Posts by Rob Perry
Checking out the “rainbow slime” in Straffordville
Izabelle Zarb, left, Trudy Peters, Serena Braun, Kailah Blondeel and Hailey Peters showed off the shade of “rainbow slime” they made during the last “Girls Club” meeting of the season at Straffordville library on Tuesday, May 17. The program, for girls in Grades 4 through 6, runs monthly through the school year. The last session,…
Read MoreEESS girls take on LDSS in semifinal
Chelsea Zavitz of East Elgin Secondary School fought to move the ball down the pitch during a Thames Valley Southeast girls soccer semifinal match against host Lord Dorchester Secondary School, Tuesday, May 17. LDSS led the game 1-0 at the half, and went on to win 2-0 to take on Parkside Collegiate Institute in the…
Read MoreSouth Dorchester’s Got Talent
South Dorchester Public School teachers Angela D’Alessandro (with arms by Christine Pertschy), Linda Fenn (Denyse Woods), Jennifer Shackelton (Cheryl Duffet), Teresa Webster (Rosemary Baughman) and Kristin Methot (Patty Wakem) performed to “The Chicken Dance” during a recent “South Dorchster’s Got Talent” show at the school. While most of the acts featured pupils, teachers always prepare…
Read MoreEESS girls advance, boys knocked out
East Elgin Secondary School’s girls soccer team, at home, bested Central Elgin Secondary School 2-1 in a Thames Valley Southeast quarterfinal Friday, May 13, to advance to a semifinal against host Lord Dorchester Secondary School on Tuesday, May 17, at 3:30 p.m. LDSS finished the regular season in first on the East division this year, while…
Read MoreSpring concert at Davenport
Lauren Wiebe and her schoolmates in Davenport Public School’s Grade 8 guitar ensemble played for an annual spring concert on Wednesday, May 11. A Grade 7 guitar ensemble and the school choir also performed.
Read MoreEESS girls, boys finish season with wins
Amanda Milmine of East Elgin Secondary School challenged the host Central Elgin Collegiate Institute keeper during the last game of the regular season in St. Thomas for the two teams Wednesday, May 11. The EESS girls won their game 5-0, while the East Elgin boys edged CECI 2-1. Both EESS teams finished the season in…
Read MoreA personal best for EESS athlete
Kendra Cornelissen of East Elgin Secondary School threw a personal best of 9.53 metres during Seniors girls shot put at Tri-County Track and Field Championships at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Wednesday, May 11. She placed fourth in her event. (An earlier version contained wrong first name. The Express regrets the error.)
Read MoreJostling for the ball at EESS
Bekah Wieler of host East Elgin Secondary School vied against a Parkside Collegiate Institute player for possession of the ball during a girls soccer game on Monday afternoon, May 9. PCI won the game 5-1.
Read MoreTrack and field at New Sarum PS
Autumn White won senior girls triple jump with a hop, skip and leap of 6.72 metres during a track and field meet at New Sarum Public School on Friday, May 6. Grade 4 through 8 pupils participated in the competition.
Read MoreRemembering the fallen of the War of 1812
War of 1812 re-enactors, in both Canadian and USA uniforms of the period, reversed their muskets for a moment of silence at Seminary Cemetery on the northwest corner of Sparta Line and Centennial Road in Central Elgin, Saturday afternoon, May 7. A new sign about the history of the cemetery was unveiled in an event…
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