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Page 4 By the mid 30's several additions were completed as groups of people arrived to make Virgil their home. These additions included: 1936 adding one room and washrooms to the south end 1937 adding one room 1938 a new water system and new flush toilets 1939 new classroom teacher's room and kitchen 1943 and 1944 room was needed and basement classrooms were initiated. By 1947, a 6 room addition was begun. This addition featured a Home Economics and an Industrial Arts and Crafts room. More recent additions include the construction of a Kindergarten in 1967 and gymnasium in 1983. Since 1970, portable classrooms have been a regular part of the Virgil landscape. At present, there are two but the number has fluctuated between one and three. The present structure houses 353 students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. We enjoy the luxury of our own shop which has encouraged many design and technology projects. Thanks to the community partnership our gym is a model for the county. Our E.S.L. program gives our new families assistance learning the English language. We are pleased to be a part of 125 years of experience at Virgil School. Our staff of 30 full and part-time people include 3 caretaking, a lunchroom supervisor and 2 secretaries. C. Cookman - Principal D. Lockyer - Vice Principal I. Hearn - Grade 8 T. Klassen - Grade 7/8 S. Calcott - Garde 6/7 L. Johnston - Grade 6 S. Wiens - Grade 5 L. McGregor - Grade 4/5 D. Willms - Grade 4 V. Lane - Grade 3 J. Galster - Grade 2/3 K. Durksen - Grade 2 B. Toth - Grade 1 S. Bennett - Grade 1/2 E. Klassen - Grade 1 C. Harder - SK/Grade 1 D. Gallagher - Library/Computers J. Rempel - LRT B. Dodge - P.E. Z. Jonovich ~ E. S.L. J. Sward - Family Studies B. Grove - Design & Tech C. Pauls - Inst. Assistant B. Kemp/ L. Nelson - Custodians A. Trapp/ S. Thiessen - Secretaries C. Bergen - Lunch Supervisor ============ Page 5 Virgil School Do You Remember??? When the Grade 2 class was conducted in a separate building across Creek Road from the rest of the School (1940's) Being bused to McNab School (corner of McNab and Lakeshore Roads) for Grade 4? Shared with a Grade 4 class from Colonel Butler (1960's) Mr. Murray Timms, the Music teacher who travelled from school to school and came by once each week? Before the Virgil Stampede, on Victoria Day fireworks were set off on the Virgil School grounds? A time capsule placed behind a corner stone during one of the school building additions? Do you remember when Recess was cancelled on days that there was a funeral in the cemetery? When the classroom looked like this?