The Bolt

The Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education agreed at its regular meeting on November 4 to contract with School Exec Connect in its search for a new superintendent. The board will meet in a work session November 18 to discuss the timeline for the search. School board President Bill Laidlaw said the board hopes to […]

Lapeer County Prosecuting Attorney Byron Konschuh will be the featured speaker at a meeting of the Lapeer East and West High School Parent Advisory Councils at 5:30 pm Tuesday, November 9, at the Lapeer East High School Media Center. Konschuh’s discussion will focus on several topics that affect high schoolers, including bullying and hazing, the […]

Kids and Company still has openings in its Kinder Kids Plus Friday enrichment program for Kindergarteners and Early 5’s. Kinder Kids Plus is staffed with certified teachers. It is part of Lapeer Community Schools Kids and Company, which offers a variety of programs including pre-school and school-age latchkey programs. Kinder Kids Plus is especially designed […]

Lapeer East Senior Austin Dudley grabbed 5 gold medals in an international martial arts competition in Scotland last week. The 17-year-old also grabbed a silver and bronze medal to earn medals in seven of the eight competitions he entered. His huge medal collection came in the WKA (World Kickboxing and Karate Association) World Championships at […]

Lapeer West High School was the featured school Oct. 29 on the ABC-12 Spirit Cup Challenge. The honor brought with it a live broadcast from the West gym, beginning at 5 am. Lapeer West is in the lead in the Spirit Cup Challenge. The efforts of 143 West athletes to harvest squash at an Almont […]

THe Lapeer East Boys Soccer team will make its first trip to the state semifinals when it takes on Bloomfield Hills Lahser at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Bloomfield Hills Andover High School. East downed Dearborn Divine Child Friday, 1-0, in the Division 2 Regionals to advance to the state semis. The Eagles scored the only […]

The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan needed a little help. This year produced a bumper crop of squash, and there were thousands of them sitting in the fields of the Wiegand Farm in Almont with no one to harvest them. Athletes at Lapeer West answered the challenge, and 143 Lapeer West athletes spent a good […]

Have fun and learn along with your preschooler at “ABCs, Activities, Books and Cookies!” This fun, interactive workshop is presented by the Family Literacy Center at no cost to you! The workshop focuses on pre-reading and reading activities for preschool children 3-6 years old and a parent or caregiver. Participate in learning activities that will […]

Seaton Elementary students put their creativity to work last week to raise money for United Way. Their efforts raised $75 to support United Way programs in Lapeer County. The contest highlight was the judging on Oct. 22 for the Most Creative, Funniest, Scariest and Best Animal in each grade, Kindergarten through 5th grade. There were […]

For the third year in a row the Lapeer East Volleyball team hosted its “Volley For A Cure” in a home match against Linden on October 19th. Donned in “Volley For A Cure” T-shirts, the girls won all three of their games with Linden, 25-10, 25-12 and 25-20, and clinched third place in the Metro […]