École catholique St-Michel students Trey Bigelow, left, and Chloé Lalonde made the acquaintance of a friendly alpaca at the Temiskaming Plowing Match. This year’s event, held at the D and C Farms in Casey Township, drew hundreds of students from a number of schools across the district. (Staff photo
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BACK TO SCHOOL
The big yellow school busses arrived in droves at New Liskeard Public School (NLPS) this week marking the first day of the new school year, Tuesday, September 6 for the majority of students in The Speaker’s circulation area . (French-language Roman Catholic students went back last week.) This is
Back to School
Madison Boileau of Harris Township (left) and Alanah Charland of Haileybury (right) are among 83 new Grade 9 students at Ecole Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Marie this year. The students were taking part in an orientation day just for the Grade 9 class on Tuesday, August 30. The entire student
Young Rider Day offers education in bus safety
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When the wheels on the bus go round and round, where should you be?Safely seated, say the experts who offered a glimpse of life aboard the big yellow buses to young students last week.About 160 young children registered for
ESCSM Grade 9 students have orientation day
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD — This year’s Grade 9 enrolment at Ecole Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) in New Liskeard is at 83 students.That’s an increase of 15 students from the 2015 Grade 9 student intake.Principal Annik Boucher and staff greeted the new high school
A lesson in energy efficiency for first time college and university students
DISTRICT (Special) — Students starting university and college may have graduated high school but they may not have received an education in energy efficiency. Hydro One has a quick, 10 step lesson to help students keep electricity costs down for the upcoming school year.1. When researching an apartment
Letter of the Week
Researching rural public schoolsDear Editor:The Little Claybelt Homesteaders’ Museum is completing its research on the rural public schools of our area.We are still missing photos and information on some schools. If you could help with some of these missing pieces, would you please contact Margaret Villneff
EHS VIRTUE AWARD
Healthy Kids Community Challenge hosts summit this week
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — The City of Temiskaming Shores Healthy Kids Community Challenge is hosting a Health and Fitness Summit to introduce a theme surrounding water and its usage combined with physical activity.The theme is called Water Does Wonders.The Health and Fitness Summit aims to educate coaches,
School’s Out
The school year is now over. But the final days of June were particularly poignant at Haileybury Public School (HPS), which has now closed its doors permanently. In the fall, graduating students head to the elementary wing at Timiskaming District Secondary School while younger students relocate to New Liskeard