• Lexington PS Reading Challenge

    Principal of Lexington PS, Frank Ewald, challenged the staff and students to read 5000 pages. If the goal was met, Principal Ewald promised to shave off half of his beard for a day, or two days if 10,000 pages were read. Students and staff rose to the challenge and read a combined 103,000 pages. As promised, Principal Ewald shaved off half of his beard in an assembly yesterday.

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  • Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Franklin PS

    The official opening of a major addition of five classrooms and a new gymnasium at Franklin PS was held on Thursday February 18, 2010. Students, staff , parents and special guests gathered in the gymnasium for a ceremony, presentation by students and a ribbon cutting. An open house of the school followed the ceremony.

    The school was originally opened to students in September 1963. Franklin PS currently serves approximately 600 junior kindergarten to grade 6 students and is located at 371 Franklin Street North in Kitchener.

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  • Meadowlane PS Thanks Facilities Staff for their Hard Work

    Principal and School Council Chairperson of Meadowlane Public School thank Waterloo Region DSB for their support on restoring their school. “It is amazing what a fresh coat of paint will do for the environment of the school,” says Principal Dennis Siddall. The teachers, parents and students are proud of their surroundings and are determined to work hard with the custodial staff to maintain the building.

     

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  • Official Opening of $3.9M Addition at Franklin Public School

    The Waterloo Region District School Board is pleased to announce the official opening of a major addition of five classrooms and a new gymnasium at Franklin Public School.

    Special guests, parents, students and staff will gather in the gymnasium of the school at 6:45 pm on Thursday, February 18, 2010 for a short ceremony and a ribbon cutting. An open house will follow.

    The school was originally opened to students in September 1963. Franklin PS currently serves approximately 600 junior kindergarten to grade 6 students and is located at 371 Franklin Street North, Kitchener.

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  • WRDSB Students Winners in "Loving to Learn Day Contest"

    Students from Elizabeth Ziegler PS, Forest Heights CI, Rosemount PS and Kitchener-Waterloo C&VS were winners in the University of Waterloo’s 2010 “Loving to Learn Day Contest”.  Participants were asked to write about their most memorable mentor.

    To view the winning submissions, please visit the University of Waterloo's website

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  • Winston Churchill PS Supports Out of the Cold

    Staff and students of Winston Churchill Public School have completed their annual sock drive for Out of the Cold. Led by custodian, Brendan Kavanaugh, a volunteer with Out of the Cold, the school collected 1287 pairs of socks. This year the school partnered with the Research and Technology Institute at the University of Waterloo to collect more socks. The combined total of pairs raised was 2424 and was presented to the coordinator of Out of the Cold at a school assembly at the end of January.

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  • Cameron Heights Student is Best Debater in North America

    Sarah Balakrishnan, a grade 12 student in the IB program at Cameron Heights, was named the 2009 North American Debating Champion. The debating championships, held in Winnipeg, brought together students from across Canada and the United States to participate. Congratulations to Sarah!

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  • Halloween for Hunger at Silverheights PS

    The Leadership Team at Silverheights PS organized a food drive at Halloween called "Halloween for Hunger." The fundraising effort helped to collect 1095 pounds of food for the Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank. The school is focusing its fundraising efforts this year on local partnerships to help those in need in the community.

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  • Southwood Secondary School Adopts the Community

    Southwood Secondary School's community-based club, Youth in Action, has helped 15 families in Cambridge this holiday season. Students and staff took on the role of providing gifts for the holiday season for local families in need. Each team's contribution totaled approximately $350. Family and Children's Services partnered with the school for the initiative and provided lists and suggestions to help with shopping for the families. Helping others in need in this Adopt-a-Family activity is indeed the spirit of the season.

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  • Random Act of Kindness (RAK) Assembly

    Students and staff at Queensmount PS celebrated Random Act of Kindness Day by honouring Dave Kurek who began volunteering at the school 14 years ago.

    Dave initiated a program at the school for appreciating the value of kindness in the students and the community. Dave’s mantra is a “RAK comes back”, meaning that a random act of kindness once performed not only does an incredible kindness for someone else, the effect of it ripples and eventually that RAK comes back to the original giver.

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