The Bolt

Students had a little jazz jammin’ with their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches today at Lapeer East High School. “Jazz Fest” was put on during four lunches for the enjoyment of the East student body by students of Mrs. Lyniece Fenner. This group of “zero hour” students committed to an extra hour of school in […]

Wendy Byard, a Lapeer resident, Mott College English professor, and former North Branch High School teacher has a new book available. It’s an inspirational book for teachers titled Teach and Reach for Classroom Miracles! Lessons on Teaching With Love. The book was edited and reviewed by Dr. Shirley Harris of the Lapeer County Intermediate School […]

Hundreds of students and their families and friends enjoyed a wonderful night of art and ice cream at the Art Show and Ice Cream Social event on Thursday, May 14th. The entire school was turned into an art gallery that included a student dressed and portraying famous artist Vincent van Gogh. There were tours of […]

Natural classroom lighting will take on a whole new meaning for Zemmer Junior High School students who will gather at the R. Michael Supernault Outdoor Education Center at Skinner Lake for a full day of classes in a variety of subjects all next week, beginning Tuesday. Students will work on math, English, art and even […]

Lapeer East junior Dawn Wesley won the Eastern Michigan Fair Poster contest and a $200 first prize. Her design will be used to advertise the fair this summer, and she will be on hand during part of the fair autographing posters for fair goers. Wesley’s poster, which depicts a Ferris wheel, a teddy bear, cotton […]

A total of 24 drivers, 8 from Lapeer Community Schools, participated in the Region 10 Bus Road-e-o on Saturday, May 16th at Lapeer West High School. Of the eight Lapeer competitors, four were driving for the first time in the event. Lapeer’s top three drivers from last year’s competition did not compete and for the […]

The Arlington National Cemetery grave of local space hero, Navy Lt. Commander Victor A. Prather II, a 1943 Lapeer High School graduate and a member of the original class inducted into the Lapeer High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame, received a visit from Lapeer East High School eighth graders during their recent Washington, D.C. […]

A summer youth golf program – The 2009 Lapeer Junior Golf League – is in the process of forming and invites young people between the ages of 10 and 17 who live or go to school in Lapeer County to sign up for the program. It is a fun and inexpensive way for young people […]

Lapeer East senior Travis Cushaway took third place in the 2009 Michigan Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest for the senior high age group with this artwork. A copy of the entry is currently on display at Gallery 194 in downtown Lapeer. East senior Camerin Levi, East junior Devin Verhulst and East junior Dawn Wesley received […]

Lapeer West High School senior Charles “CJ” Verbeke danced his way to a large scholarship to the Oakland University Dance Program following a recent audition at the school. The scholarship is one of the largest, talent-based scholarships from the Oakland University Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. Charles, who has been dancing since he was […]