Rutherford School
| Rutherford School | |
|---|---|
 Rutherford School, Edmonton, Alberta, 1914 | |
| Address | |
8620 91 St, Edmonton, AB T6C 3W5 , , | |
| Information | |
| Other names | Alexander C. Rutherford School |
| Opened | January 3, 1911 |
| Status | complete |
| School board | Edmonton Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Darrel Robertson |
| Area trustee | Trisha Estabrooks |
| Principal | Marnie White |
| Grades | Kindergarten - Grade 6 |
| Enrollment | 267 (2024) |
| Website | https://rutherford.epsb.ca/ |
Rutherford School is a historic school located in the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta. The school is named after Alberta's first premier Alexander Cameron Rutherford upon whose land the school was built.[1]
History
Originally called the Alexander C. Rutherford School, the name was quickly shortened to Rutherford School.
In June 1910, one city block of land was purchased by the Strathcona Public School Board (amalgamated with Edmonton Public School in 1912) from Alexander Rutherford for $600 an acre.[1] The following month, local builder William Deitz won the contract to build the four-roomed school brick school for $12,900.[2][3]
The school officially opened on January 3, 1911, with a student enrollment of approximately ninety students.[4]
In 1985, the ministry of Alberta Culture rejected an application to have the school designated as a Provincial Historic Site as it did not meet the specific criteria for designation.[5]
Principals
- Miss Maude Bell (1911-1941)
- James Ernest Simpson (1941-1952)
- 1952-53 – 1954-55 Godfrey H. K. Brady
- 1955-56 – 1958-59 Melvin Elroy Allen
- 1959-60 – 1972-73 Milton L. Hayes
- 1973-74 – 1974-75 Hubert Gordon Puffer
- 1975-76 – 1983-84 Ruby Mary Johnson
- 1984-85 Michael Rodney Kostek
- 1985-86 – 1988-89 Cynthia Melany
- 1989-90 – 1992-93 Grant Lewis Jackson
- 1993-94 – 1997-98 Sherry Holmes
- 1998-99 – 1999-00 Morrie Smith
- 2000-01 – 2001-02 Lori Price-Wagner
- 2002-2003 Jenifer Lawley 2003-2004 Sigurd Jensen
- 2004-05 – 2007-08 Sandra Irving
- 2008-09 – 2011-12 Elaine Ford
- 2012-13 – 2016-17 Michael Morison
- 2017-18 – 2021-22 Simon Williams
- Marnie White (2022-present)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kostek, Michael A. (1992). A Century and Ten: The History of Edmonton Public Schools. Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton Public Schools. p. 114. ISBN 0969711905. Search this book on
- ↑ "Contract for New School Let for $12,900". Strathcona Plaindealer. July 19, 1910. p. 1.
- ↑ Monto, Tom (2008). Old Strathcona Before the Great Depression: with Metis Strathcona by Randy Lawrence. Edmonton, Alberta: Crang Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-895097-14-6. Search this book on
- ↑ "Eight Schools Open Today with Twelve Hundred Pupils". Strathcona Plaindealer. January 3, 1911. p. 1.
- ↑ Bartlett, Cathie (December 12, 1986). "'The Bench' Still Endures After 75 Years". Edmonton Journal. p. 61.
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