Simcoe County District School Board

• Innisfil youths gain national attention at sports competitions

• Students at Queen's University receive Canada's largest Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarship

• Junior football teams hit the turf for pre-season 'jamboree'

• Local educator following passion to keep Ojibwe language alive

• Bradford District High School art students paint bold new murals on exterior of Jennings School of Karate

• Public school board launches new system to report absences

• Bear Creek grad tickled by Leacock award win

• 8-year-old Barrie girl sets sights on Olympics after winning medals at wakeboarding, snowboarding competitions

• ‘Pretty happy': Alliston teen wins gold, silver and bronze at Ontario Lifesaving Championships

• Education development charges need to triple to pay for growth: study

• First day of school (time 0:53 to 3:24)

June 2023

•  Twin Lakes celebrates student-driven community initiatives

• Twin Lakes students recognized for artistic chops

• Georgian College gets $500K for new automotive programming

• ‘It touched my heart’: Bradford crossing guard recognized

• Unique electric vehicle design program aims to inspire future careers

• 'It means so much': OSS student awarded coveted arts scholarship

• Simcoe County high school teens get Ford Mustang Mach-E virtual reality experience, thanks to partnership

• Empower Simcoe recognizes local students, educators with awards

• Orillia students awarded bursaries from arts council

• ‘Working really hard’: Angus teen one of select few Canadian students heading to Princeton University this fall

• SCDSB conference hopes to help student mental health, CBC radio

• Local students learn the art of Truth and Reconciliation

• CCI track athletes leap, sprint and hurdle to top-10 finishes

• Collingwood students relay to raise $133K

• Collingwood students surpass Relay for Life fundraising goal

• Trio of local students earn Sustainable Orillia scholarships

• Twin Lakes celebrates its top athletes at year-end banquet

• Efforts of hard-working OSS athletes celebrated at banquet

• 'Beaming with pride:' Hundreds of Simcoe County students attend special education prom

• 'It incorporates our Indigenous population': Orillia Secondary School students unveil traditional Woodland-style mural

• ‘Willing to learn’: Wasaga Beach student breaking barriers as apprentice mechanic at Collingwood Chrysler dealership

• Former Twin Lakes teacher chronicles life, cancer journey in new book

• School board says Banting Homestead property still best location for rebuilding Alliston high school

• Admiral's festival fundraiser supports school tech costs

• Teen accomplishes 'big goal,' completes first ultra-marathon

• Local students battle for bragging rights at track and field event

• Oro Station students rally to aid cat shelter in wake of destructive fire

• Students to take part in mental health, well-being conference
  

• 'Brought a small community together': Banting Memorial students cap off successful semester of local initiatives

• Stroud dancer eyes big stage at international dance competition

•  Local students taking part in Relay for Life fundraisers
  

• Students race to the bar in relay

•  'Vital to community wellness': City of Barrie, public and Catholic school boards close in on facility-use agreements

•  Barrie schools buzzing from Rotary grants for environmental efforts

•  Orillia Lady Kings stars earn the right to shine for Team Ontario

•  Collingwood track athletes earn top-four OFSAA finish

•  Banner project celebrates 100th anniversary of Hawkestone Hall

May 2023

• GUTHRIE P.S. GRADE 2 STUDENT WINS INTERNATIONAL MATH COMPETITION

• Local student rubs shoulders with paramedics

• 'Feels like home': Marshview Public School celebrates opening

• Triton Music Ensemble's triumph 'is for the entire community'

• OSS art students create 'exciting' new mural for school atrium

• Local school's Kilometre Club an exercise in community

• 'Amazing support': OSS student earns $5,000 for Green Haven Shelter

• Stroud student to be sworn in as honorary paramedic tomorrow

• 'Everything is going digital': Innisfil Central school council fundraising for a new sound system

• Hundreds of trees, shrubs planted near Willow Creek

• Nelle Carter Orillia Woman of the Year nominees unveiled

• Relay for Life holds special meaning for Maple Ridge teacher

• Orillia teen quickly rowing up the ranks in her 'new' pursuit

• CCI track team clears hurdles to defend regional title

• Barrie student on 'Quest' to be crowned Canada's Spelling Bee champ

• Special education prom celebrates diversity, inclusion

• Springwater Pride Rainbow Crosswalk Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

• Rainbow crosswalk connects a community to Springwater Township

• Breakfast of Champions honours Orillia's top high school athletes

• Applications open to students for Twin Lakes reunion awards

• Innisdale High rain barrel fundraiser

• Barrie Construction Day Event

• Colour Run returning to Banting Memorial High School

• Barrie students medal at Skills Ontario Competition

• GBDSS art installation pays homage to Red Dress Day

• Sweet fundraiser hits the right notes for Orillia music students

• World view: Model UN helps students step outside comfort zone

• ‘Make people feel better’: Student volunteers use art skills to brighten up Alliston food bank with new mural

