School District of Mystery Lake explained

School District of Mystery Lake
Region:Thompson, Manitoba
Country:Canada
Location:408 Thompson Dive North
Thompson, Manitoba
R8N 0C5
Chair Of The Board:Don MacDonald
Free Label1:Elected trustees
Schools:7
Budget:CA$37,537,095[1] million (2010-2011)
Students:2,953

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.

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 SchoolPre-K-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 Name Info Year of Change
Eastwood School Renamed to Wapanohk-Eastwood Community School 2004
Thompson High School
Ecole Deerwood School French Immersion removed. 1994
Thompson School #1 Renamed to Juniper School

Sports

Knights of Columbus

(Indoor Track Meet)

Grades Three(3) to Eight(8), every May all six(6) Elementary Schools participate in the annual event.

The following are the events, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, 50 Metres, 100 metres, 200 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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mysterynet.mb.ca/docs/2010__2011_Budget_Presentation.pdf