The Bolt

The Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education and the Lapeer Education Association have agreed to a change in the school calendar that moves the end of the second trimester back a week to March 11. The calendar needed to be revised because of a change in the Michigan Merit Exam testing dates for 2010-2011. Those […]

Lapeer Community Schools Superintendent Debbie Thompson has sent the following letter to parents today because of a suspicious incident in the Davison area. Dear Parents: Today we became aware of a suspicious incident that was reported to Davison Community Schools on October 6, 2010. Davison Schools reported an elderly man described to be in his […]

http://www.schooltube.com/v/79cfd482507cb1d1e36f On September 13 Zemmer Middle School hosted Lapeer County Prosecutor Byron Konschuh and Deborah Pascoe of the Child Advocacy Center in a frank discussion with parents about a number of topics that affect adolescents, including the use of cell phones, texting and social media such as Facebook and MySpace. The discussion also outlined the […]

Lapeer West senior Aidan E. Smith has been named a Commended Student in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation will be presented to Smith by Lapeer West Principal Tim Zeeman for his scholastic accomplishment. Aidan, a senior at Lapeer West, is the […]

The Lapeer Community Schools reported a student head count totaling 6,113 students in the annual Fall Fourth Wednesday student count on Sept. 29. The total represents a loss of 154 students from the Fall Fourth Wednesday count in 2009. “The loss of students was anticipated, based on population shifts within the district and in light […]

A total of 20 Lapeer Community Schools high school students have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the College Board’s Advanced Placement Exams. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams. At Lapeer West, Anastasia Tkach earned a 4.0 grade in three classes […]

A group of about 60 Lapeer West students played host Sept. 23 to a visit by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Young Jr. Juniors and seniors in Criminal Justice classes were joined by sophomore Civics students as Justice Young spent an hour or more explaining the workings of the state’s court system and fielding […]

Kids and Company would like to offer a before-school program middle school students.The program will be hosted at Rolland-Warner (Zemmer Middle School students will be shuttled from Rolland-Warner to Zemmer). The cost for the program is $7 per day for child care from 6:30-9:00 a.m. Students will be offered activities based on their interest such […]

Students at Lapeer West High School are excited about the new technology in their classroom that allows everyone to get involved. A news team from WEYI-TV Channel 25 visited Lapeer West High School Sept. 23 to see the TurningPoint clickers in action. TurningPoint technologies provides teachers today a way to get all students in the […]

Students at Rolland-Warner Middle School were part of a worldwide celebration of the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21. Students lined the walkway near the entrance of the school with hundreds of pinwheels to mark the event. Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005 by two Art teachers, Ann Ayers […]