• 'Such a vital program': Breaking Down Barriers returns to Innisfil schools

• Georgian College hosting Therapeutic Animal Conference

• Alliston Gymnastics Club takes competing to the next level

• 'We’re just really excited': The 19th Celebration of Dance returns to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Barrie and District

• Music Monday creates bond with 'connection through music'

• Barrie teen receives Terry Fox Humanitarian Award

• Construction Day event will bring teachers to sites in Barrie

• Students vs. first responders ball hockey

• 'Resilience, focus and determination': Barrie resident, Bear Creek student wins Terry Fox Humanitarian Award

• We know music makes people kinder, gentler': Students celebrate Music Monday in Simcoe County

• Hundreds of students celebrate Music Monday

• ‘LIVE YOUR LIFE,’ SAYS BARRIE TEEN WITH TERMINAL CANCER

April 2023

• 'Critical' SaveStation installed at Warminster Elementary School

• Murder by sausage: Area students square off at mock trial

• 'Physical chess match': Student wrestlers grapple for gold

• 'A hub in the community': Twin Lakes celebrates 50th anniversary

• Bradford student named Easter Seals Provincial Ambassador (time 21:03 to 22:16)

• 'A great place': Twin Lakes Secondary School celebrating 50th anniversary, and Dianne Purdy was there from the start

• Elmvale students chip in for rainbow crosswalk

• OUTDOORS: Every day is Earth Day for some local students

• 'Small changes can go a long way': Innisfil celebrates Earth Day

• ‘It offers these guys some experiential learning’: Stayner Collegiate drama students to perform ‘The Bald Soprano’

• Midland teen collects graduation wear for those in need

• COLUMN: Orillia is 'exploding' with arts and culture

• Aspiring chefs bear down, put skills to the test

• ‘Devil in the details’ of new education bill: school board

• Unique school project gives one-legged chicken new lease on life

• SCDSB hosting outdoor education conference

• Student drawn in by debate during time as legislative page

• ‘Live in the moment,’ says CCI football MVP

• 10 Simcoe County buildings LEED-ing the way in environmentally conscious design

• Pass rates in Simcoe County schools show 'upward growth': board

• 'Incredible' volleyball marathon raises $3,000 for Twin Lakes

• Thunder Years: Musical production to mark 50 years of Twin Lakes

• Teen launches Dress to Impress to collect formal wear for needy

• Collingwood Collegiate bands hit the right notes and earn spots in MusicFest Canada nationals

• International Day of Pink (time 20:11 to 21:01)

• OPP officers and Alliston students battle on the ice for a good cause (time 22:12 to 23:06)

• Orillia school hosts unique music festival for student bands from across Ontario

• Grant helps rowing club introduce sport to high school students

• We surprise stellar high school basketball coaches with a Random Act of Kindness

• New Bradford elementary school finally opens to students

• A new elementary school in Bradford finally opens months behind schedule

• After-school programs being offered for students with autism

• Message from teen with terminal cancer: 'Just have fun'

• Emotional health expert to speak at Midland high school

March 2023

• OSS student to bring 'holiday spirit' to local seniors on Easter

• Young local hip-hop artist 'wants to put Orillia on the map'

• 'Surreal': Orillia dancer living the dream on Canada's Got Talent

• Students prepared to check out county-wide chess tournament

• 'Pinball' Clemons inspires local students to achieve 'greatness'

• High school students rally to support Barrie teen with terminal cancer

• 'A big family all united': Innisdale Secondary students rally to support Barrie teen stuck at home with terminal cancer diagnosis

• CCI drama group invites community to award-winning performance

• Area students hunt down the king at county-wide chess tournament

• OSS hosting 'extremely powerful' musical festival for region's students

• 'Born leader': Area student named Easter Seals ambassador

• Triton Music ensemble off to nationals, puts Innisfil on the map

• GBDSS thespians taking on the Bard with 'the original rom-com'

• 'Fantastic': OSS pupil's community fridge plan coming to fruition

• Uptergrove basketball team caps history-making season

• Angus student wins visual arts award

• Orillia-area teen wins second consecutive Ontario ski-cross championship

• Simcoe County 'changing’: LGBTQ+ grad coach blazing trail

• School board holding internet safety session for parents, guardians

• Wasaga Beach takes stand against cyberbullying with powerful presentation

• Cross-country skiers shine at nationals in Thunder Bay

• Fieldcrest Elementary School student selected to be a 2023 Provincial Easter Seals Ambassador

• First in-person Simcoe Science Fair in 3 years coming to Bear Creek Secondary

• 'They celebrate each other when they do their best': First Bear Creek Special Olympics meet since before COVID-19 pandemic

