The history of Reddemann School dates back to March of 1904, before Saskatchewan became a province. The first year of operation it was known as Reddemann School, North West Territories.
The first minute book of the school reveals something of the history of our school. The first chairman was Herman Reddemann, Narcisse Dupuis was Sec-treasurer and John Lindsay was the third trustee. All the material for building the school was hauled by Walter Reddemann. The school was named after the Reddemann family who apparently were among the early settlers.
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School opened in September of 1904 with Mr. M. F. E. Melancon as the first teacher. Twenty-six pupils were in attendance, some of whom were aged eight and ten and in the first minute book of the school. They were Walter Reddemann, Herman Reddemann, Kinday, J. E. Duchesneau. William Gervai, H. Tilley, H. Q. Dahl, Phillip Dupuis, H.O. Kostad, G. Galloway, J. S. Mork, S. Fallis, R. Aney, C. Willie, Narcisse Dupuis, James Vance, Fred Baker, A. C. Johnson, J. H. Lind, Chris Steen, J. Lundahl, O. Wickstrom and Alex Murray.
After much negotiating, the school building was moved to the village of Hitchcock some time in the fall of 1909. At that time a motion appears on the books that the name Reddemann be changed to Hitchcock Village School. Apparently this motion was not followed through as today it remains the same.
A motion appears on the books in January 1914 that trees be planted and a fence erected around the school. No doubt some of the present trees are a result of this timely motion by E.R. Aney and Mr. J. Sundahl.
The school was re-decorated and repaired several times in subsequent years. The heating system was renewed and a furnace installed. No major changes were made in the original school until 1953. That year, due to overcrowding, Omege school was brought in and placed on the same site as the old school. The old building was moved to Macoun to serve temporarily as a cottage school.
Reddemann, as it stands today, is a newly decorated fairly modern school with electric lights.
The people of Hitchcock and District have always taken a keen interest in the welfare and doings of their school. This interest stems from the foundations laid by the pioneers.
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