Andrew Mynarski VC School
| AMVC / Andrew Mynarski VC School | |
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| Address | |
1111 Machray Avenue , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°56′09″N 97°09′51″W / 49.93583°N 97.16417°WCoordinates: 49°56′09″N 97°09′51″W / 49.93583°N 97.16417°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Information | |
| School type | Public junior high school |
| Motto | Home of the Lancasters |
| School district | Winnipeg School Division |
| Principal | Cristina Da Mata (2019-) |
| Staff | 51 (2020) |
| Grades | 7-9 |
| Number of students | 377 (2020) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black and White |
| Website | Page |
Andrew Mynarski VC School (known more commonly as AMVC), is a middle school in the shaughnessy park area of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The school was built in 1954 and opened officially in September 1955. The school is named after Victoria Cross recipient Andrew Charles Mynarski. AMVC's sports teams are named Lancasters.[1][2]
The original school building had 15 classrooms, an auditorium, gymnasium, and service rooms. An additional four classrooms were added in 1960-1961 and another addition was made in 1965. The northeast corner of the school lot was sold in 1963 for construction of a community library.
History[edit]
World Harmony Run[edit]
On May 11, 2006. The WHR started its run in Winnipeg. Andrew Mynarski VC School and its feeder schools, Lord Nelson and Robertson, held a torch relay that began at 9:00 am and ended with the final ceremony at 11:00 am. Andrew Mynarski VC. At the half-way point between the two schools, the torch was relayed from the Lord Nelson runners to the Andrew Mynarski runners led by teacher Coleen Heuchert, and it was off to another ceremony at Andrew.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Hero's school open; big crowd attends". Winnipeg Free Press. 11 November 1955. p. 3. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Andrew Mynarski VC School". Manitoba Historical Society. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Canada 11 May: Winnipeg | World Harmony Run". www.worldharmonyrun.org. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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