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Literacy test results released
GUELPH, Ontario (September 25, 2013) — Secondary students in Upper Grand high schools who
were eligible to write the EQAO Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
(OSSLT) this year have achieved an 82% success rate.
Local Students promote biodiversity in Guelph Art Showcase and launch event scheduled for January 4, 2010
GUELPH, Ontario (January 4, 2011) — GUELPH, Ontario — The da Vinci Arts & Science Environmental Leadership Program 2010 has completed a project designed to raise awareness and promote biodiversity in our community. This student-driven project has resulted in an exceptional showcase of biodiversity art which will appear on and in Guelph transit buses. This public display has been made possible by the City Of Guelph, Guelph Transit, Sambrook Media, the Gosling Foundation, and Lumichrom.
Making science and technology class inclusive
GUELPH, Ontario (December 6, 2013) — John Rupnow, a grade 7/8 science and technology
teacher at Elora Public School, was presented with the Ontario
Federation for Cerebral Palsy’s (OFCP) 2013 Professional Recognition
Award at the organization’s annual conference banquet on November 2.
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Learning through doing: the 2012 Regional Technological Skills Competitions
GUELPH, Ontario (March 21, 2012) — Students from Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District School Board secondary schools are participating in the 2012 Regional Technological Skills Competitions between March 21 and March 30 at various sites around the district.
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Les Aventures en Français at CWDHS
FERGUS, Ontario (May 26, 2011) — On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, students at Centre Wellington District High School participated in “Les Aventures en Français,” a career fair hosted by the Upper Grand District School Board and the Career Education Council.
Labour action begins today at Upper Grand schools
LABOUR UPDATE GUELPH, Ontario (November 12, 2012) — Discussions between the Ontario Secondary School
Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and the Provincial Government have ended
without an agreement being reached. For Upper Grand schools that means
that sanctions by unionized members of five bargaining groups begin
today.
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Learning through doing: the 2011 Regional Technological Skills Competitions
GUELPH, Ontario (March 23, 2011) — Students from Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic District School Board secondary schools are participating in the 2011 Regional Technological Skills Competitions between March 24 and March 31 at various sites around the district.
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Ken Danby students use special effects in performance
GUELPH, Ontario (December 19, 2011) — On Dec. 14th and 15th Ken Danby Public School put on a wonderful black-light play titled “Dr. Seuss in Words and Song.”
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King George P.S. boundaries set for September 2014
GUELPH, Ontario (December 19, 2012) — The French Immersion attendance areas for King George Public School in Guelph have been set for September 2014.
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King George JK-8 FI Boundary Revew offers two distinct options
GUELPH, Ontario (October 12, 2012) — The King George JK-8 FI Boundary Review has come
forward with two distinct options to resolve projected overcrowding in
the French Immersion (FI) program at Victory PS. The scenario preferred
by staff will move FI grades 4 to 6 from Victory to King George. An
alternative scenario for consideration by trustees involves a boundary
change that will shrink Victory’s JK-6 FI attendance area.
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