  • 1967-1968

Tom Baker is the acting Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools from July 1967 to June 1968.

Peter Bargen

  • EPSAM-0039
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1964-1967

Dr. Peter F. Bargen is the sixth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

William Wagner

  • EPSAM-0038
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1955-1964

William P. Wagner is the fifth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Westlawn School

  • EPSAM-0037
  • Corporate body
  • 1969-2021

Named after the neighbourhood in which the school was constructed.

Beverly Central School

  • EPSAM-0036
  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1953

Named after the residential nieghbourhood it was constructed in. The school was constructed by Beverly School District No. 2292 in 1913 and was annexed to Edmonton in 1961. The name Beverly was chosen after the Canadian Pacific Railway Station that was in the area. Prior to 1953, Beverly (Central) Schools consisted of 3 buildings: a 2-room school, later referred to as the Church building; a 4-room school, brick, used until 1955; a 6-room steel school, referred to as "H" and "tin" school. After 1953, this group became known as Central or Beverly Central. Beverly Central School was demolished in 1955 and in 1959 R. J. Scott School was constructed at the same location.

Beacon Heights School

  • EPSAM-0035
  • Corporate body
  • 1953-

A six-room school was constructed by Beverly School District No. 2292 in 1953 and was amalgamated with Edmonton School Division in 1961. Named after the residential neighbourhood, it was constructed. A five-classroom addition and gymnasium was added in 1960.

Lawton School

  • EPSAM-0034
  • Corporate body
  • 1957-2017

Formerly belonging to the Beverly School District No. 2922, Lawton Junior High was amalgamated with Edmonton School Division in 1961. Named after Percy Benjamin Lawton, Beverly School District's longest serving teacher and principal. Lawton began teaching in 1927 and retired in 1957. Lawton taught Edmontonian Major William Hawrelak. Additions were added to the school in 1960 and 1967.

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