GPV tour band earns top honour at Atlantic Festival of Music
FALL RIVER: A gold standard returned home with a local junior high school band from a music festival held at Mount Saint Vincent University in Bedford last week. The Georges…
DSES students showcase their work at Multicultural Festival
DUTCH SETTLEMENT: Students in Grade six at a local elementary school put their work on showcase last week. The students, all from Dutch Settlement Elementary School, held their annual Multicultural…
Legacy campaign underway for new, accessible bleachers at Lockview High
MAIN PHOTO: Student council members Lauren Peveril; Cam Giddens; Jayne Belliveau; and Ella Wilson spoke to The Laker News on why they wanted to take on such an endeavour and…
GPV student named Canadian champion in math competition
FLETCHERS LAKE: A student from Georges P. Vanier Junior High has earned a top award from a Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) competition. Ana Mihai, of the Fletchers Lake and a…
Most HRCE, CSAP schools return; CCRCE; CBVRCE remain cancelled Sept. 28
FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: N.S. has announced that most students who attend class at Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) schools and Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) will return on Sept.…
HTB driveway to be redesigned, HRCE says in letter
BEAVER BANK: A redesign of the driveway entrance to Harold T. Barrett Junior High in Beaver Bank is underway. In a letter to families of students at the school, and…
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…
DSES students show off knowledge, work at multicultural festival
MAIN PHOTO: The Grade 5/6 students in John Ardley’s class held a multicultural festival on March 30. (Submitted photo) DUTCH SETTLEMENT: Students in John Ardley’s combined Grade 5/6 class at…
GPV students earn Top-10 finish in Canada CyberSTEAM Challenge
FALL RIVER: Two young girls from Fall River came away with a top 10 placing and an overall challenge winner recognition from the Canada CyberSTEAM Challenge, held Feb. 6. Emily…
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…