One of our great local service organizations, Holiday Depot of Lapeer County, will begin taking need-based applications for holiday assistance through the end of October. Holiday Depot exists to serve the low-income residents of our area who need help with food and gifts around the holidays. Click here to see application times and locations.
Read moreMurphy Elementary Students on front page of Sunday’s County Press
Check out these students and their creative effort to raise awareness about bullying. They were featured in an article by Krystal Johns on the front page of the Lapeer County Press on Sunday. Awesome job!
Read moreMonday: LCS to begin using new parent-teacher conference online scheduling
A new system for parents to schedule future parent-teacher conferences will go live on the Lapeer Community Schools website at noon on Monday, October 8. Parents will be receiving letters with instructions in the mail in the coming days. The new program will allow parents to choose open conference times that are most convenient to […]
Read moreAlive at the hive: R-W students participate in honey harvest
Dozens of students from Rolland-Warner Middle School’s Bee Club participated in a honey harvest this afternoon at the hives behind the school. With help from a couple local beekeepers, Ken Frantz and Dave Peasley, students extracted what they hope will be a huge haul, even larger than last year’s 150 pounds. Special Education teacher Mike […]
Read moreOctober 13: NJHS to sponsor haunted house to benefit Stone Soup Kitchen
The National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring a Ghosts of Zemmer Haunted House on Saturday, October 13th at Zemmer Middle School. The times are elementary age (3 -5th grades) from 11 – 1 and middle school (6 – 8th) from 2 – 4 pm. Tickets are $3.00. Refreshments will be available for extra cost. All […]
Read moreDig it: A whole lot of mulchin’ goin’ on at Zemmer Middle School
It has been a big couple of weeks for Lisa Bjork’s seventh graders at Zemmer Middle School. Last Thursday several members of the class showed up on the front page of the Lapeer Area View to promote a feature article on the students’ service learning project with master gardeners. The students spent a total of […]
Read moreTurrill Elementary holds Links Kick-Off Celebration
Over 200 students packed the gymnasium at Turrill Elementary on September 19th to celebrate their commitment to being a Link or special friend. Students and staff wore their Links t-shirts which were designed by 3rd grade students Adriel Corke and Gracelyn Papin. The designers worked together to combine their original drawings and were honored during […]
Read moreSpots remaining for high school field trip to D.C., Gettysburg and Jamestown
There are still spots remaining for the annual field trip to Washington D.C., Gettysburg and Jamestown. This year, the trip will run from January 18-23. The trip is open to any high school student at Lapeer East, Lapeer West and Community. Brightspark Travel, an insured tour operator, will facilitate the trip. The cost of the […]
Read moreLapeer East High School to host College Night in October
On October 9, 2012, Lapeer East High School will host a county-wide College Night from 6-8 p.m. The event will bring in over 50 colleges, universities, technical and business schools from across Michigan and the country. Participants will be able to ask college admission representatives about admission practices, campus-specific information, course offerings and application processes. […]
Read moreRolland-Warner teacher reminds staff about energy-saving top 10 list
David Sweeney, a teacher at Rolland-Warner Middle School and a member of the District’s Energy Essentials Committee, sent an e-mail to the R-W staff about ways to save energy in the classroom. Sweeney and other members of the staff compiled a top 10 list for energy-savings last school year: 1.) Lights off in classrooms, lounge, […]
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