The Bolt

With several open questions about the local impact of approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the State on new Race ToThe Top legislation, Lapeer Board of Education members Thursday night, January 7, decided to wait on voting on the issue. Instead, as allowed by the State, Board members approved a motion to signal the “intent” […]

New elementary school boundaries were approved by the Lapeer Board of Education at its regular meeting Thursday night. Board members, as they did when the plan was presented in December, praised the administration for designing a plan that affected only three percent of the District’s 2,900 elementary school students. State funding cuts, the previous closings […]

Two Board members with expiring terms announced Thursday night that they would seek re-election to new four-year terms on Tuesday, May 4. Mrs. Peggy Bush and Mr. John Nugent are completing terms on the Lapeer Board of Education and made the announcement at Thursday night’s regular Board meeting. Mrs. Bush, a 14-year veteran of the […]

Each member of the Lapeer Board of Education was honored with a Tribute of Recognition by State Representative Kevin Daley, R-Lapeer County, at its regular board meeting Thursday night. In presenting each member with a Tribute of Recognition, Representative Daley praised the commitment, work and dedication of the Board members. January is School Board Appreciation […]

The Lapeer East/Lapeer West basketball doubleheader at Lapeer East High School will be played tonight. The Girls’ team tips off at 6 p.m. and the Boys’ game begins at 7:30 p.m. Some athletic practices may be held today, but coaches will contact their team members individually. Also any athletic practices on a snow day is […]

Due to winter weather Lapeer Community Schools will be closed today, Friday, January 8, 2009.

Two Lapeer Community Schools students, Cameron Myers, a Lapeer East student, and Mya Bates, a Lynch Elementary School student, won a Greater Lapeer Transportation Authority art contest. The students’ designs were chosen as two of the four designs that will be painted on four new GLTA buses due for delivery this month. This is the […]

Alex Hart, a Lapeer East High School senior with a career goal of being involved in National Security, was selected to participate in an elite six-day national student forum in Washington, D.C. in October. Hart was selected as a junior in high school to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security from October […]

Statement from Superintendent Debbie Thompson: On Friday, December 18th, we became aware of an incident at Lapeer East High School that occurred at the school on Thursday night, December 17th. We immediately began an internal investigation. The nature of the incident caused us to promptly request an investigation by the State Police and the police […]

Lapeer West with guest conducter, retired band director Mr. Steve Burns. http://www.schooltube.com/v/047b85edbc134c0eb0f1 Or for the full sized video click here for YouTube site. http://www.schooltube.com/v/851ef5f628934cc28b40 For full-size version of this Lapeer West video click this link. A portion of the Lapeer East concert in which students and Meijer surprise band director Mrs. Lyniece Fenner. http://www.schooltube.com/v/a71b33e6c8644e898b91 For […]