Steinbach Regional Secondary School is a large public high school located in
Steinbach, Manitoba
Steinbach () ( Plautdietsch: /ˈʃte̞nbah/ or /ˈʃte̞nbax/) is a city located about south-east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Steinbach is the third-largest city in Manitoba, with a population of 17,806, and the largest community in the Eas ...
, the second largest high school in the province with over 1900
students. The school was built in 1972 and was opened by then premier,
Ed Schreyer on January 25, 1973.
[ A second expansion of 100,000 square feet to the school was completed in 2014 and grade nine was added to the school.]Winnipeg School Division
The Winnipeg School Division is a school division in Winnipeg, Manitoba. With 78 schools, it is the largest of six public school divisions in Winnipeg, as well as the largest and oldest school division in Manitoba.
Its schools collectively te ...
. The sports teams are known as the Sabres.
Notable alumni
*Scott Bairstow
Scott Hamilton Bairstow (born April 23, 1970) is a Canadian former actor known for his roles as Newt Call on the syndicated western television drama '' Lonesome Dove: The Series'' and as Ned Grayson on the American television drama series ''Party ...
, actor
* Matt Epp, musician
*Ted Falk
Theodore J. "Ted" Falk (born May 23, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Provencher in the House of Commons of Canada. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was first elected in a by-elec ...
, politician
*Kelvin Goertzen
Kelvin Goertzen (born June 12, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd premier of Manitoba from September to November, 2021. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, he is a member of the Legislative Assembly o ...
, 23rd Premier of Manitoba
* Megan Imrie, Olympian, biathlon
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not tim ...
*Ralph Krueger
Ralph Krueger (born 31 August 1959) is a Canadian-born German professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the former head coach of the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL), and former chairman of South ...
, European and NHL hockey coach
*Chris Neufeld
Christopher D. Neufeld (born April 21, 1957 in Steinbach, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Steinbach, Manitoba. He played second for Vic Peters in the senior division.
Neufeld was raised in Steinbach and attended the Steinbach Regional Second ...
, Brier-winning curler
*Vic Peters
Victor Alvin "Vic" Peters (March 24, 1955 – March 27, 2016) was a Canadian curler who was a three-time Manitoba curling champion, and one-time national champion as winner of the 1992 Labatt Brier.
Peters was once considered a member of Manit ...
, Brier-winning curler
* The Pets, rock band
* Byron Rempel, author
*Royal Canoe
Royal Canoe is a Canadian indie pop band from Winnipeg and Steinbach, Manitoba.
History
The band formed in 2010 from members of Manitoba bands The Waking Eyes, The Liptonians and TELE. They have toured with Alt-J and Bombay Bicycle Club. In 2014 ...
, rock band
* Michelle Sawatzky-Koop, Olympian, volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
*Miriam Toews
Miriam Toews (; born 1964) is a Canadian writer and author of nine books, including ''A Complicated Kindness'' (2004), '' All My Puny Sorrows'' (2014), and '' Women Talking'' (2018). She has won a number of literary prizes including the Governor ...
, award-winning novelist
*The Undecided
The Undecided was a p op punk band from Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada.
History
The Undecided formed as a punk band in 1994 with members singer Matt Fast, drummer Steve Dueck, John Paul Peters guitar and Mike Kehler. In 1996 they released a demo ...
, punk band
*The Waking Eyes
The Waking Eyes is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg and Steinbach, Manitoba.
History
The band formed after the break-up of two other Manitoba bands, The Pets from Steinbach and Novillero from Winnipeg. In 2002 The Waking Eyes released a full- ...
, rock band
* Ian White, NHL hockey player
References
High schools in Manitoba
Educational institutions established in 1972
1972 establishments in Manitoba
Education in Steinbach, Manitoba
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