The Bolt

Writing can be a powerful art form, and is suitable for all ages and levels of abilities. Come join us Saturday, June 4 & Sunday, June 5, 2011 to learn more, to practice your craft, or just dabble in the experience of writing in several risk-free sessions. Registration is recommended to reserve your spot and […]

Lapeer East High School ecology students of Cheryl Butterfield spent the afternoon May 4 doing a bit of research at Hunters Creek, about a quarter mile north of the school. Seniors Jackey Toland, Sam Rubick and Ginger Pearson set up their lab stations on the sidewalk to gather data on the health of the creek.The […]

Come one, come all and step back in time to Ancient Greece as the Zemmer Middle School Drama Club Presents Greek Mythology: A Night of Truth, Love, Journey, and Misfortune as written by Zemmer Middle School Students May 20 & 21at 7:30 p.m. in the Zemmer Middle School Cafetorium and on May 22 at 2:30 […]

More than a dozen Lapeer West High Schools students have been selected to attend youth leadership camps this spring and summer sponsored by a variety of business and service groups. The selected students include: Boy’s State Northwood University)June 19 – 25, 2011Colin CoulterMichael O’Brien Girl’s State (Michigan State University)June 19 -25, 2011Rebecca FrancisAshley Nugent –alternate […]

Four exchange students from Spain will be visiting Lapeer County this summer and need local homes for the month of July. The students, age 14-16, are fluent in English and are looking for an opportunity to spend time with an average Midwestern family. Marina: female, 15, parents both teachers, likes windsurfing, dancing, biking, horseback riding […]

It’s the 3rd Annual Recycled Art Show for all grades at Maple Grove Elementary, 2020 Imlay City Road, Lapeer. The show runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17th, in the Maple Grove Cafeteria. See three dimensional art work created using only recycled items. Students have repurposed items that would have been thrown away into […]

A total of 68 students at Lapeer East and West high schools won statewide awards in the 2011 Michigan Industrial & Technology Education Society (MITES) competition. The industrial arts entries by the Lapeer Community Schools high school students numbered more than 80 projects ranging from a book case and a belt buckle to a bike […]

More than 100 Lapeer High School alumni gathered at the Michigan National Guard Armory in Lapeer on May 10 for the group’s bi-monthly gathering. The alumni luncheons help raise funds for the group’s annual scholarship program and offers a chance for the grads to catch up with longtime friends. The next three meetings of the […]

Art work by three middle school students from Lapeer has been selected to be featured in the MAEA (Michigan Art Education Association) art exhibit in June. Out of thousands of pieces of art from all over the State of Michigan, two Lapeer students were chosen to be in the top 100 and one student is […]

The Nipissing Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has planted a tree and presented a plaque at Rolland-Warner Middle School to honor longtime Lapeer Schools educator Ronald Warner. On Friday April 29th family, friends, members of Mark and Henry Schell C.A.R. Society and Nipissing Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution gathered at the […]