High Schools in Winnipeg - Sisler High School, River East Collegiate, St. Mary's Academy, J. H. Bruns Collegiate, Winnipeg, St. John's-Ravenscour (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Sisler High School, River East Collegiate, St. Mary's Academy, J. H. Bruns Collegiate, Winnipeg, St. John's-Ravenscourt School, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, Kelvin High School, St. Paul's High School, University of Winnipeg Collegiate, Windsor Park Collegiate, Winnipeg, Miles Macdonell Collegiate, Nelson McIntyre Collegiate, Winnipeg, Fort Richmond Collegiate, Calvin Christian Collegiate, Balmoral Hall School, St. Maurice School, Institut collegial Vincent Massey Collegiate, Murdoch MacKay Collegiate, Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute, Dakota Collegiate, Winnipeg, Technical Vocational High School, Transcona Collegiate Institute, West Kildonan Collegiate, St. Boniface Diocesan High School, College Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau, Gordon Bell High School, Shaftesbury High School, Glenlawn Collegiate, Churchill High School, College Beliveau, Winnipeg, Garden City Collegiate, Immanuel Christian School, John Taylor Collegiate, Springs Christian Academy, Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute, Oak Park High School, Grant Park High School, Maples Collegiate, College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, St. John's High School. Excerpt: Sisler High School is the largest high school in the province of Manitoba with over 1700 students. It was built in 1957, and named after William Jeff Sisler. As principal of Strathcona School in the North End of Winnipeg, W.J. Sisler was instrumental in helping new immigrant families adjust. He faced a great challenge in the fact that a majority of the students did not speak English; there were twenty-two countries of origin and eighteen language groups in his student body. In addition, many of his students came from areas where they were deprived their right to education. In his book Peaceful Invasion, W.J. Sisler says "Once they understood the value of education that was freely offered to them...