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The Monmawala School District No. 3074 was established in 1913 near the town of Macrorie, Saskatchewan. It was officially named Manawata School District No. 3074, however, Monmawalla was used in the official correspondence. From 1915 onward one 'l' was dropped and the name became Monmawala School District No. 3074. The name was taken from the Chit-Chat page of an issue of the Winnipeg Free Press by local resident, Edgar Hagerman.

The schoolhouse was built on land location NW14-27-9-W3 in the summer of 1914 and classes began in August of that year. The first teacher was Margaret Mulvihill and approximately 20 students enrolled in the initial class.

A fire destroyed the school building in 1931. It was rebuilt with insurance money and school continued until 1949. The school district then became part of the Macrorie Consolidated School District No. 3600 which formed part of the Outlook School Unit.

The Monmawala School District No. 3074 board of trustees disbanded in 1951.

On August 10, 1903 ratepayers in the Gerald area (25-19-32-W1) petitioned the Department of Education of the North-West Territories for the establishment of a school district. When the petition was denied, the ratepayers reduced the boundaries of the proposed district and filed another petition on April 7, 1904. Departmental approval was granted and the first organizational meeting was held on April 21, 1904. Nine ratepayers voted in favor of establishing a school district; 3 were against it. Valdimar Gislason, Gunnar Johannsson and Albert Paulson were elected trustees.

Vallar School District No. 1020 was established on May 9, 1904. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

Vallar means field or flat piece of ground in Icelandic, the origin of many of the first settlers in the Gerald area. The one room school, located at NW-21-19-32-W1, was built c.1904. In 1905, Vallar School District came under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education of the new province of Saskatchewan. The boundaries of the district were altered in 1923 and 1931. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Vallar School District became part of the Moosomin School Unit No. 9 on July 22, 1953. The school closed in 1957 and the students were conveyed to another district.

Around 1890, ratepayers in the Lumsden district petitioned the Board of Education for the North-West Territories to establish a school district. The first organizational meeting was held on May 5, 1890 at the James G. Mutch residence. The ratepayers in attendance were in favour of the proposed district and John Balfour, Robert Kinnon and W.C. Hamilton were elected trustees.

The Forest Public School District No. 188 was established on May 16, 1890. John Balfour and James G. Mutch were appointed chairman and secretary-treasurer respectively. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site; contracting the building of the school; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps and other supplies to students and teachers; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

In June, 1890, Miss Maggie Hamilton began teaching 14 students in a local church. The board borrowed $400.00 to build a one room school, located on SE 10-19-22-W2, approximately eight miles southwest of Lumsden. The school opened on October 3, 1890 and originally operated only during certain months in the summer. The boundaries of the school district were altered on March 15, 1897 and December 10, 1904. In 1908, a new brick schoolhouse was built.

In 1949, the school closed and 10 students were conveyed to the Lumsden and Cottonwood school districts. The school reopened in August, 1950 but closed again in the fall of 1957 due to the small number of school age children in the area. On August 21, 1962, lands in the Forest School District were transferred to the Lumsden School District No. 449. The school reopened in August, 1962 and operated until June, 1964. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Forest School District joined the Regina School Unit No. 21 on November 20, 1963.

On January 8, 1908, ratepayers in the Torquay, Saskatchewan district petitioned the Department of Education for the formation of a school district. After the department revised the proposed boundaries, a second petition was filed on January 29, 1908. Departmental approval was granted and the first organizational meeting was held on February 25, 1908. Thirteen ratepayers voted in favor of the formation of the district; 6 ratepayers were against it. John A. Meyer, James L. Salmond and M. Pappenfus were elected trustees.

The Marine School District No. 1997 was established on March 9, 1908. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

A one room school, located on NE 35-2-12-W2, was opened in 1909 with Miss McLaughlin as the first teacher. On November 15, 1944 the duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Marine School District joined the Estevan School Unit No. 2. In 1953 the school was closed and the students conveyed to Torquay.

On November 1, 1906, ratepayers in the Torquay, Saskatchewan area petitioned the Department of Education for the formation of a school district. Departmental approval was granted and the first organizational meeting was held on December 8, 1906. Seven ratepayers voted in favor of establishing a school district and C. H. Johnston, John Johnson and John Mosser were elected trustees. The Green Mount School District No. 1702 was established on December 28, 1906.

The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site; contracting the building of the school; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps and other supplies to students and teachers; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

The one room schoolhouse, located on SE 24-1-13-W2, opened in August, 1907 with Miss Emma Johnston as teacher. After many ratepayers argued that the school was not situated in a central location, a new school was built on SW 13-1-13-W2 in 1917. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when Green Mount School District joined the Radville School Unit No. 3 on November 21, 1944. The school closed in the fall of 1958 and the students were conveyed to school in Oungre.

