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Nominations open for school ‘Great Place Awards’
Do you know someone who contributes to student achievement and well-being, and makes Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board “A Great Place to Learn and A Great Place to Work!” by going the extra mile? Consider nominating them for a Great Place Award. Great Place Awards are the highest form of recognition within Hastings […]
PECI girls hockey OFSAA Consolation Champions
Story by Mike Pothier, Photos by Michelle Pothier PECI’s Panther Girls Hockey players are OFSAA Consolation Champions, defeating the Jean Vanier Storm (Collingwood) 4-2 in the championship game today. The Panther trio of Cailey Jones, Sam Ward and Brooke Jackson were on fire again and dominated the Storm in the offensive end. Cailey scored two […]
PECI Iron Chefs serve up gold medal meal
The PECI Iron Chef team cooked up the gold medal winning meal at the 14th annual competition Saturday. “Chef Lily Sullivan, who was our chef coach throughout the process celebrated with the team,” said Heather Munroe, teacher in charge, along with Suzanne White. The four-person team includes two Grade 12 students – Jared Hartley and […]
PECI Panther hockey heading for all-Ontario
Story and photos by Mike Pothier PECI Panther Girls Hockey will pack for OFSAA, all-Ontario competition this weekend – a first-time for this level of competition for the high school’s hockey teams. The team is flying out Saturday to Winnipeg, and will bus to Kenora, Ontario to compete in this year’s OFSAA (Ontario Federation of […]
Fun of curling ‘sweeps’ through County public schools
County public school students’ curling skills are right on the button. Sixty-four students on 16 teams from almost all the County’s elementary schools went end-to-end all day Friday at the curling club in Picton. The second ‘Elementary School Curling Championship’ games team was from Sophiasburgh school, made up of Hunter McQuoid, Josh Pearson, Ethan Carter […]
Panther basketball wins COSSA for third straight year
The PECI Sr Boys Basketball team captured its third straight COSSA silver medal. In the semi-final game, Friday, the team matched up against the #1 seed from Kawartha, the Holy Cross Hurricanes. In a re-match of last year’s COSSA Championship game, the Panthers used their tough half court defence to stifle the Crusader attack. Led […]
Silver medal Panthers advance to COSSA
Story and photos by Mike Pothier PECI Panther hockey players are off to COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics) seeded #1 in the AA/A tournament after winning the silver medal in the Bay of Quinte Tournament Tuesday against the Saint Theresa Secondary School Titans. The Panther’s are to be in action 10:30 a.m. Monday March […]
Panther’s puck drops Tuesday for Bay of Quinte championships
Story and photos by Mike Pothier The puck will drop at 9 a.m. for PECI’s Panther Girls Hockey team competiting at the Bay of Quinte championships Tuesday, Feb. 24th in Trenton. First game is against the East Northumberland Blue Dragons. The Panthers beat the Dragons in a close match – 2-1 score earlier this month. […]
Wins all round for PECI athletes
PECI athlete highlights for the past week include the Senior Boys Basketball team qualifying for COSSA for the sixth straight year; Girls hockey earning three out of a possible four points, and the curling team with a convincing 8 – 1 win over Nicholson. PECI’s Senior Boys end their regular season with a 9 – […]
Panther girls have grit needed to go the distance
Story and photos by Mike Pothier PECI’s Panther Girls 2015 players could be the school’s first girls hockey team to compete at OFSAA – if all continues to go well. “We have a chance,” said head coach Laurie Spencer, director of athletics at PECI. “This year is the first year in a while that the […]
