The Bolt

Parents of children 3 and 4-years-old will have an opportunity to talk to teachers and register for Head Start, the Great Start Readiness Program and tuition-based preschool at Lapeer Preschool Round Up on Wednesday, April 14 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Rolland-Warner Middle School Cafetorium, 333 DeMille Boulevard in Lapeer. Teachers and […]

Kindergarten Round Up is always a special time at Lapeer Community Schools. It’s the first day of a great educational adventure for Lapeer children. The Round Up started Wednesday, March 24 and concluded on Thursday, March 25. In addition to registering for school next fall, the youngsters were treated to information on lunches, services from […]

Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln, came to life for Lapeer West students in the person of Mrs. Marie Papciak, a former elementary school library-media specialist, brought her “Women Who Changed America” portrayal to Lapeer West High School on Wednesday, May 24. She also portrayed Susan B. Anthony, an early advocate for voting […]

The Flint Metro League Student Council’s will host “Kids Against Hunger” at Lapeer West High School on Tuesday, April 27. Students from all ten Flint Metro League schools, including Lapeer East High School, will be on hand to help package highly nutritious meals for area food banks. It is anticipated that the students will pack […]

Two teams of students from Lynch Elementary and four teams from Seaton Elementary School and several alternates have been invited to participate in the annual Michigan Future Problem Solving Program State Bowl at Michigan State University in East Lansing on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18. The Lapeer elementary school team will compete with […]

Office hours for Administration and Service Center employees working during Spring Recess will by 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 6, 7, 8 and 9. The office will be closed on Friday, April 2 and Monday, April 5. Regular office hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will resume on […]

Current Lapeer West art and industrial arts teachers and a retired West art teacher were honored by having art work selected for the Michigan Education Association Art Show. Selected for the show was a photograph (left) taken by Mrs. Julie Fernandez; a wood sculpture and papier mache sculpture created by Mr. Jeff Bolzman (right, below); […]

Two Lapeer West 8th graders competed in the 2010 Delta College Math Competition held Saturday, March 20 and both finished among the top contestants. A total of 126 8th graders from around the State competed in the event. Travis Lusigna finished tied for 23rd in the competition which earned him a medal. Cole Heathcock finished […]

Lapeer West High School’s Science Olympiad team finished 5th overall in the District 5 Regional competition held at Mott Community College on Saturday, March 20. There are 26 teams in Region 5. A number of West team members had outstanding results, including an overall first place finish by Patrick Martindale and Scott Essenmacher with their […]

Students in Lapeer West teacher Dawn Summerlee’s Creative Writing Class receive more than just a grade at the end of each trimester, they end up with a book with the best of the class’s collective works. The current volume, “Writing from Inside,” includes art work and each student’s favorite poem and short story from the […]