The Bolt

Lapeer Community Schools Board President Bill Laidlaw will resign his school board seat April 21 because he has taken a new job in Nashville, Tenn. Laidlaw has served on the board since July 2004 and has been the board president since July 2006. In a letter to the board, Laidlaw said, “It is with a […]

Six employees of the Lapeer Community Schools have been honored for their exemplary service to students and the District with Distinguished Service, Outstanding Contributor and Distinguished Educator awards. The award winners were announced throughout the District March 31 and the school board acknowledged the awards during its March 31 meeting at Murphy Elementary School.The Distinguished […]

Each month Schickler Elementary honors 36 students, 6 per grade, as Authors of the Month. Students receive recognition at our monthly assembly with a certificate and also have their writing piece hung in the hallway outside the office. When you visit Schickler, please take a moment and read our wonderful authors’ writing. Photo caption:Schickler Kindergarten […]

A crowd of about 250 art lovers were on hand as Rolland-Warner Middle School hosted its annual Fine Arts Night on March 29. Students offered an evening of band performances, theater performances, art displays and working artists. Continuing a six-year tradition that began at Zemmer Junior High, and now at Rolland-Warner Middle School, students also […]

Free Playgroup This popular activity for parents/caregivers and children from birth to 5 years old is fun and educational. Children will participate in a story-time, developmentally appropriate games, learn new skills, and enjoy a snack and social time with other children! Plagroups are scheduled from 10 am to 11:30 amon Monday, April 11, 18 & […]

Excerpted from The County PressThe combined Lapeer East and Lapeer West robotics team earned a silver medal as second place district finalists in the March 4-5 FIRST district competition at Kettering University in Flint. The combined Lapeer East and Lapeer West team, named “The Chimeras” snagged the silver medal as second place district finalists. The […]

Lapeer East Senior Clayton Tomczyk has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Siena Heights University in Adrian this fall. Tomczyk is a 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-League, and 1st Team All-District Player at Lapeer East. The 6-foot, 170-pound midfielder also plays for the TNT dynamite U18 club team. Clayton’s sister, Kristen […]

Schools will be closed from April 4-8 for Spring Break. Office hours for the Lapeer Community Schools Administraiton and Services Center during the spring break period will be 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School will resume on Monday, April 11, 2011.

The theme this year is “Lights, Camera, Action!” for more than 50 Talented and Gifted (TAG) students in 2nd through fifth grades in Lapeer Community Schools. The group gathered for its second outing of the year in the Media Center at Zemmer Middle School in late February for a day of movie-making. TAG students are […]

Students from 14 teams from Lapeer Community Schools qualified 53 students for the Michigan Future Problem Solving State Bowl, March 26 and 27 at Clarkston Junior High School. The teams represented Lapeer East High School, Zemmer and Rolland-Warner middle schools and Seaton, Lynch and Turrill elementary schools. Five of those teams took home trophies for […]