The Town of Whitewood is an urban municipality incorporated on December 31, 1892 under the provisions of An Ordinance to Incorporate the Town of Whitewood (No. 34 of 1892). The first municipal officials, elected on January 30, 1893 included James Grierson (mayor), four councilors and John Hawkes (town clerk).The town is governed by an elected council that can hire staff to manage daily administration and maintain municipal services, such as roads, utilities and recreation facilities. The responsibilities of the council include enforcing bylaws; waste collection/landfill; fire protection; maintaining public utilities, roads and streets; issuing tax and assessment notices and collecting taxes and other fees.

The Town of Whitewood, named for the clumps of white poplars in the area, is an agricultural based community located at 7-16-2-W2 in southeastern Saskatchewan, approximately 175 kilometers east of Regina. The town is often referred to as Crossroad Country as it is intersected by two major highways, the Trans Canada and Highway No. 9. The town is situated in Willowdale Rural Municipality No. 153.

The town is currently (2006) governed by a mayor and six councilors, each elected to three year terms. Subcommittees of Council manage public services, community economic development and recreation. The general administration of the town is handled by an administrator and an office clerk. The current population is 947.

On July 14, 1916 ratepayers in the Hawarden, Saskatchewan district petitioned the Department of Education for the formation of a school district. Departmental approval was granted and the first organizational meeting was held on November 5, 1917. Seven ratepayers voted in favor of establishing a school district; none was against it. J.E. Baird, Arthur Devitt Jr. and John Varty were elected trustees.

Rippowan School District No. 3984 was established on November 28, 1917. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; administering grants, settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

The name of the school district referred to the county in Ontario where district residents, the A.H. Devitt family, originated from. The one room school, located on SW 4-29-4-W3, was opened on May 7, 1918, with Miss M.B. Hudson as teacher. On June 30, 1943, the school closed and the students were conveyed to Hawarden Consolidated School District. On January 21, 1946, the duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Rippowan School District joined the Davidson School Unit No. 31.

On February 11, 1908, ratepayers in the Dilke, Saskatchewan district petitioned the Department of Education for the formation of a school district. After several revisions to the proposed boundaries, the department granted approval and the first organizational meeting was held on October 2, 1909. Only two ratepayers voted and no further action was taken at that time. On January 26, 1910, the ratepayers filed a second petition, which was approved, and a meeting was held on March 5, 1910. Seven ratepayers voted in favor of establishing a district; none was against it. Matthew Young, Casper Schuler, and O.P. Holland were elected trustees.

The Edwards School District No. 2535 was established on March 9, 1910. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; settling disputes; administering grants; maintaining school records and accounts.

The school district took its name from Charles Edwards, a pioneer rancher in the district. Five students were taught in a farmhouse by Grace Belcher before the one room school, located on NW 17-21-24-W2, was built ca.1911. Miss Nellie Cameron was the first teacher. The school was destroyed by fire on January 9, 1930 and the students were taught in an unused house moved onto the school grounds until a new school opened in the fall of 1930.

The school closed in June, 1954 and the students were conveyed to other districts. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when Edwards School District No. 2535 joined the Regina School Unit No. 21 on November 20, 1963.

In May, 1918, ratepayers in the Lashburn, Saskatchewan district petitioned the Department of Education for the formation of a school district. After the department revised the boundaries of the proposed district, a second petition was filed and approved. The first organizational meeting was held on January 18, 1919. Fourteen ratepayers voted in favor of establishing a school district; one ratepayer was against it. William Bradley, Thomas Plewman and Lewis Howells were elected trustees.

Rereshill School District No. 4171 was established on April 16, 1919. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

The school district name was suggested by district resident George Stewart, whose former home in Scotland was near a hill called Rereshill. The one room school, located at SE 3-47-26-W3, was opened on April 1, 1920 with Mrs. Ena Morgan as teacher. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when Rereshill School District joined the Lloydminster School Unit No. 60 on November 28, 1951. The school closed in 1959 and the students were conveyed to other districts.

Around 1895, ratepayers in the Moosomin district petitioned the Council of Public Instruction of the North-West Territories for the formation of a school district. The petition was approved and the first organizational meeting was held on May 16, 1895. J.B. Crosson, William Wood and Arthur Draper were elected trustees. The Little Bluff Public School District No. 387 was established on September 9, 1895.

The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

The school district boundaries were altered on August 11, 1898. A debenture to borrow $500.00 to build and furnish a schoolhouse was approved in 1899, and a one room school, located on NE 22-14-30-W1, opened on May 14, 1899. Miss Sadie E. Cleland was the first teacher with 14 students. From 1948 to 1954, the school was closed and students were conveyed to another district. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when Little Bluff School District joined the Moosomin School Unit No. 9 on July 22, 1953. The school reopened in 1954 and operated until June, 1960.