TCDSB brings awareness to anxiety and depression
February is often known as the month of love, but not for everyone. For some people, February is psychology month.
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E.Y. principal likes PEP talk
“I think this is a very simple but vital alternative solution to a problem,” said TCDSB trustee Peter Jakovcic.
Fate of two schools foggy almost four years after call to close one
Two North York elementary schools have been left in limbo for nearly four years while a decision to close one and move its students to the other has yet to be implemented.
School boards tackle Christmas break
The Toronto public and Catholic school boards want this year’s Christmas break to start later. The boards are seeking the provincial government’s approval to make Dec. 23 the last day of school for 2011. Students would return Jan. 9 after a two-week period. Currently, the school boards have Dec. 16 and Jan. 2 as the last and first days.
Kindergartens try out extended hours
Ninety schools in the Toronto District School Board are getting ready to welcome kindergartners for full-day classes this fall. Seventy-one of those schools, including 30 in Scarborough, and another 50 in the Toronto Catholic District School Board offer the program already.
Last drop for bottled water, local students campaign
Scarborough high schools have begun an anti-water bottle campaign this month. Water should be a basic human right, said local high school students, and not just for those who can afford bottled water.
Close call spices up TCDSB elections
A race so close it was almost a tie threw a little excitement into an otherwise uneventful election for Scarborough’s Catholic school board trustees
TCDSB: Enverga edges Williams
Tobias Enverga snagged a last-minute win over Carol Williams.
TCDSB Ward 12: Nancy Crawford elected trustee following an uneventful race
Nancy Crawford defeated her competitors with ease, holding on to a steady 50 per cent of the vote in TCDSB Ward 12 (Scarborough) until the end.
TCDSB Ward 8: Williams and Enverga switch places again
With just one poll left to report, Carol Williams has regained the lead over Tobias Enverga.