#gecdsb

Unique Training Offer For Students @VanchoCirovski @JHCaccese #YQG

(WINDSOR, ON) – Local high school students will soon benefit from a new one-year training program being initiated by Unique Tool and Gauge, a full service design, manufacturing, and program management firm in Windsor. Training for the first intake began on February 6, and includes six grade 11 students working on a paid co-op placement and two from St Clair College’s general machinist program.…

Local Schools Receive KidStart Grants @GECDSBpro @WECDSB @WECFoundation

(WINDSOR, ON) – The WindsorEssex Community Foundation has announced a total of $4,000 granted to eight local elementary schools through the KidStart grant program. Each year, the WindsorEssex Community Foundation funds class projects that will impact the class, the school, and the community in a positive way. The students brainstorm ideas that encourage ways to partner with and support local…

ACT Performs A Girl Like Me @ACTWindsor @GECDSBpro @OfficialWCCA

The ACT cast of A Girl Like Me will be performing shows on 31 May and 1 June 2017 at Walkerville Collegiate.Photo courtesy of ACT. (WINDSOR, ON) – Arts Collective Theatre, in partnership with GECDSB’s Bullying Prevention and Intervention Committee and the Windsor Police Services, have announced the production of A Girl Like Me on May 31 and June 1, at Walkerville Collegiate Institute. This…

All Aboard Rail Safety At Memorial Cup @MCMemorialCup #MCMemorialCup @VIA_Rail #VIARail

(WINDSOR, ON) – For years, VIA Rail trains have passed by the WFCU Centre multiple times a day. When the 2017 Mastercard Memorial Cup is staged beginning Friday, trains will actually stop at the facility as part of a VIA Rail Safety Train program and Education Expo. Students in grades 5 and 6 will ride the train from the VIA Rail station on Walker Road from May 23 to May 25. They’ll learn the…

Area Schools Receive Grant Funding @GECDSBpro @WECDSB @StAngelaWECDSB @StBPanthers @BegleyBroncos1 @WECFoundation

A class at St Bernard School celebrate receiving a grant from the WindsorEssex Community Foundation.Photo courtesy of WECF. (WINDSOR, ON) – The WindsorEssex Community Foundation has announced that a total of $5,350 has been granted to nine local elementary schools through the KidStart Grant Program. “We’re proud to support local schools working to make Windsor-Essex an even better place to live…

Belle River Student Honoured @GECDSBpro @BRDHSNews

Tomorrow at the annual meeting of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, Grace Sabutsch will join students from across Ontario to be honoured for outstanding abilities and creativity. Sabutsch, a student at Belle River District High School, is one of the provincial winners of the Federation’s Student Achievement Awards. The Grade 11 student entered a short story entitled Storms of…

Students Breach School Computer Security @OPP_News @OPP_WR @GECDSBpro

(WINDSOR, ON) – The OPP is investigating after the disclosure of a breach in data security at the Greater Essex County District School Board. The board notified police on March 6 after discovering that students had accessed employee files. GECDSB identified the students involved, but there is no indication that the confidential information was released to other parties. A school computer was used…

Massey To Host Hackathon @VMSSNews @MasseyStang @GECDSBPRO @TrusteeKim @WETechAlliance

By Ian Shalapata (WINDSOR, ON) – Vincent Massey Secondary School is hosting a hackathon on February 27. The event, MasseyHacks, will be the first ever high school-run hackathon in the Windsor and Essex County region. The collaborative environment will attract computer science students and provide an uninterrupted, 12-hour learning experience centered on software development. The event will be…