The Bolt

We received the following flier from the Michigan Adolescent Literacy Council and wanted to pass along the information: Michigan Adolescent Literacy Council presents: Share the Read! This is an opportunity for you to create a mini book club with your son, daughter, niece, nephew, or other neighborhood adolescent or teen this summer. You will each […]

Tryouts for the 2009-2010 Lapeer Soccer Club travel teams will be held in June at the Optimist fields next to Lapeer East High School. Tryouts for the girls’ team (ages 8-13) – the Lapeer Bandits – will be held Tuesday, June 15th at 5 p.m. Tryouts for the boys’ team (ages 8-13) – the Lapeer […]

Boys and girls seeking to improve soccer skills are invited to a 4-day Soccer Camp taught by licensed coaches from Lapeer East High School and the Lapeer Soccer Club from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, July 19th through Thursday, July 22nd at the Lapeer Optimist Community Soccer fields next to Lapeer East High School. […]

“Everything is on the table” as the Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education and administration officials look for ways to overcome a budget shortfall of between $5 million and $6 million for the 2010-2011 school year. The Board looked at a long list of potential cuts and budget savings during a difficult meeting Thursday night, […]

Two Lapeer East High School art students placed in the Congressional Art Competition and will have their art displayed in the office of Congresswoman Candice S. Miller. Nearly 100 pieces of art were judged in the competition. Lapeer East senior Steven Hoffa, a student of Mrs. Debbie Helbig, won second place and junior Patrick Robinson, […]

Lapeer East and Lapeer West High School industrial arts students won dozens of awards at the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) competition at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie May 6-8. The MITES 82nd annual convention recognizes craftsmanship in industrial and career technology in a number of categories, including inventions, drafting, […]

Art students from Lapeer East and Lapeer West participated in the recent Young Artists Today Show at the Flint Public Library and several were honored for their work. The art exhibit, a collaboration between the Greater Flint Arts Council, Flint Public Library and the Flint Institute of Arts, annually displays the best artwork from students […]

The LA View had a nice feature story on Matthew Moore, a Mayfield Elementary School sixth-grader, who recently attended a youth leadership event in Washington, D.C.

The School Employers Trust and School Employers Group (SET SEG) Educational Foundation recently awarded Lapeer West High School with a scholarship that will provide funding for students to attend the Michigan Association of Student Councils/Michigan Association of Honor Societies (MASC/MAHS) Summer Leadership Camp. The school received $400 and plans to send sophomores Gina Cavanaugh and […]

A Baccalaureate Service to honor all Lapeer East High School graduates will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 30 in the Lapeer East auditorium. Several local pastors will be officiating and Wesley Starr, a graduate of Lapeer East, will deliver the message. The Baccalaureate Service is a long standing tradition and the pastors encourage […]