The Kelvin High School Alumni donated the J.S. Little Trophy to the Winnipeg Music Festival in 1949. This trophy is awarded for the most outstanding performance of a Folk Song by a School Chorus in Grades 5-12.
James Stockdale Little was born in 1881 in Canonbie, Dumfrieshire in Scotland. He received his Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees at Edinburgh University. He taught three years in Scotland before coming to Canada in 1910. He was appointed Principal of Earl Grey School in 1919 and in 1933 became the Principal of Kelvin Technical High School. Mr. Little was a truly dedicated teacher and schoolmaster interested in all branches of education for all children. He retired to Victoria, British Columbia in 1946, where he lived until his death in 1958.
| Year |
Winner |
| 1949 |
William
Whyte School |
| 1950 |
Polson
School |
| 1951 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1952 |
Lord
Wolseley School |
| 1953 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1954 |
Principal
Sparling School |
| 1955 |
King
Edward Junior High School |
| 1956 |
Sargent
Park School |
| 1957 |
Sargent
Park School |
| 1958 |
Sargent
Park School |
| 1959 |
Hugh John
McDonald School |
| 1960 |
Winkler
Collegiate Choir |
| 1961 |
Elmwood
High School |
| 1962 |
Isaac
Brock School |
| 1963 |
Isaac
Brock School |
| 1964 |
Mennonite
Brethren Collegiate Institute Girls |
| 1965 |
Angus
McKay School |
| 1966 |
Mennonite
Brethren Collegiate Institute Ladies Choir |
| 1967 |
Kelvin
High School Boy's Chorus |
| 1968 |
Mennonite
Brethren Collegiate Institute |
| 1969 |
St. James
Collegiate |
| 1970 |
St. James
Collegiate Grade 12 |
| 1971 |
Dauphin
Collegiate Dowlerettes |
| 1972 |
Steinbach
Collegiate Glee Club |
| 1973 |
Robert H.
Smith School |
| 1974 |
John
Taylor Collegiate |
| 1975 |
Daniel
McIntyre Collegiate |
| 1976 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1977 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1978 |
Sargent
Park School |
| 1979 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1980 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1981 |
Kelvin
High School (Mixed Choir) |
| 1982 |
River
Heights Junior High School |
| 1983 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1984 |
River
Heights Junior High School (Mixed Choir) |
| 1985 |
River
Heights Junior High School & St. John's Ravenscourt |
| 1986 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1987 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1988 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1989 |
Kelvin
High School |
| 1990 |
Glenlawn
Collegiate |
| 1991 |
River
Heights Junior High School |
| 1992 |
Glenlawn
Collegiate |
| 1993 |
Mennonite
Collegiate Institute Chamber Choir (Gretna) |
| 1994 |
Kelvin
Girls Choir |
| 1995 |
Kelvin
High School Boys’ Choir |
| 1996 |
Sargent
Park School |
| 1997 |
Westwood
Collegiate |
| 1998 |
Westwood
Collegiate |
| 1999 |
Glenlawn
Collegiate |
| 2000 |
Sargent
Park School |
| 2001 |
Westwood
Collegiate |
| 2002 |
Westwood
Collegiate |
| 2003 |
Westwood
Collegiate |
| 2004 |
Westwood
Girls’ Chamber Choir |
| 2005 |
Westwood
Collegiate |
| 2006 | Westwood Collegiate Girls’ Choir |
| 2007 | Linden Christian School Grade 8 Choir |
| 2008 | Westwood Concert Choir |