• ‘A big learning experience’: Barrie grappler, 16, competes at first Canadian Wrestling Championships in Waterloo

• Inaugural event looks to 'inspire and empower' local students

• 'Thunder Years': Orillia's Twin Lakes Secondary School celebrates 50th anniversary with music production

• Plans ramping up for 50-year reunion at city's oldest high school

• Simcoe County celebrates International Women's Day with inspiring events (time 1:00 to 2:20)

• Special Olympics bocce ball tournament at Bear Creek SS (33:14 to 34:00)

• 'It's crazy': Teen makes history on national freestyle team

• Special Olympics Home Town Games rolls into Barrie high school

• County kicks off seventh annual #ITSTARTS Month

• Equestrian with Newmarket roots heading to Youth World Cup

February 2023

• Trailblazer Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard inspires students to create change 

• 'A miracle': Teens to gallop into Texas for Youth World Cup

• Twin Lakes athletes ski to several medals at OFSAA

• Three Twin Lakes sports teams win county titles within 48 hours
  
  

• Perform-a-Thon creates 'fantastic atmosphere' at Twin Lakes
  
  

• Barrie girl creates film to raise awareness about ADHD

• Barrie teen sending backpacks to kids in Ukraine, Turkey

• Simcoe County seniors treated to hand-delivered Valentine's Day packages

• Collingwood teacher helps youth through volunteering

• Guthrie student grapples to silver medal at Ontario Winter Games

• ‘Back to full strength’: Global Perspectives program, run out of Barrie’s Innisdale school, is seeking student recruits

• Couchiching Heights Public School in Orillia to put grant toward garden project

• Midland actress in Oscar-nominated film 'Women Talking'

• Bear Creek grad making mark on university soccer scene

• ‘I’ve really seen their confidence grow': Stayner Collegiate life skills students get up close and personal with horses

January 2023

• ‘It’s amazing to see’: French tutoring program having huge impact on Métis students in Midland and Penetanguishene

• Portage View students' shopping gala helps support Youth Haven

• Cool tools heading to area schools

• Local students discover the science of outdoor learning

• CFUW hands out scholarships to 15 local young women

• Student tackling stigma with 'humanizing homelessness' workshop

• Barrie high school students supporting youth mental health agency

• 'Someone that gets what they're going through': SCDSB introduces Canada's first 2SLGBTQ+ graduation coach

• Local five-year-old artist to have work displayed at library

• Winter Coat Drive a community success story

• Hockey Day in Collingwood promotes friendly rivalries, hockey skills

• Local high school students made wreaths for hospice patients

• Public school board holding kindergarten virtual info session for Simcoe County families

• Students organize Hockey Day in Collingwood

• Ukrainian children enjoy winter fun at Tiffin Centre for Conservation

• Kindergarten registration now open for public school board

• Need work? 'Rewarding' custodian jobs available at school board

• From camper to volunteer for this future leader

• Guardian angel 'goes above and beyond' to help kids get safely to school

• 'Feels really good': Angus student sells $1,600 worth of hats to support children in Nepal

December 2022

• Looking forward to that new school smell? Here's an update on 7 new schools being built in Simcoe County

• Severn Township monument honours children who died 'too soon'

• Chasing her dreams: Teen set to pirouette onto national stage

• INSPIRE: Young activitist ensures BFN students can ride the bus

• New equipment at local schools aims to boost interest in trades

• Students at small schools show big heart during holiday drive

• Students take over Sadlon Arena for Kempenfelt Cup

• Menstrual Mixer aids local women, girls while highlighting businesses

• Ardagh Bluffs student honours late father with school fundraiser

• Barrie North Collegiate women bring home the Kempenfelt Cup

• Hillsdale crossing guard named one of Canada's favourites

• Board seeks input on school-year calendar

• Simcoe County paramedics celebrate 20th toy drive, 103,000 toys collected since start

• Kempenfelt Cup raises money for Christmas Cheer

• Barrie boy fundraising in memory of father

• CBC Radio - Students from Orillia Secondary School speak on supporting The Sharing Place (Part 5, time 5:15 to 9:15)

• Local students prep for balloon-popping robot war

• Three winter programs available to Simcoe County school kids on the autism spectrum

• 'Really big help': Coat drive fills key need

• First-year OSS club heading to provincials

• OPP lending a hand to support Midland high school food drive

• ARTStravaganza at Innisdale Secondary in support of Women and Children's Shelter of Barrie

• Barrie teen delivering cheer to Ukrainian refugee children

• CCI students pull off 'novel' achievement

November 2022

• SCDSB wins two communications awards

• School board hosts virtual seminar on careers in skilled trades for students

• Public high schools across Simcoe County hosting info nights for soon-to-be Grade 9s

