Henderson School
Henderson School was the first official school in the Powell River District. It opened in 1913 at the place that is now a playground in the Townsite. As the town grew, so did the school and eventually other schools were built. The present Henderson Elementary School opened in 1957. The building was expanded in 1964 and part of the covered area was changed to classrooms in 1988.
The school was named after Dr. Andrew Henderson (1852-1935), the town's resident surgeon. Henderson set up the first hospital in a tent and played a prominent role in setting up an education system. He remained an active secretary of the School Board as well as an important community member until his death in 1935 at the age of 83.
Henderson School's unique school sign is composed of a distributor roll (the mast) and an old mill grindstone. It contains time capsules put together by the pupils and sealed in 1984.
