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Picton’s Sarah French will get wheels turning for women of Ghana
Sarah French plans to get the wheels turning on a project to help “GROW” opportunities for rural women. French spent seven months in Nicaragua as an intern last year to work with farmers on sustainable development projects and witnessed the toll of poverty on its citizens, especially women. As a student at PECI, she was […]
St. John Therapy Dogs help relieve stress of exams at PECI
As student prepared to write their semester final exams, many were surprised to be greeted by a team of five therapy dogs and their handlers from St. John Ambulance. “The dogs are wonderful. They provide a comfort and help their interaction with our students help to relieve stress and anxiety. We are grateful for their […]
School board seeks public input
The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board wants to know how its doing and invites the public to fill out a survey designed to assist with long-term planning. “We’re looking for input from everyone,” said Mandy Savery-Whiteway, director of education. “As the local public school board, we want to hear from community members, students, […]
Panther athletes’ winter season under way
The Senior Girls’ Volleyball team picked up its first league points this week with a split against St. Paul’s Secondary. Girls’ Volleyball next home game is Thursday, Feb. 5 vs CHSS and CSS with games at 4 and 6 p.m. Fans welcome!
PECI students assist 41 angels this Christmas
PECI students presented their gifts for 41 angels with the CAS Angel Campaign. Greer Koutroulides, Canadian and World Studies teacher, noted this year’s campaign effort was spear-headed by Grade 10 Venture students and included sponsorship of angels by many classes at the high school. The campaign’s chief angel, Susan Rose, was delighted to receive the […]
Panther Athletics: Girls hockey undefeated; Sr. Boys B-ball video
Story and photos by Mike Pothier PECI Panthers home opener for girl’s hockey had a large number of local county hockey players participating in the game which the Panthers won 3-0, extending their winning streak to 3-0. Olivia Fox, Taylor Miller and Abby Dunnet were back home with their Nicholson Catholic College Crusaders. After being […]
Panther hockey girls, boys’ b-ball both undefeated;
Story and photos by Mike Pothier PECI Panther Girls hockey beat the Trenton High School Tigers 5-1 last week in Trenton with unrelenting offensive. Tiger’s goalie Lauryn Bons appeared to be whittled down by the amount of heated rubber that she managed to stop, block and roll. Panther scoring was provided by Cailey Jones (2), […]
Feed the Meter for Food for Learning
Shoppers and visitors to downtown Picton, Belleville and Trenton will raise funds for student nutrition programs when they feed money into parking meters. Parking is free of charge during December in the downtowns, however, visitors and shoppers are invited to put their change in a parking meter, as a donation to Food for Learning. Campaign […]
Inch re-elected as school board chair
Trustee Dwayne Inch was re-elected as chair of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, and Lucille Kyle was elected as vice-chair, at the public board meeting held Monday. The chair and vice-chair positions are elected annually each December. Inch expressed appreciation to fellow board members for placing their trust in him, once again. […]
PECI Panther girls open hockey season with wins
Photos and story by Mike Pothier PECI Girls Hockey Panthers trounced the Centre Hastings Centurions 7-1 last week in Madoc with a strong offensive rushing from rookie defence Amber Miller whose four goals quickly put the game out of reach. Goals from Brooke Jackson, Abby Terpstra and Sam Ward rounded off the scoring. Assists were […]
