Rosehill School District has a rich history
New settlers didn’t wait very long to start planning for a school for the students in the area, and soon they had Rosehill School.
The early settlers in the area fully understood the importance of education for their children and moved to ensure that schools were a part of their growing communities.
Although no official records have been found regarding when the school board was first formed, there is documentation of the first meeting of the board being held on October 24, 1883.
It was decided at this meeting that tenders would be requested for the supply of logs that would be needed for the construction of the new school house.
After the meeting, the necessary paperwork was submitted and the school was set to be built on the northeast corner of 16-4-14.
With a tender for logs accepted and a physical location secured, Mr. R.B. Watson was hired to build the school, signing an agreement that the school would be completed by June 1, 1884.
The first school board meeting to be held in the brand new school was on June 17, 1884, of which many followed.
It was the responsibility of the school board to ensure that the school was able to remain viable, so to do this they worked diligently to access grants from the local Municipality and the government, in addition to securing loans and debentures.
By 1905, the board decided a new school was needed and after a meeting on March 22, 1905, with the ratepayers, that motion was moved.
Mr. W.J. Porter was hired to supply all materials and build the school for $845, and was completed in October, 1905.
This school operated until 1960.
Rosehill School District No. 90 – another piece of our rich history.
PHOTO CAPTION: The view from the NE 16-4-14 where Rosehill School sat until 1960 when it was consolidated with Tiger Hills School Division. PHOTO BY SUZANNE PADDOCK
