School District of Mystery Lake

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School District of Mystery Lake
Location
408 Thompson Dive North
Thompson, Manitoba
R8N 0C5
Thompson, Manitoba
Canada
District information
Superintendent
  • Lorie Henderson
    Angele Bartlett
Chair of the boardDon MacDonald
Schools7
BudgetCA$37,537,095 [1] million (2010-2011)
Students and staff
Students2,953
Other information
Elected trustees
  • Janet Brady
  • Sandra Fitzpatrick
  • Guido Oliveria
  • Ryan Land
  • Leslie Tucker
  • Elizabeth Lychuck
Website www.mysterynet.mb.ca

The School District of Mystery Lake provides educational services in the city of Thompson, Manitoba at six elementary schools and one high school. The School District of Mystery Lake offers programs in both English and French languages.

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During the late 1990s, it was recognized that many of the cultural and language needs of First Nations peoples in northern Manitoba were not being adequately addressed by the predominantly English school system. Programming that encourages the use of Cree language has been initiated by the school district to address these needs. The staff of Wapanohk - Eastwood Community School have worked closely with the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre in program development. Approximately half of the instructional and support staff of Wapanohk - Eastwood Community School are speakers of the Cree language, and the student population is an estimated 80 - 85% Cree.

List of Schools

Elementary

Elementary Schools
School NameGrades ProvidedEnglish/French
Burntwood ElementaryK-8Y/N
Deerwood SchoolK-8Y/N
Juniper SchoolK-8Y/N
École Riverside SchoolK-8Y/Y
Wapanohk Community SchoolK-8Y/N
Westwood ElementaryK-8Y/N

Secondary

R.D. Parker Collegiate (Grade: 9–12)

Past

School NameInfoYear of Change
Eastwood SchoolRenamed to Wapanohk-Eastwood Community School2004
Thompson High SchoolRenamed to R.D. Parker Collegiate
Ecole Deerwood SchoolFrench Immersion removed.1994
Thompson School #1Renamed to Juniper School

Sports

Knights of Columbus

(Indoor Track Meet)

Grades Four(4) to Eight(8), every April all six(6) Elementary Schools participate in the annual event.

The following are the events, High Jump, Shot Put, 50 Metres, 300 Metres, 1000 Metres, CO-ED Relay and 4x1 Relay.

This event takes place in the C.A. Nesbitt Arena of the Thompson Recreational Centre which is located near the R.D. Parker Collegiate.

Notable alumni

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