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Rainbow District School Board approves $249.3 million budget for 2024-2025
Rainbow District School Board approved a budget of $249.3 million for the 2024-2025 school year at its regular meeting on June 17, 2024. To balance the budget, $704,045 will be withdrawn from reserves. Along with the budget, trustees approved an … Continue reading
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HSCDSB Announces New Superintendent
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. (June 19, 2024) – The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) is pleased to announce that Syndy Withers has been named as the new Superintendent of Education, effective Aug. 1, 2024. “I am thrilled to embark … Continue reading
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Espanola High School certified eco platinum
By Rosalind Russell – Espanola High School is officially certified as a Platinum EcoSchool for the third year in a row. The school has several eco-initiatives that have become part of the day-to-day routine for students such as recycling food … Continue reading
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AB Ellis and Espanola High collaborate on nursing home project
By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola Nursing Home has collaborated with two local schools to add colour to its outside gathering space. Last week, Whitney Gray, and five Grade 8 students from A.B. Ellis Public School were joined by Espanola … Continue reading
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CSC Nouvelon ranks third in Ontario for energy efficiency
The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon is pleased that its commitment to increasing its energy efficiency has not gone unnoticed. In fact, CSC Nouvelon ranked 3rd in the Sustainable Schools’ 2024 Top Energy Performing School Boards Report that measures the energy … Continue reading
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Espanola High School brings home the silver
By Rosalind Russell – Espanola High School came home from the 20th Anniversary of the Mock Trial Competition, which was held yesterday at the Sudbury Court House, with a silver. The silver medalists Isabella St. Michel, Owen Bourcier, Alexa Hunt, … Continue reading
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EHS Concert
By Rosalind Russell – Espanola High School hosted its annual Spring Concert last night with the Junior and Senior Bands taking part. Kudos to both bands, which won silver at the Northern Ontario Music Festival this academic year. It was also … Continue reading
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Rainbow School Board recognizes community and staff
By Rosalind Russell – An Espanola grocery store has won the Rainbow District School Board’s Community Partnership Award for 2024. Tanner’s Your Independent Grocers was presented with the award for owner, Tanner Lafrenier’s contributions to Espanola High School enhancing the … Continue reading
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Construction underway on the new Three Rivers School in Blind River
By Rosalind Russell – Construction is well underway on the new Three Rivers JK-12 School in Blind River. Joe Santa Maria, the Algoma District School Board’s associate director of corporate services and operations says rock blasting and other preliminary work … Continue reading
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Chick magic at Espanola school
By Rosalind Russell – Some students at an Espanola school got an awesome experience watching little peepers hatch. Kelly Laderoute is a teacher at Sacred Heart School in Espanola who loves to take a bit of a different approach to … Continue reading