Local schools support Lions Xmas Express food drive
FLETCHERS LAKE: The Elves with the Lions Xmas Express were busy on Dec. 12. That’s the day they went around to local schools to pick up the food they have…
Celebrating kindness at Holland Road Elementary School
FLETCHERS LAKE: The following is a video posted on Anti-Bullying Day, which was Feb. 28. The video was posted and done by the provincial government. It was shared on their…
PHOTOS: The Great Big Crunch at Holland Road School
FLETCHERS LAKE: Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. If residents from Holland Road in Fletchers Lake heard that sound coming from the school on the hill shortly before 10 a.m. on Friday morning,…
HRCE notifies Holland Road School families of portable classroom installation
FLETCHERS LAKE: A portable classroom will be installed at Holland Road Elementary School this summer. In a letter home to families, Elwin Leroux, Elwin LeRoux, Regional Executive Director of Education…
Grade 5 students learning about Viola Desmond at HRES
FLETCHERS LAKE: Grade 5 students at Holland Road Elementary School are learning about the history of Viola Desmond and her late sister Wanda Robson. It’s part of the Black History…
Resident credited with getting crosswalk flags installed near school
FLETCHERS LAKE: A local resident is being applauded and credited with ensuring the safety of children in the Holland Road area. Councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon said resident Mike Tamblyn had…
Maya Butcher ready to blast off (virtually) at Junior Astronaut Camp
WELLINGTON: A young Wellington girl is going to have an experience out of this world after being one of 52 winners selected for the Canadian Space Agency’s Junior Astronaut campaign.…
Holland Rd. School closed after positive COVID19 case confirmed in person connected to school
FLETCHERS LAKE: A person connected to Holland Road Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter to parents of students at the school, the school confirmed they were…
Hero Chat with Ellie: WMES, HRES students inspired by talk with Olympic gymnast
WAVERLEY/FLETCHERS LAKE: Grade 5 students at a pair of elementary schools in the Waverley and Fletchers Lake area had the opportunity to speak to a Halifax Olympic gymnast recently. As…
Wellington youth wins Canada-wide music leadership award
WELLINGTON: A young Wellington boy who is quick to volunteer for any musical opportunity” left such a lasting impact on his former music teacher at Holland Road Elementary School that…