Radisson School

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Radisson School
Pierre-Esprit Radisson.jpg
The eponymous Pierre-Esprit Radisson
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Radisson School
​​1105 Winona St., Transcona,

Coordinates 49°54′10″N97°00′31″W / 49.9027°N 97.0085°W / 49.9027; -97.0085
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Former nameRadisson Elementary School
Established1957;67 years ago (1957)
School district River East Transcona School Division
GradesK-5
Website retsd.mb.ca/rad

Radisson School, originally Radisson Elementary School, is a K-5 school that is part of River East Transcona School Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Part of a tri-school campus in Transcona, the school's immediate neighbours are John W. Gunn Middle School and Transcona Collegiate. [1]

It was built in 1957 and was originally an eight-room building. Radisson was named for famed fur trader Pierre-Esprit Radisson, the unanimous choice of the students. Margaret Underhill was the first principal of the school and first female principal in the division.

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References

  1. "ABOUT US". www.retsd.mb.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-26.