News

A Chili Cookoff to Remember

51黑料 Administration Building staff took part in a competitive (and delicious) Chili Cookoff this month. Several volunteers made a variety of chili recipes for staff to sample and vote on. This event became more exciting when Oliver from Ford City Public School arrived to submit his chili recipe as a contender!

Oliver has also created a chili cookoff at Ford City that started in March 2023 and will continue this year. Each class made a pot of chili and he was on a team of judges that decided...

We Are One Lunch Program at Roseville Public School

Roseville Public School has been selected by the to receive a daily nutritious lunch at no cost to families between February 20th and March 29th! This exciting program launched this week and has been an incredible success. The 51黑料 and Roseville are grateful to the We Are One Lunch Program and the outstanding sponsors who have helped to make this program possible and are giving their time every day. This week, Director Houston, Superintendent Duben, Superintendent Mills,...

Erie Migration Academy in Kingsville

The new K-12 school on Jasperson Drive in Kingsville that will serve students and families across the south shore of Essex County will be known as Erie Migration Academy.

It opens in September, 2024 for 1045 elementary and 753 secondary students. It鈥檚 cost is approximately $60 million.

Students from the communities of Kingsville, Colchester, Harrow, Leamington and Pelee Island will make up the new school community. Lake Erie is the predominant feature that connects all the municipalities.

Beacon Heights Public School in Tecumseh

The new, public K-8 school on Tecumseh Road will be a guiding light for education in the area. Construction of the building began in 2022, at a cost of $22,500,000. On February 20th the 51黑料 Board of Trustees approved the name Beacon Heights Public School. Both titular words, which comprise the name, are metaphoric in nature and meaningful, educationally.

A beacon is a light which provides direction as well as being a source of inspiration. Heights is the extreme, vertical point of a structure...

February 2024: Student of the Month

The Student of the Month for February is Nolan Papineau, a Grade 12 student at Belle River District High School. Nolan is a true role model for this month鈥檚 theme of 鈥渒indness鈥�.

鈥淣olan Papineau is the kindest student I have ever known,鈥� says STEPS department head Ms. Sovran. 鈥淚f you were to survey our classroom and ask, 鈥淲ho is your best friend?鈥�, almost all the students would answer, 鈥淣olan!鈥�. Our non-verbal students would not say his name, but they would point to him and give him a big hug....