GRANGEDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT No.3142

1. Grangedale School was built in 1915 on the NE ¼ of 11-45-5 W4. It was
2. named after Mr. R. Grange who homesteaded the SE ¼ 14-45-5 W4. The
3. school was thirty feet by twenty-two feet with wood siding on the
4. outside, a coal shed, two outside toilets and a barn large enough for about
5. eight horses.
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7. Some trustees were: Louis Hedlund, Mr. L.E. Roy, Mr. George Bond, Mr. C.
8. Bleasdale and Harry Holdsworth.
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10. Several teachers gave long service to the district. These included Mr. F.
11. Lane – eight years, Miss M. Knapp – three years, Miss M. Watson – five
12. years.
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14. In 1936, a new balcony and steps were added to the building. The work
15. was done by A. Chartier for $45. In 1937 the school was stuccoed and a
16. new hardwood floor laid.
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18. Grangedale joined the Wainwright School Division in 1938-39.
19. Periodically, the school was closed due to lack of pupils. During the
20. years, grades nine and ten pupils from Mascot and Heath districts
21. attended, with these districts paying tuition to Grangedale.
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23. The school finally closed for good in 1951 and the building was sold to the
24. community as a centre. When this venture also petered out, it was sold in
25. 1960 and moved to the NE ¼ 4-45-3 W4 as a residence.

Grangedale School District No. 3142
Submitted by Edith Gunn

69-70