All Entries in the "PECI – It’s a Panther Thing" Category
Halloween in PECI hallways a week of spirited fun
Attention all P.E.C.I students. Due to the fact that we all know how spirited we are, and how me reminding you that we have a spirit week coming up is pretty much unnecessary. Never the less in order to increase the amount of student participation I feel it couldn’t hurt. Wednesday is black and orange […]
PECI tallies $5,375 for Terry Fox
Students attending today’s Spirit Assembly will hear they raised $5,375 for PECI’s annual Terry Fox run held last Friday. The awesome weather allowed many students to participate, and Panther Pride was out in full force. There was face painting, retro PECI jerseys for sale, and a fan favourite, “Dunk the Dukes.” Overall, this was a […]
‘Kick and sweep’ survey asks how clean are County streams
Kassandra Robinson doing a “kick and sweep” By Kassandra Robinson, PECI Grade 12 For those of you who didn’t get to attend the Prince Edward Stewardship Council display at the Picton Fair, “Which Stream is Cleaner?” I would like to share with you what you missed. This booth invited students to participate in a “kick […]
Information night offers helps with post-secondary planning
October 27 – Post-Secondary Information and Planning Night from 6:30-8pm at the PECI Junior Cafeteria. Parents and students to be orientated to post-secondary research tools including: Ontariocolleges.ca – how to explore colleges and college programs; Ontario Student Assistance Program- how to get an early estimate for OSAP eligibility of students; Electronicinformation.ca – how to explore […]
Play encourages dialogue around Alzheimer’s and dementia
High school students will help elementary students understand Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias when they present the play “What My Grandma Means To Say” at local schools today and Thursday. Playwright JC Sulzenko tells of Jake’s experience as he watches his grandma change from world traveller, expert birder and best cookie baker, to someone who […]
PECI invites you to support Marathon of Hope
It was well before our time but our parents will tell us that when Terry Fox ran the first Marathon of Hope in 1980, no one could possibly have known the effect his effort would have on Canadians of all ages. Since 1981 hundreds of millions of dollars have been raised for cancer research but […]
Meet PECI teachers, photo day and study group stress buster
So, while this blog isn’t exactly an advice column, I’m going to talk about something that occurred to me today – the mystical enigma called “the study group”! A study group is this thing where you and a group of people who are in your class get together and discuss the class material and such. […]
PECI welcomes Grade 9s – fun style!
The sun was out, the music was playing and all participants in PECI’s Grade 9 Day this year were having a good time getting to know their peers. “It’s a good idea to get comfortable with each other,” PECI Co-President Cassidy Allison told the crowd. “You’ll be together for the next four years.” Her words […]
Key to loving high school is getting involved
When I decided to ask some of my friends what they thought I should include as advice to Grade 9s many of them said that I had to stress the importance of participation in extra curricular activities. Many people who have ever participated in a sport or club can tell you of all the fun […]