• Orillia area trustee will again helm region's public school board

• 'All-access pass': Oro-Medonte teen enjoys legislative page role

• High school students create murals to be displayed in Bradford

• Bear Creek loses Simcoe Bowl game in dying seconds

• Orillia author and illustrator create 'whimsical world' in children's book inspired by the Fargo truck in Grant's Woods

• Local dancers compete for Canada in Croatia

• 'Kindness doesn't need that much effort': Barrie elementary school joins in on global kindness initiative

• Twin Lakes volleyball team nets GBSSA title

• New public school board trustees take oaths, start new term

• Twin Lakes cross-country runners off to OFSAA 

• CCI runners make history with regional sweep

• ‘She’s going to do amazing things’: Collingwood student embraces Black empowerment and beauty

• Community Builders Awards: Hailey Mills-Knapp helps students and educators thrive

• 'Big mess of creation': Creative flair floods Innisfil art show

• OSS Students for Change focused on 'giving back' to community

• Students help give Wyevale splash of colour with new crosswalk

•  Local students proud of 'incredible' Terry Fox Run fundraiser

• Community helps Atrium residents pay 'tribute to our heroes'

• Grade 5 students pen letters to Barrie's war heroes

• SCDSB showcases new turf field ahead of high school football championships (time 18:43 to 20:40)

• Rotary Club of Barrie donating 1,130 books to local schools

• CCI runners make history with first-ever team gold at champs

• Kodiaks, Knights duke it out today in Georgian Bay football final

• Buy a backpack to support a Magical Christmas Mission for Ukrainian war refugee children

• Bear Creek Kodiaks are headed to OFSSA

October 2022

• School board hosting French immersion information sessions

• Bradford High student holding bottle fundraiser for YouthHaven

• ‘I came to Canada with 1 suitcase’; newcomers honoured at awards

• Local students, teacher earn conservation authority awards

• 'A lot of work to be done': Lloyd excited for 5th trustee term

• Ahmadiyya women's association celebrating Islamic Heritage Month

• Bradford High students taking part in town mural project

• Eastview students win Simcoe County Historical Association award

• School board seeks special education advisory committee members

• OSS QB hones craft, hopes to 'Cruise' into a university career

• That's a wrap: Buddy Up for COPE raises over $42K

• Public school board staff win outdoor education awards

• 'Kids are so happy' to race back into sports

• Bhangra dancing in Barrie

• 'It has made a tremendous impact': Orillia Learning Centre, Simcoe Shores Secondary School and Laundry Lounge host coat drive

• Field trip aims to open student's eyes to careers in skilled trades

• Nottawa student qualifies for Royal Winter Fair

• School board offering programs for students on autism spectrum

• Students battle elements in race for running titles

• Truth and Reconciliation heart garden unveiled at NPSS (18:18 to 19:21)
  
  

• Ramara unveils rock garden to mark Truth and Reconciliation

• Two Barrie educators win Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence

• Inuit Sharing Boxes share cultural values for public board students

• Vinestock event raises $8,300 for local music foundation

• 'Amazing': Coldwater event raises over $8,000 for local youth

• Church recognizes Bradford students with service awards

• School board offers series focusing on mental health, addictions

• Local student raises $1,400 for cancer in memory of beloved papa

• Barrie Sports Hall of Fame adds new inductees, including one posthumously

• School board's outdoor education conference coming up

September 2022

•  Eastview coach, Barrie Baycats top brass, Gary (Big Daddy) Goodridge headline 2022 sports hall class

•  ‘Walter would have thought this was very special’: Tree planting at Wasaga Beach town hall honours former mayor

• Unique dance performance inspires local students

• Outdoor mural shows love of land at Innisdale Secondary School in Barrie

•  Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School in Angus unveiling art piece, among the events planned for Truth and Reconciliation Day

• Local boy provides backpacks to Ukrainian refugees in Poland

• Area brothers take 'booming' hockey business overseas
  
  

• Motorcycle club hits the open road for service dogs
  
  

• Caleb Small up to big things in the classroom

•  Smile! Tim Hortons' Smile Cookie fundraising campaign runs Sept. 19 to 25

• District school board starts new year with refreshed priorities

• 'A special vibe': Twin Lakes celebrating 50th year of learning
  
  

• School boards prepare for first 'normal' back to school in two years
  
  

• CCI seniors provide link for new students
  
  

• 2 new schools opening this month in Bradford
  
  

• Local woman creates Inuit sharing boxes for area schools
  
  

• New Bradford school officially opens to students
  
  

• Teen realizes dream, helps Team Ontario win national title
  
  

• High school students excited to experience a normal school year again
  
  

• Families excited for first day at Harvest Hills Public School