St. John's High School is a public high school from grades 7-12 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The school is located in the North End of the city and is in the Winnipeg School Division.

Founding

St. John's started in 1909 at Luxton School, on the second floor. That first year there were 89 students, and 4 teachers. Mr. Campbell was principal. Orange and brown became the school colours. In 1912, with the completion of the building at Machray and Salter, the school moved to its present location. Designed by Winnipeg school architect J. B. Mitchell and built between 1910 and 1912, St. John's Technical High School opened for classes in 1912. Its twin, Kelvin Technical High School, opened around the same time for students from the southern part of the city. With exteriors of Tyndall stone and red brick, the interior floor plans for the two schools were identical. The basement housed rooms for “technical” instruction in machining, woodworking, electrical work, mechanical drawing, and plumbing; dressing rooms for the gymnasium; the boiler room; four toilets; and two offices for teachers.

History

Legacy

To celebrate the school's hundredth anniversary in 2009–2010, the 100th Reunion Committee left a legacy to honour the past, present and future alumni of St. John's High School. The alumni wall display is located in the library and junior gym hallway. Proceeds were used to complete the wall, and profits were made available for school programs.

Alumni

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