Forbes: Two Kingston Employers Make List of Canada’s Best
Local education institutions rated #17 and #99 in the Canada Keep Reading
Local Special Needs Students Exceed Provincial Average
Score 9% above provincial average in Secondary School Literacy Test Keep Reading
Kingston School to be Named Molly Brant Elementary School
The new Kingston elementary school that will bring together students from First Avenue and Frontenac Public Schools will be named Molly Brant Elementary School when it opens in 2016-2017. Trustees with the Limestone District School Board decided on the name at its regular board meeting June 17. Molly Brant Elementary School was chosen from a… Keep Reading
Limestone District School Board Appoints New Director of Education
This week, Trustees of the Limestone District School Board confirmed the appointment of Debra Rantz as Director of Education and Secretary to the Board, effective August 4, 2015. During her 22 years in public education, Ms. Rantz has held a number of leadership roles that included teacher, department head, vice principal, principal and assistant superintendent… Keep Reading
School Board Trustees Recognize Deserving Students
Trustees will recognize outstanding students of the Limestone District School Board at their regular Board meeting tonight. The annual Limestone Student Achievers Award recognizes outstanding achievements of students whose exceptional accomplishments merit recognition beyond the separate categories of awards at the school level. Recipients demonstrate exemplary achievement in at least three of the following categories:… Keep Reading
Public Health Urges Immunization for All Grade 7 and 8 Students
Parents are urged to take advantage of the publicly-funded immunizations for Grade 7 students against hepatitis B and meningitis and for Grade 8 females against the human papillomavirus (HPV). “These immunizations protect youth from contracting serious and potentially fatal diseases,” said Dr. Ian Gemmill, Medical Officer of Health, KFL&A Public Health (Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox &… Keep Reading
School Board Releases Statement About School Lockdown
The Limestone District School Board addressed Thursday’s lockdown & hold and secure at local schools by issuing the following article on its website (*update below): All students & staff are safe following Lockdown & Hold and Secure earlier today All students and staff are safe at schools affected earlier today by the initiation of Lockdown and Hold and… Keep Reading
LCVI Teacher to Receive 2013 Baillie Award for Excellence
During this spring’s convocation ceremonies at Queen’s University, five inspiring teachers will receive the 2013 Baillie Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching. The award was established by Chancellor Emeritus A. Charles Baillie to recognize “outstanding secondary school teachers who pass on to their students a lifelong desire to learn and inspire them to pursue… Keep Reading
2013 Crystal Ball Gala Student Musicians & Visual Artists Announced
The Limestone Learning Foundation is honoured to have an amazing array of talented and critically acclaimed artists perform during the Crystal Ball Gala October 19, 2013 at the Rogers K-Rock Centre. This year’s black-tie fundraiser offers both talented student musicians and student visual artists the opportunity of a lifetime to create with, and be mentored… Keep Reading
Mega School at Expanded LCVI Now on the Table
A ring road built around an expanded Loyalist Collegiate to accommodate up to 2,000 students bused from across the city after the closure of both KCVI and QECVI is the latest idea being discussed by the Limestone District School Board. The one-school proposal would involve building an extensive addition on to LCVI, making it the… Keep Reading
QECVI Students Benefit from Artist-in-Residence Program
Students at QECVI are benefiting from an unique Artist-in-Residence program that supports students in their artistic expression, both as individuals and as a group. Artist Jeff Mann works with found objects and photographs to make students more aware of their changing landscapes and the impact of industrialization on our natural surroundings. A painter and sculpture, Mr.… Keep Reading